Method and apparatus for providing a hydrogen diffusion barrier for fiber optic cables used in hostile environments
US7400803B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4459
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic conduit for use in a hostile environment includes an axial tube. The axial tube comprises a corrosion resistant material and is operable to receive one or more optical fibers. The fiber optic conduit further includes a hydrogen barrier shell that is disposed in contact with the axial tube. The hydrogen barrier shell comprises a material that is capable of reducing hydrogen permeation through the fiber optic conduit and has a thickness of at least approximately one-thousandth of an inch.
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