Flexible fiber optic cable
US6813422B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4416
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic cable includes an outer jacket, a first core tube positioned within the outer jacket, and a first plurality of optical fibers positioned within the first core tube, wherein the cross-sectional area of the first plurality of optical fibers is less than 60 percent of the cross-section inside area of the first core tube and wherein the length of each optical fiber in the first plurality of optical fibers is between 1.0 and 1.001 times the length of the first core tube.
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