CA1229722A - Method for fabricating an optical fiber cable - Google Patents

Method for fabricating an optical fiber cable

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Publication number
CA1229722A
CA1229722A CA000448228A CA448228A CA1229722A CA 1229722 A CA1229722 A CA 1229722A CA 000448228 A CA000448228 A CA 000448228A CA 448228 A CA448228 A CA 448228A CA 1229722 A CA1229722 A CA 1229722A
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CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
cable
adhesive
optical fiber
core
fiber cable
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
CA000448228A
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Stephen N. Anctil
Robert F. Gleason
Don A. Hadfield
John S.B. Logan, Jr.
Alfred G. Richardson
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SubCom LLC
Original Assignee
American Telephone and Telegraph Co Inc
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Priority claimed from US06/469,430 external-priority patent/US4538881A/en
Priority claimed from US06/469,429 external-priority patent/US4484963A/en
Application filed by American Telephone and Telegraph Co Inc filed Critical American Telephone and Telegraph Co Inc
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA1229722A publication Critical patent/CA1229722A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4479—Manufacturing methods of optical cables
    • G02B6/4486—Protective covering
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401—Optical cables
    • G02B6/441—Optical cables built up from sub-bundles
    • G02B6/4413—Helical structure
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401—Optical cables
    • G02B6/4415—Cables for special applications
    • G02B6/4416—Heterogeneous cables
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4401—Optical cables
    • G02B6/4415—Cables for special applications
    • G02B6/4427—Pressure resistant cables, e.g. undersea cables
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/44—Mechanical structures for providing tensile strength and external protection for fibres, e.g. optical transmission cables
    • G02B6/4479—Manufacturing methods of optical cables
    • G02B6/449—Twisting

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Communication Cables (AREA)
  • Insulated Conductors (AREA)
CA000448228A 1983-02-24 1984-02-24 Method for fabricating an optical fiber cable Expired CA1229722A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/469,430 US4538881A (en) 1983-02-24 1983-02-24 Optical fiber cable including a strain equalizing adhesive which constrains optical loss
US469,429 1983-02-24
US06/469,429 US4484963A (en) 1983-02-24 1983-02-24 Method for fabricating an optical fiber cable
US469,430 1983-02-24

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA1229722A true CA1229722A (en) 1987-12-01

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CA000448228A Expired CA1229722A (en) 1983-02-24 1984-02-24 Method for fabricating an optical fiber cable

Country Status (4)

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JP (1) JPH0616128B2 (ja)
CA (1) CA1229722A (ja)
FR (1) FR2541782B1 (ja)
GB (1) GB2135790B (ja)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NO158039C (no) * 1985-03-01 1988-06-29 Standard Tel Kabelfab As Borehulls-loggekabel.
JPS622412A (ja) * 1985-06-28 1987-01-08 株式会社フジクラ 光ファイバ複合架空線
JPS6221112A (ja) * 1985-07-22 1987-01-29 Ocean Cable Co Ltd 海底光ケ−ブル
GB2191872B (en) * 1986-06-17 1989-12-28 Stc Plc Optical fibre cables
GB2197497A (en) * 1986-11-13 1988-05-18 Stc Plc Optical fibre cable
JP3001117B2 (ja) * 1990-05-28 2000-01-24 日本電信電話株式会社 光ケーブルとその製造方法
FR2757643B1 (fr) * 1996-12-23 1999-01-22 Alsthom Cge Alcatel Cable a fibres optiques, flexible et de resistance elevee

Family Cites Families (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4156104A (en) * 1977-10-11 1979-05-22 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Submarine cable for optical communications
JPS5666806A (en) * 1979-10-19 1981-06-05 Int Standard Electric Corp Optical fiber cable*and preparation and device therefor
NL7908966A (nl) * 1979-12-13 1981-07-16 Philips Nv Optisch telecommunicatie element, werkwijze voor de vervaardiging ervan en optische telecommunicatiekabel voorzien van het element.
NL8000382A (nl) * 1980-01-22 1981-08-17 Philips Nv Optisch geleidend element, werkwijze voor het vervaardigen daarvan, inrichting voor het vervaardigen van een dergelijk element en optische telecommunicatiekabel voorzien van een dergelijk element.
JPS56164308A (en) * 1980-05-23 1981-12-17 Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co Ltd <Kdd> Optical fiber submarine cable
JPS57104910A (en) * 1980-12-22 1982-06-30 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Production of submarine optical fiber cable

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2135790B (en) 1986-01-22
GB8404433D0 (en) 1984-03-28
FR2541782B1 (fr) 1988-11-10
JPS59164508A (ja) 1984-09-17
GB2135790A (en) 1984-09-05
JPH0616128B2 (ja) 1994-03-02
FR2541782A1 (fr) 1984-08-31

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