Telecommunication cable equipped with microstructured optical fibres
US8265437B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/443
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Telecommunication cable comprising at least one microstructured optical fiber comprising a core region and a cladding region surrounding the core region, the cladding region comprising an annular void-containing region comprised of randomly arranged voids, the core region including doped silica to provide a positive refractive index relative to pure silica; and at least one protecting layer provided around said optical fiber, the protecting layer being made of a polymeric material having a low ultimate elongation.
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