Siecor Corporation

John R Keesee

Gregory A Mills

Gregory Alan Lochkovic

Christopher K Eoll

Greg A Lochkovic

In a ribbon type fiber optic cable there is disposed a stack of fiber optic ribbons, each composed of a set of individually coated optical fibers in a planar relationship to one another with the set of coated optical fibers also coated by a common coating of ultraviolet light cured material. The coefficient of friction between adjacent ribbons in a stack is equal to or less than 0.70.

Cable containing fiber ribbons with optimized frictional properties

Disclosed is an optical fiber ribbon composed of a plurality of planar aligned optical fibers circumscribed by a plastic coating having a secant modulus of elasticity in the inclusive range of 150 to 300 MPa when measured at 2.5% strain as determined by the procedure described in ASTM:D638.91.

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Hickory, NC, United States of America

John R Keesee