Prefabricated optical fiber ribbon cable for connectorizing with a terminal connector and methods of connectorizing and fabricating the same
US6442318B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/448
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber ribbon cable includes at least two optical fibers with their centers maintained in spaced relationship by at least one spacer fiber in abutting relationship with and between the optical fibers. The optical fibers and the at least one spacer fiber are maintain together and protected by an encapsulation layer. The optical fibers are made from a material that is relatively insoluble in at least one solution in which the encapsulation layer and the spacer fibers are relatively soluble. The optical fiber cable is connectorized to a multifiber terminal connector by dissolving the encapsulation layer and the spacer fibers along a some length of the ribbon cable, inserting the remaining optical fiber segments into corresponding fiber-receiving channels within the terminal connector and securing the fiber segments within the fiber-receiving channels.
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