Optical cable
US6424770B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4488
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an optical cable with a cable core composed of a multiplicity of strand elements and an outer sheath layer, the strand elements have a multiplicity of bundles arranged loosely in a first sheath. The bundles are composed of a multiplicity of unstranded optical waveguides running parallel to each other, which are tightly encircled by a second closely thin-walled sheath.
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