Optical fibre and optical fibre tape, and method for making same
AssigneeAlcatel Cable
InventorChristopher McNutt
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an optical fiber (1) comprising an optical core (2) for guiding the majority of the lightwaves transmitted by the fiber, and surrounded by optical cladding (3), itself surrounded by a protective covering (4) of a plastics material, characterized in that the plastics material (4) is a reversibly cross-linked material.
Claims8
An optical fiber comprising an optical core for guiding lightwaves transmitted by said fiber, the core being surrounded by optical cladding, itself surrounded by a protective covering of plastic material, the fiber being characterized in that said plastic material is a reversibly cross-linked material.
An optical fiber ribbon comprising a plurality of optical fibers disposed side by side and parallel to one another, substantially in a common plane, the fibers being embedded in a common protective matrix of a plastic material, the ribbon being characterized in that said plastic material is a reversibly cross-linked material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.