Air blown fiber (ABF) cable with low composite coefficient of thermal expansion
US6853781B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4485
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An air blown fiber tube cable having improved thermal stability in contrast to conventional air blown fiber (ABF) tube cables and within which one or more air blown optical fiber units can be installed. The air blown fiber tube is formed from a cross-linked polyolefin (preferably cross-linked high density polyethylene) comprising at least one non-polymer filler material having a coefficient of thermal expansion less than the coefficient of thermal expansion of said tube.
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