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Multi-waveguide cylindrical optical conductor for telecommunications cable and method of making same
Assignee: Draka Comteq BV
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Filing: 1993-03-05
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Granted: 1994-10-04
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Expires: 2013-03-05
Abstract
Abstract A multi-waveguide cylindrical optical conductor for telecommunications cable, the conductor comprising a plurality of optical fibers, each of which is a unit cylindrical fiber constituted by a core and by cladding, the unit fibers are all connected together by silica after a fiber-drawing operation, wherein said core of said unit cylindrical fiber has a diameter of about 8 μm to 10 μm, wherein said cladding has an outside diameter lying in the range 25 μm to 35 μm, and wherein all of the cores of said unit fibers are either situated regularly on generator lines of a cylinder having the same axis as said conductor, or else are parallel with one another and are coplanar. An optical conductor can thus be obtained having an outside diameter of 125 μm and containing six waveguides each having a diameter of about 25 μm to 35 μm.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Pierre Dumas
- 👤 Robert Jocteur
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-05 17:32
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03B; C03B37/00; C03B37/01; C03B37/02; C03B37/025; C03B37/028; G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/02; G02B6/02042; G02B6/44; G02B6/4479
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of manufacturing a multi-waveguide optical conductor, the conductor comprising a plurality of optical fibers, each of which is a unit cylindrical fiber constituted by a core and by a cladding the unit fibers being all connected by silica after a fiber drawing operation, wherein: said fiber-drawing operation is performed on the basis of a perform including as many unit preforms as there are unit fibers, the shape of said performs being geometrically similar to that of said waveguide; said preform is made from a cylindrical silica rod having a plurality of fluting-grooves in its outside surface extending along generator lines and having said unit preforms received partially therein; and said preform is given a regular cylindrical outside shape by coating it with grains of silica using a plasma technique coating method.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of manufacturing a multi-waveguide optical conductor, the conductor comprising a plurality of optical fibers, each of which is a unit cylindrical fiber constituted by a core and by a cladding the unit fibers being all connected by silica after a fiber drawing operation, wherein: said fiber-drawing operation is performed on the basis of a perform including as many unit preforms as there are unit fibers, the shape of said performs being geometrically similar to that of said waveguide; said preform is made from a cylindrical silica rod having a plurality of fluting-grooves in its outside surface extending along generator lines and having said unit preforms received partially therein; and said preform is given a regular cylindrical outside shape by coating it with grains of silica using a plasma technique coating method.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of manufacturing a multi-waveguide optical conductor, the conductor comprising a plurality of optical fibers, each of which is a unit cylindrical fiber constituted by a core and by a cladding the unit fibers being all connected by silica after a fiber drawing operation, wherein said fiber-drawing operation is performed on the basis of a preform including as many unit preforms as there are unit fibers, the shape of said preforms being geometrically similar to the of said waveguide; said preform is made from a cylindrical silica rod having a plurality of fluting-grooves in its outside surface extending along generator lines and having said unit preforms received partially therein; said preform is given a regular cylindrical outside shape by being inserted in a pre-machined silica tube whose inside wall fits substantially over the shape of said rod associated with said unit preforms; and swaging is then performed.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of manufacturing a multi-waveguide optical conductor, the conductor comprising a plurality of optical fibers, each of which is a unit cylindrical fiber constituted by a core and by a cladding the unit fibers being all connected by silica after a fiber drawing operation, wherein said fiber-drawing operation is performed on the basis of a preform including as many unit preforms as there are unit fibers, the shape of said preforms being geometrically similar to the of said waveguide; said preform is made from a cylindrical silica rod having a plurality of fluting-grooves in its outside surface extending along generator lines and having said unit preforms received partially therein; said preform is given a regular cylindrical outside shape by being inserted in a pre-machined silica tube whose inside wall fits substantially over the shape of said rod associated with said unit preforms; and swaging is then performed.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of manufacturing a multi-waveguide optical conductor, the conductor comprising a plurality of optical fibers, each of which is a unit cylindrical fiber constituted by a core and by a cladding, the unit fibers being all connected by silica after a fiber drawing operation, wherein: said fiber-drawing operation is performed on the basis of a preform including as many unit preforms as there are unit fibers, the shape of said preforms being geometrically similar to that of said waveguide; and said unit preforms are disposed parallel to one another with their axes coplanar in fluting-grooves provided in the diametral planes of two silica semi-cylinders.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of manufacturing a multi-waveguide optical conductor, the conductor comprising a plurality of optical fibers, each of which is a unit cylindrical fiber constituted by a core and by a cladding, the unit fibers being all connected by silica after a fiber drawing operation, wherein: said fiber-drawing operation is performed on the basis of a preform including as many unit preforms as there are unit fibers, the shape of said preforms being geometrically similar to that of said waveguide; and said unit preforms are disposed parallel to one another with their axes coplanar in fluting-grooves provided in the diametral planes of two silica semi-cylinders.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
22 words
A method according to claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein said optical conductor is provided with at least one protective polymer coating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein an outside face of said optical conductor has a marker suitable for distinguishing the unit fibers it contains.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein an outside face of said optical conductor has a marker suitable for distinguishing the unit fibers it contains.
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