Cable having fine conductors, in particular optical fibers, and a method and apparatus for making a cable having fine conductors
US5671312A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4413
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The cable comprises at least one module (3) of fine conductors (1) each covered in a primary sheath (2), the conductors being wrapped in a supporting sheath (4) that provides mechanical coupling between the fine conductors (1), and the fine conductors (1) being coated in an oil (5) having viscosity lying in the range 100 cPo to 5,000 cPo.
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