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Spacer type optical fiber cable

US6122427A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 1998
Grant dateSep 19, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4432
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A spacer having a high-tensile member at the center thereof has grooves extending helically. Coated optical fibers have been disposed in each groove. This assembly is covered with a wound covering and further with a sheath. The proportion of the total sectional area of the coated optical fibers to the sectional area of each groove, i.e., the degree of packing, is regulated to 10 to 50%.

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