Fiber optic assembly for optical cable
US9057857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4486
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic assembly includes a buffer tube forming an elongate passage and a plurality of optical fibers positioned therein. The buffer tube includes at least one layer of a composite material that includes a base material and a filler material blended therein. Particles of the filler material have an acicular structure, having a longest dimension that is on average at least ten times a narrowest dimension of the particles. Further the buffer tube has kink resistance.
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