Optical fiber cable
US6694078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4411
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber cable capable of absorbing water and resisting any undesirable increase of transmission loss caused by temperature variations. It has a core assembly formed by surrounding a stack of cores (1) in e.g. ribbon form by a shock absorbing member (2), at least one member (3) of high tensile strength and a sheath (4) formed from e.g. a thermoplastic resin and enclosing the core assembly and the high-tensile member (3). The shock absorbing member (2) is a strand of e.g. yarn not absorbing water, but carrying a water-absorbing resin.
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