Fiber optic cable and method of making the same
US4787702A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 1987 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/449
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cable is disclosed having two optical fibers spaced apart by portions of two strands of fibrous material laid with the optical fibers that is made by laying the two optical fibers and two strands of fibers with the serve angle of the strands of fibrous material being less than the serve angle of the optical fibers and at 90.degree. thereto to cause the optical fibers to be held apart by portions of the fibers making up the strands. Tape is wrapped around the twisted optical fibers and strands of fibrous material after which the laid optical fibers and the fiber strands are enclosed in an outer jacket.
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