Optical waveguide assembly, storage device, and method for installing an optical waveguide
US8374475B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G1/08
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical waveguide assembly is described that comprises a storage device having a housing (7) and a rotatable reel (2), configured for storing a flexible optical waveguide, wherein the reel (2) is coupled to a flexible optical waveguide unit (1) having an external diameter (D1) of at most 2 mm for winding and/or unwinding the waveguide unit (1).
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