Remote-splitter fiber optic cable
US6215930A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4475
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic cable having a plurality of buffer tubes. Within at least one of the buffer tubes is a plurality of main fibers. Within the cable outer sheath, the main fibers are factory-spliced with optical splitters at predetermined distances. Distribution fibers are factory-spliced to the outputs of the optical splitters. The distribution fibers reside within distribution buffer tubes, and are available for access at substantially any location along the length of the fiber optic cable. A certain number of the distribution fibers from a particular optical splitter extend in an upstream direction of the fiber cable, and the remaining distribution fibers from that optical splitter extend in a downstream direction.
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