Fiber optic buffer unit and cables including the same
US6701047B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4436
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A unitized fiber optic cable (10) having cables (20) with respective buffer units (30) therein. Each buffer unit (30) includes at least two optical fibers (31) generally tightly held by a buffer layer (32) for sliding contact therewith. The buffer units (30) can be stranded about a central member (22) and enclosed in a jacket (28).
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