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Optical fiber cable having a deformable coupling element

US8036509B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Draka Comteq B.V. · NL

Inventors

Don Parris · Merate, IT
Greg DeChristopher · Hickory, US
Justin Quinn · Boiling Springs, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2009
Grant date	Oct 11, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/44384
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is an optical fiber cable that includes optical fibers and a deformable coupling element enclosed within a buffer tube. The coupling element is formed from a deformable yet substantially incompressible material that is capable of releasably and intermittently coupling the optical fibers to the buffer tube in various orientations. The design of the coupling element layer permits coupling of the optical fibers to the buffer tube without the use of a compressive cushioning layer and yet permits localized movement the optical fibers relative to the buffer tube to account for disparate thermal expansion and to accommodate optical fiber placement.

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