Stretchable fiber optic cable
US8805144B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4432
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic cable includes a strength member, tubes coupled to the strength member, and optical fibers. The strength member provides tensile and anti-buckling strength. The tubes have a cavity into which the optical fibers are packed. The cable is stretchable in that the optical fibers experience less than 0.5 dB/km of increased average attenuation at 1310 nanometers wavelength when the cable experiences strain of up to 2×10−3.
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