Optical fiber and power transition design
AssigneeNokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
InventorsAsaad Elsaadani, Andrei Vankov
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, an apparatus comprises a fiber-breakout transition configured to break out optical fiber sets from a first end of an optical fiber cable. The fiber-breakout transition comprises a first channel configured to receive an end segment of the optical fiber cable. The fiber-breakout transition further comprises a plurality of second channels. Each of the plurality of second channels is configured to receive and mechanically attach a buildup tube for holding one or more optical fibers. The transition has an interior cavity connecting the first channel to the plurality of second channels. Some of the channels have cross-sections whose diameters increase in a stepped manner with distance away from the interior cavity of the transition.
Claims19
An apparatus, comprising:
- a fiber-breakout transition configured to break out optical fiber sets from a first end of an optical fiber cable, the fiber-breakout transition having a first channel configured to receive an end segment of the optical fiber cable, a plurality of second channels, each of the plurality of second channels is configured to receive and mechanically attach to a buildup tube for holding one or more optical fibers, and wherein the transition has an interior cavity connecting the first channel to the plurality of second channels, and wherein some of the channels have cross-sections whose diameters increase in a stepped manner with distance away from the interior cavity of the transition.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a cable-breakout transition for a hybrid optical cable having at least one optical fiber cable and at least one electrical conductor cable, the cable-breakout transition comprising:
- a molded housing comprising a first end and a second end, wherein
- the molded housing comprises at least one channel through the molded housing from a first end of the molded housing to a second end of the molded housing, and wherein the at least one channel is configured to mechanically hold at least one electrical conductor cable, and the molded housing comprises at least one slot along a lateral surface of the molded housing from the first end of the molded housing to the second end of the molded housing, wherein the at least one slot is configured to mechanically hold at least one optical fiber cable;
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- at least one sheath disposed around the housing,
- wherein the first end of the housing is configured to slide into or around an end segment of the hybrid optical cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.