Optical fiber unit for air blown installation
AssigneeLS Cable Ltd.
InventorChan-Yong Park
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an optical fiber unit for air blown installation, which includes at least one optical fiber; a buffer layer surrounding the optical fiber and made of radiation curing acrylate; an outer layer surrounding the buffer layer and made of radiation curing acrylate; and a group of solid particles attached to a surface of the outer layer and having an average diameter of 80 to 140 μm and a specific weight of 2 to 3 g/cc. Thus, there is provided a structurally stable optical fiber unit, which allows easy control of particles while the optical fiber unit is produced, and also has improved installation properties.
Claims3
An optical fiber unit for air blown installation, comprising:
- at least one optical fiber;
- a buffer layer surrounding the optical fiber and made of radiation curing acrylate;
- an outer layer surrounding the buffer layer and made of radiation curing acrylate and
- a plurality of solid particles attached to a surface of the outer layer and having an average diameter of 80 to 140 μm and a specific weight of 2 to 3 g/cc,
- wherein the solid particles are made of soda lime glass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.