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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2020
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
George Cornelius Abernathy, Hildebran, NC (US);
James Arthur Register, III, Hickory, NC (US);
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber cable includes a central tube having a first inner and a first outer surface. The first inner surface defines a bore along a longitudinal axis of the cable. Optical fibers are disposed within the bore of the central tube. A cable jacket is disposed around the central tube. The cable jacket has a second inner and a second outer surface defining a first thickness. A skin layer is disposed around the cable jacket. The skin layer has a third inner and a third outer surface defining a second thickness that is 100 μm or less. The cable jacket material is different from the skin layer material, and the third outer surface defines the outermost surface of the optical fiber cable. Access sections made of the second material extend from the skin layer into the first thickness of the cable jacket.