Continuously accessible optical cable

Abstract

The invention concerns an optical cable (1) with continuous accessibility, comprising a closed protective sheath (6) preferably oval-shaped enclosing a cavity (5) preferably oval-shaped having in cross-section two substantially perpendicular axes intersecting at the centre of the cavity, and at least two optical fibres (3) optionally assembled in at least two modules (2), and arranged such that they take up the major part of the cavity in an axis but allow significant clearance in the other axis of the cavity. The fibres are preferably arranged in the longitudinal axis. The inventive optical cable is continuously accessible as a result of its preferably oval general shape, its two preferred axes one for an easy curvature and accessibility to modules distributed along the large dimension of its central cell and the other for a significant clearance of the modules which also facilitates extraction and provides the cable with good thermal and mechanical properties.

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