Optical fiber cable and method of manufacture
US6035086A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4479
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An optical fiber cable has a kingwire (10) provided with inner and outer extruded layers (12, 18) of a thermoplastic elastomer. A plurality of optical fibers (14) are disposed on the outer surface (16) of the inner layer (12) and are embedded in the outer layer (18). The cable is constructed by extruding a thermoplastic elastomer around a kingwire, setting the elastomer layer, laying a plurality of optical fibers along the set elastomer layer and extruding a further layer of thermoplastic elastomer over the fibers.
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