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US 2010/0150505 A1Published application
Buffered Optical Fiber
AssigneeDraka Comteq B.V.
InventorsJean-Marc Testu, Olivier Tatat
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Abstract
A buffered optical fiber structure includes an optical fiber, a mechanical reinforcement member extending along the optical fiber, a protective sheath having a cavity containing the optical fiber and the mechanical reinforcement member, and an intermediate material contacting the protective sheath and surrounding the optical fiber and the mechanical reinforcement member.
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A buffered optical fiber structure, comprising:
- a protective sheath defining a cavity;
- at least one optical fiber positioned within said protective sheath's cavity;
- at least one mechanical reinforcement member positioned within said protective sheath's cavity, said at least one mechanical reinforcement member extending along said at least one optical fiber;
- and
- a peelable intermediate material positioned within said protective sheath's cavity, said peelable intermediate material contacting said protective sheath and surrounding said at least one optical fiber and said at least one mechanical reinforcement member.
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A buffered optical fiber structure, comprising:
- a protective sheath defining a cavity;
- an optical fiber positioned within said protective sheath's cavity;
- a mechanical reinforcement member positioned within said protective sheath's cavity, said mechanical reinforcement member extending along said optical fiber;
- and
- an intermediate material positioned within said protective sheath's cavity, said intermediate material contacting said protective sheath and surrounding said optical fiber and said mechanical reinforcement member;
- wherein said intermediate material possesses a cohesive strength that exceeds the adhesion between said intermediate material and said optical fiber.
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A method of making a buffered optical fiber structure, comprising:
- placing a mechanical reinforcement member along an optical fiber to form an assembly;
- extruding an intermediate material around the assembly;
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- extruding a protective sheath around the intermediate material and the assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.