UTILITY OPTICAL FIBER CABLE

An optical fiber cable (20) includes a core (22) which includes a plurality of bundles (31, 31) of optical fiber (24) and a yarn-like strength member system (35) which is wrapped with an oscillated or unidirectional lay about the optical fibers. The strength member system also provides impact resist...

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Hauptverfasser: HOLMAN, JAMES R, MATHIS, TERRY D, MOSS, PARRY A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An optical fiber cable (20) includes a core (22) which includes a plurality of bundles (31, 31) of optical fiber (24) and a yarn-like strength member system (35) which is wrapped with an oscillated or unidirectional lay about the optical fibers. The strength member system also provides impact resistance for the fibers. A jacket (40) which may include a flame-resistant plastic material encloses the core with the outer diameter of the jacket being substantially less than that of typical optical fiber cables. Portions of the strength member system contact an inner surface of the jacket, an outer surface of which is the outer surface of the cable.