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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2009
William Eric Caldwell, Taylorsville, NC (US);
Kenneth D. Temple, Jr., Newton, NC (US);
Richard S. Wagman, Hickory, NC (US);
William Eric Caldwell, Taylorsville, NC (US);
Kenneth D. Temple, Jr., Newton, NC (US);
Richard S. Wagman, Hickory, NC (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic cable including at least one optical fiber disposed within a cavity of a cable jacket and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The cavity has a first cavity cross-sectional area and a second cavity cross-sectional area located at different longitudinal locations along the cable, where the first cavity cross-sectional area is greater than the second cavity cross-sectional area. The region of the second cavity cross-sectional area of the cable provides and/or increases the coupling level of the at least one optical fiber to the cable jacket. In further embodiments, the fiber optic cable is a dry cable having one or more dry insert within the cavity for cushioning and/or optionally providing water-blocking for the cable.