GB2144559B - Optical cables - Google Patents

Optical cables

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Publication number
GB2144559B
GB2144559B GB08419846A GB8419846A GB2144559B GB 2144559 B GB2144559 B GB 2144559B GB 08419846 A GB08419846 A GB 08419846A GB 8419846 A GB8419846 A GB 8419846A GB 2144559 B GB2144559 B GB 2144559B
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Prior art keywords
optical cables
cables
optical
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Expired
Application number
GB08419846A
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GB8419846D0 (en
GB2144559A (en
Inventor
Edward Lewis Mather
Raymond Jeffrey Slaughter
Olive Lucy Drage
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Balfour Beatty PLC
Original Assignee
BICC PLC
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Publication of GB8419846D0 publication Critical patent/GB8419846D0/en
Publication of GB2144559A publication Critical patent/GB2144559A/en
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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B7/00—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
    • H01B7/17—Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring
    • H01B7/28—Protection against damage caused by moisture, corrosion, chemical attack or weather
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/4401—Optical cables
    • G02B6/4429—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables
    • G02B6/44382—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables the means comprising hydrogen absorbing materials
    • 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
    • G02B6/4429—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables
    • G02B6/44384—Means specially adapted for strengthening or protecting the cables the means comprising water blocking or hydrophobic materials

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
GB08419846A 1983-08-05 1984-08-03 Optical cables Expired GB2144559B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB838321229A GB8321229D0 (en) 1983-08-05 1983-08-05 Optical cables

Publications (3)

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GB8419846D0 GB8419846D0 (en) 1984-09-05
GB2144559A GB2144559A (en) 1985-03-06
GB2144559B true GB2144559B (en) 1987-07-01

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Family Applications (4)

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GB838321229A Pending GB8321229D0 (en) 1983-08-05 1983-08-05 Optical cables
GB08419846A Expired GB2144559B (en) 1983-08-05 1984-08-03 Optical cables
GB08419848A Expired GB2144879B (en) 1983-08-05 1984-08-03 Optical cables
GB08419847A Withdrawn GB2144878A (en) 1983-08-05 1984-08-03 Optical cables

Family Applications Before (1)

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GB838321229A Pending GB8321229D0 (en) 1983-08-05 1983-08-05 Optical cables

Family Applications After (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB08419848A Expired GB2144879B (en) 1983-08-05 1984-08-03 Optical cables
GB08419847A Withdrawn GB2144878A (en) 1983-08-05 1984-08-03 Optical cables

Country Status (1)

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GB (4) GB8321229D0 (en)

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IT1176134B (en) * 1984-04-27 1987-08-12 Pirelli Cavi Spa OPTICAL FIBER CABLE EQUIPPED WITH PROTECTION AGAINST THE ABSORPTION OF GASEOUS HYDROGEN BY OPTICAL FIBERS
IT1176135B (en) * 1984-04-27 1987-08-12 Pirelli Cavi Spa OPTICAL FIBER PROTECTED AGAINST GAS HYDROGEN ABSORPTION
GB8412721D0 (en) * 1984-05-18 1984-06-27 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Fibre optic cables
GB2159290B (en) * 1984-05-22 1987-11-18 Stc Plc Cables containing amorphous metals
US4696543A (en) * 1984-05-22 1987-09-29 Standard Telephone And Cables, Plc Optical fiber cable having a low permeability to hydrogen
GB8413189D0 (en) * 1984-05-23 1984-06-27 Telephone Cables Ltd Optical fibre cables
GB8506497D0 (en) * 1985-03-13 1985-04-17 Telephone Cables Ltd Cables
IT1184428B (en) * 1985-04-12 1987-10-28 Pirelli Cavi Spa HYDROGEN ABSORBENT COMPOSITION FOR CABLES AND ELECTRIC CABLES, FIBER OPTIC CABLES AND THEIR INCORPORATING COMPONENTS SAID COMPOSITION
IT1185667B (en) * 1985-08-30 1987-11-12 Pirelli Cavi Spa FIBER OPTIC TELECOMMUNICATION CABLE
IT1186003B (en) * 1985-10-08 1987-11-18 Pirelli Cavi Spa ABSORBENT HYDROGEN MIXTURE AND HYDROGEN ABSORBENT MIXTURE FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE
US4974926A (en) * 1989-04-06 1990-12-04 At&T Bell Laboratories Underwater optical fiber cable
DE4108032A1 (en) * 1991-03-13 1992-09-17 Bayer Ag PALLADIUM-CONTAINING POLYMER COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
IT1264902B1 (en) * 1993-06-29 1996-10-17 Pirelli Cavi Spa HYDROGEN-ABSORBENT COMPOSITION FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLES AND FIBER OPTIC CABLE INCLUDING THE ABOVE COMPOSITION
NO985601L (en) 1998-11-30 2000-05-31 Abb Kraft As Device by cable
FR2803045B1 (en) * 1999-12-22 2002-10-11 Cit Alcatel OPTICAL FIBER AND FIBER OPTIC CABLE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE HYDROGEN-ABSORBING INTERMETALLIC ELEMENT
FR2811242B1 (en) * 2000-07-05 2003-02-14 Seppic Sa NOVEL HYDROGEN ABSORBING COMPOSITION FOR ITS PREPARATION AND USE AS A FILLING COMPOSITION FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLES
US20040109652A1 (en) * 2002-12-04 2004-06-10 Alcatel Fiber optic cables with a hydrogen absorbing material
US20050236161A1 (en) * 2004-04-23 2005-10-27 Michael Gay Optical fiber equipped tubing and methods of making and using
US8213756B2 (en) 2006-10-24 2012-07-03 Afl Telecommunications Llc Breathable downhole fiber optic cable and a method of restoring performance

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US4407561A (en) * 1980-10-14 1983-10-04 Hughes Aircraft Company Metallic clad fiber optical waveguide
US4418984A (en) * 1980-11-03 1983-12-06 Hughes Aircraft Company Multiply coated metallic clad fiber optical waveguide
GB2101798B (en) * 1981-04-23 1985-03-27 Bicc Plc Electric cable
GB2101392B (en) * 1981-04-23 1984-11-14 Bicc Plc An electric and/or optical cable
US4525702A (en) * 1981-10-09 1985-06-25 Tadao Kitagawa Flexible tying member for theftproof device
GB2114114A (en) * 1982-01-25 1983-08-17 Chloride Silent Power Ltd Beta-alumina electrolyte material
GB2114771B (en) * 1982-02-15 1985-07-31 Bicc Plc Optical cable manufacture
GB2122370B (en) * 1982-05-28 1985-09-11 Ass Elect Ind Mineral insulated electric cable
GB2105865B (en) * 1982-07-09 1985-08-07 Philips Nv Optical communication cable having a light wave guide and a tensile secondary coating

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB8419848D0 (en) 1984-09-05
GB8419847D0 (en) 1984-09-05
GB8321229D0 (en) 1983-09-07
GB2144879A (en) 1985-03-13
GB2144878A (en) 1985-03-13
GB8419846D0 (en) 1984-09-05
GB2144559A (en) 1985-03-06
GB2144879B (en) 1986-02-26

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