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US 2018/0321455 A1Published application
Round and small diameter optical cables with a ribbon-like optical fiber structure
AssigneesAFL Telecommunications LLC, Fujikura Ltd.
InventorsJoseph Cignarale, Doug Baker, Yoshio Hashimoto, Ken Osato
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Abstract
An optical fiber cable including an optical fiber ribbon in a pipe, wherein the ribbon incudes at least two optical fibers arranged side by side, and wherein at least two of the optical fibers are bonded intermittently along a length of the fibers.
Claims20
1-35. (canceled)
A loose tube cable, comprising:
- a central strength member;
- a plurality of buffer pipes surrounding the central strength member;
- a plurality of optical fiber ribbons, each of the plurality of optical fiber ribbons disposed within one of the plurality of buffer pipes, each of the plurality of optical fiber ribbons comprising a plurality of optical fibers arranged side-by-side and bonded intermittently along a length of the fibers;
- a water blocking system surrounding and contacting the plurality of buffer pipes;
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- an outer thermoplastic pipe surrounding the water blocking system.
3 more elements
A loose tube cable, comprising:
- a central strength member;
- a plurality of thermoplastic buffer pipes surrounding the central strength member;
- a plurality of optical fiber ribbons, each of the plurality of optical fiber ribbons disposed within one of the plurality of buffer pipes, each of the plurality of optical fiber ribbons comprising a plurality of optical fibers arranged side-by-side and bonded intermittently along a length of the fibers;
- a water blocking system surrounding and contacting the plurality of buffer pipes;
- a tape surrounding and contacting the water blocking system;
- and
- an outer thermoplastic pipe surrounding and contacting the tape.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.