Fiber optic cables and assemblies for fiber toward the subscriber applications
AssigneeCorning Cable Systems LLC
InventorsGeorge Cornelius Abernathy, Rodney Maurice Burns, Michael John Gimblet, Warren Welborn McAlpine, Allen Michael Miller, David Alan Seddon
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber, strength components disposed on opposite sides of the optical fiber, and a polymeric cable jacket. The optical fiber includes a glass core, a glass cladding, and a polymer coating. The cable jacket surrounds the optical fiber and the strength components. Further, the cable jacket is tightly drawn onto the optical fiber, where excess fiber length of the optical fiber is such that positive strain is present in the optical fiber at room temperature (25° C.).
Claims20
A fiber optic cable comprising:
- an optical fiber comprising a glass core, a glass cladding, and a polymer coating;
- strength components disposed on opposite sides of the optical fiber;
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- a polymeric cable jacket, wherein the cable jacket surrounds the optical fiber and the strength components,
- wherein the cable jacket is tightly drawn onto the optical fiber, and wherein excess fiber length of the optical fiber is such that positive strain is present in the optical fiber, and wherein the fiber strain at room temperature (25° C.) is in the range of 0.1 to 0.3%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.