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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pierre Gaillard, Puteaux, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel Cable France, Clichy Cedex, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385109 ; 385103 ; 385104 ; 385106 ; 385111 ; 385112 ; 385113 ; 385115 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an optical unit for an optical fiber telecommunications cable, the unit comprising a tube of a plastics material in which at least one optical fiber is loosely received, wherein the thickness of said tube is less than or equal to 0.5 mm, and wherein said material has a modulus of elasticity less than 1500 MPa at 20.degree. C. and a stress/elongation curve without a yield point.