Ribbon optical cable having improved strength

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1997-09-22

2000-04-18

Healy, Brian

Optical waveguides

Optical transmission cable

Ribbon cable

385100, 385109, 385111, 385112, 385113, G02B 644

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060525029

ABSTRACT:
A fiber optic cable (10) having a slotted rod (12) with grooves (22) formed therein. At least one groove includes a buffer tube (13) having a ribbon stack (14) supported in a tensile window position within buffer tube (13) by a water blocking material (15). Fiber optic cable (10) has an ample tensile window, whereby macrobending and microbending of optical fibers in the ribbon stacks (14) is minimized.

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