Optical waveguides – Optical transmission cable – With electrical conductor in the same cable
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-18
2001-02-27
Ngo, Hung N. (Department: 2874)
Optical waveguides
Optical transmission cable
With electrical conductor in the same cable
C385S107000, C385S114000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06195488
ABSTRACT:
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
This application claims priority to an application entitled
Optical Fiber Composite Ground Wire Using Steel Tube
filed in the Korean Industrial Property Office on Nov. 18, 1998 and assigned Serial No. 98-49501, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to an optical cable used for transmission of an optical signal, and in particular, to an optical fiber composite ground wire (OPGW) using a steel tube, which functions as both a communication line and a ground wire.
2. Description of the Related Art
Electric lines are divided into an underground line and an aerial line. The aerial line is usually installed in areas other than cities for electric transmission. Due to probable lightening strikes on an electric line, an electric wire is installed as a lightning rod above the electric line. The electric wire is called a ground wire. The electric line, especially an electric transmission line needs a communication line for remote monitoring or remote control. The ground wire and the communication line are separately installed but it is preferable to integrate them.
However, a widely used conductor, such as copper or aluminum, is typically not suitable for the communication line because a nearby power line can generate an induced voltage or current and can thus cause a communication failure. The communication failure increases in proportion to the voltage and current strength of the power line and in inverse proportion to the distance between the communication line and the power line. In particular, an electric transmission line on which a high current flows at hundred thousands of volts, for example, can incur a serious communication failure on a nearby communication line. Nonetheless, a communication line should be provided to an electric transmission line. To overcome this problem, an optical fiber composite ground wire (OPGW) has been explored.
In this regard, an optical fiber composite ground wire (OPGW) using a steel tube exemplary of contemparory practice in the art includes acryl-coated optical fibers having an outer diameter of about 250 &mgr;m, jelly on the circumference of the optical fibers, for protecting the optical fiber against water, a steel tube for inserting at least one optical fiber having the jelly, a central wire, inner layer wires surrounding the central wire and being aluminum-coated steel wires or aluminum wires, and outer layer wires surrounding the inner layer wires and being aluminum-coated steel wires or aluminum wires. In the optical fiber composite ground wire (OPGW) exemplary of contemparory practice in the art, the optical fibers are individually inserted into the steel tube and, thus, can be of different lengths due to application of different tensile forces on the optical fibers in a fabrication process, which can result in deterioration of optical transmission characteristics.
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Optical Communication Cable
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Overhaead Electric Transmission Systems
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Optical Fiber Cable And Process For Production Thereof,
disclose an optical fiber cable including a linear center member having at least one longitudinal and spiral groove in the surface thereof, one coated optical fiber received in each groove, an outer sheath that encloses the center member, and a jelly-like material with which the space around each optical fiber is entirely filled.
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Overhead Electric And Optical Transmission Systems,
disclose a flexible stranded body, such as an electric conductor of an overhead electric transmission or distribution system, which includes at least one stranded layer of elongate elements of metal or metal alloy, at least one elongate compartment within and extending thoughout the length of the stranded body and, loosely housed on the elongate compartment, at least one separate optical fibre and/or at least one optical bundle.
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Fiber Optic Cable Having An Extended Elongation Window,
disclose a fiber optic cable including a central core which has one or more helical channels in its periphery. It is disclosed one or more tubes containing a dielectric water-blocking compound and one or more optical fibers are positioned in the channels. It is disclosed the fibers are randomly arranged within the tubes in such a way that tensile stresses on the cable are not transmitted to them, thus providing an elongation window. It is disclosed the assembly formed by the core and the tube or tubes is wrapped with a serving of metal wires.
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Optical Fiber Ribbon Structure,
discloses an optical fibre ribbon structure suitable for use in an optical cable or other application where there is a risk that optical fibres will be subjected to a tensile force and includes a plurality of optical fibres and flexible reinforcing elements of resilient material arranged side by side and embedded in an elongate plastics body.
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Flat Type Optical Cable And An Optical Cable Composed Of Several Flat Type Cables,
disclose a flat type optical cable including parallelly extending optical fibers which are interconnected by a light-cured lacquer of acrylic acid esters. It is disclosed the lacquer is present only on the facing circumferential parts of the optical fibers.
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Composite Overhead Stranded Conductor Having A Filler Between Optical Fibers And A Protective Tube,
disclose a composite stranded conductor bundle in which one of the cable strands is a fiber optic unit having a protective tube enclosing a plurality of optical fibers. It is disclosed the protective tube is filled with a fiber filler to hold the optical fibers.
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Optical Cable With Improved Strength
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Optical Fiber Composite Overhead Transmission Line And Method For Producing Same,
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Composite Fiber
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Optic Overhead ground wire,
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Tight Buffered Fiber Optic Groundwire Cable,
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Bushnell , Esq. Robert E.
Ngo Hung N.
Samsung Electronics Corporation, Ltd.
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