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US 2026/0169245 A1Published application
Optical communication cable
AssigneeCorning Optical Communications LLC
InventorsMichael Emmerich, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Guenter Wuensch
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Abstract
An optical communication cable is provided having a cable body with an inner surface defining a passage within the cable body and a plurality of core elements within the passage. A film surrounds the plurality of core elements, wherein the film directs a radial force inward onto the plurality of core elements to restrain and hold the plurality of core elements in place.
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An optical fiber cable, comprising:
- a plurality of optical fibers;
- a polymeric film surrounding the plurality of optical fibers and extending longitudinally along a length of the optical fiber cable, the polymeric film being contiguous in both a circumferential and an axial direction, and wherein a thickness of the polymeric film is less than 100 micrometers;
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- a cable jacket having an interior cavity, the plurality of optical fibers and the polymeric film being disposed within the interior cavity.
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An optical fiber cable, comprising:
- a plurality of core elements, the core elements comprising an optical fiber;
- a polymeric film surrounding the core elements and extending longitudinally along a length of the optical fiber cable, the polymeric film being contiguous in both a circumferential and an axial direction;
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- a cable jacket formed from a first polymer material, the cable jacket comprising a co-extruded discontinuity that is formed from a second polymer material that is dissimilar to the first polymer material.
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An optical fiber cable, comprising:
- a plurality of optical fibers;
- a polymeric film surrounding the group of optical fibers and extending longitudinally along a length of the optical fiber cable, the polymeric film being contiguous in both a circumferential and an axial direction, the polymeric film comprising a linear low-density polyethylene, wherein further the polymeric film has a thickness of less than 100 micrometers;
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- a cable jacket formed from a first polymer material, the cable jacket comprising a co-extruded discontinuity that is formed from a second polymer material that is dissimilar to the first polymer material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.