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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
George Henry Platt Brown, Galashiels, GB;
David John Stockton, Woodbridge, GB;
Kevin Thomas Cockburn, Jedburgh, GB;
Greig Iain Mcilwraith, Kelso, GB;
George Henry Platt Brown, Galashiels, GB;
David John Stockton, Woodbridge, GB;
Kevin Thomas Cockburn, Jedburgh, GB;
Greig Iain McIlwraith, Kelso, GB;
Emtelle (UK) Limited, Hawick, GB;
Abstract
A cable () has (8) fibers () are encapsulated by a UV curable layer () having a diameter of approximately (1010) microns, and (16) outer fibers () arranged in a circular formation around the inner fibers (). The optical fibers () are held in position by means of the UV curable layer () so that the UV curable material of the layer () does not penetrate into the gaps between the optical fibers () and the outermost optical fibers () are restrained by the layer from moving axially. It is found that such an arrangement provides surprisingly favorable bending properties, making the cable particularly suitable for installation in a tube by means of blowing.