Splittable optical fiber ribbons
US6337941B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4404
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A splittable double-embedded optical fiber ribbon, which includes a plurality of sub-unit ribbons, encapsulated within an outer encapsulation layer. At least two of the sub-units include complementary edges which are shaped so that, when adjacent one another, they enhance the stability of the interface between those sub-units. The enhanced stability of the sub-unit interface improves the planarity of the double-embedded optical fiber ribbon of which they are a part.
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