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Optical fiber cable
Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-06-07
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Granted: 1998-05-12
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Expires: 2016-06-07
Abstract
Abstract An optical fiber cable comprises a slender base body having spiral grooves formed on the outer circumferential surface, and at least one optical fiber tape housed within each of said grooves, said tape including a plurality of insulated optical fibers and a resin coating layer covering said optical fibers. The base body is formed of a mixture of at least two materials differing from each other in the molecular weight distribution. The particular construction permits markedly suppressing an increase of transmission loss derived from micro-bend occurring in the optical fiber tape arranged within the base body, and also permits arranging optical fiber tapes within the base body at a higher density.
Inventors
- 👤 Eiji Konda
- 👤 Nobuhisa Ishii
- 👤 Ryuichi Matsuoka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:52
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/44; G02B6/4401; G02B6/4407; G02B6/4408
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
An optical fiber cable, comprising: a longitudinally extending core body having a plurality of spiral grooves formed thereon; and at least one optical fiber ribbon housed in any one of said grooves, said at least one optical fiber ribbon including a plurality of optical fibers embedded in a strip of resin, wherein projections formed on an inner surface of any one of said spiral grooves measure 30 μm or less in height.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
An optical fiber cable, comprising: a longitudinally extending core body having a plurality of spiral grooves formed thereon; and at least one optical fiber ribbon housed in any one of said grooves, said at least one optical fiber ribbon including a plurality of optical fibers embedded in a strip of resin, wherein projections formed on an inner surface of any one of said spiral grooves measure 30 μm or less in height.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The optical fiber cable according to claim 1, wherein said strip of resin of said at least one optical fiber ribbon has a resin thickness of 30 to 100 μm over each embedded optical fiber in each direction perpendicular to the optical fiber ribbon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The optical fiber cable according to claim 1, wherein said spiral grooves are formed on the outer circumference of said core body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The optical fiber cable according to claim 3, wherein said spiral grooves extend longitudinally of said core body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The optical fiber cable according to claim 1, wherein said spiral grooves extend longitudinally of said core body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The optical fiber cable according to claim 1, wherein said projections are formed on at least one side surface of said any one of said spiral grooves.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The optical fiber cable according to claim 1, wherein said projections are formed on a bottom surface of said any one of said spiral grooves.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The optical fiber cable according to claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of spiral grooves has at least one of said optical fiber ribbons housed therein.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The optical fiber cable according to claim 8, wherein at least one of said spiral grooves has a plurality of stacked optical fiber ribbons housed therein.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The optical fiber cable according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said spiral grooves has a plurality of stacked optical fiber ribbons housed therein.
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