Optical cable and optical cable chamber element
US6141472A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4411
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical cable has a plurality of optical fibers. The optical fibers are contained in fiber containing cavities of chamber elements. Each chamber element has a bottom part and a pair of side wall parts, which defines a fiber containing cavity. The individual chamber elements containing the optical fibers are assembled around a thickening layer in an S-Z strand. Each side wall part is formed such that its thickness gradually decreases from its base end portion toward free end portion. Also, the thickness of the bottom part is greater than the thickness of each side wall part.
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