Optical waveguide with protective tube
AssigneeAlcatel
InventorsHeinz Jurgen Hemken, Wolfgang Scheideler, Helmut Steinberg, Peter Zamzow
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Abstract
An optical waveguide, in particular for a vehicle, with an optical fiber (1) which is composed of polymer material and with a protective layer which encloses the fiber (1). The waveguide includes a metal pipe (2) having a corrugation at an angle to its longitudinal axis (4), the pipe forming an electrical conductor, and being externally insulated (5).
Claims30
An optical waveguide, in particular for a vehicle, comprising an optical fiber (1) composed of polymer material, and a protective layer surrounding the fiber (1), wherein the protective layer is a metal pipe (2) having a corrugation at an angle to its longitudinal axis (4);
- the pipe (2) forming an electrical conductor and being provided with insulation (5) on its outside.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.