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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2021
Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US);
Jie Feng, Berlin, DE;
William Carl Hurley, Hickory, NC (US);
Martina Petra Richter-Bühling, Neustadt bei Coburg, DE;
CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber cable including a central strength member extending along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable and a plurality of buffer tubes that are wound around the central strength member. Each of the plurality of buffer tubes includes a first material having a modulus of elasticity of at most 600 MPa at room temperature and a peak heat release rate (PHRR) of at most 300 kW/mas measured according to ASTM E1354. A cable jacket is disposed circumferentially around the plurality of buffer tubes and extends along the longitudinal axis.