Method of forming cladded cable having fiber with excess length enclosed therein
US5318215A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4488
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a metal pipe clad cable having a fiber with an excess length housed therein, comprises the steps of preparing a metal pipe clad cable comprising a metal pipe and a fiber housed in the metal pipe, and passing said metal pipe clad cable through a plurality of sets of bending rolls. The metal pipe is repeatedly bent when passing through the plural sets of said bending rolls so as to generate a plastic deformation within the metal pipe and, thus, to impart an excess length to the fiber within the metal pipe.
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