Optical unit for an optical fiber telecommunications cable, and an optical fiber cable including such a unit
US5751880A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4413
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an optical unit for an optical fiber telecommunications cable, the unit comprising a tube of a plastics material in which at least one optical fiber is loosely received, wherein the thickness of said tube is less than or equal to 0.5 mm, and wherein said material has a modulus of elasticity less than 1500 MPa at 20.degree. C. and a stress/elongation curve without a yield point.
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