Optical fiber cable with cable heating element

摘要

An optical communication cable is provided. The optical communications cable includes a cable body having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, an inner surface and a channel defined by the inner surface and extending between the first end and the second end. The optical communications cable includes an optical transmission element located in the channel, and a resistive heating element extending at least a portion of the length of the cable body. The resistive heating element defines an electrically conductive path between first and second ends of the resistive heating element. The first and second ends of the resistive heating element are in electrical communication with an exterior of the optical communication cable and are configured to be coupled to a power source that can deliver current to heat the resistive heating element.

主权项

1. An optical communication cable comprising:
a cable body in the form of a cable jacket including a first end, a second end, an outer surface, an inner surface, and a channel defined by the inner surface and extending between the first end and the second end; an optical transmission element located in the channel; and a resistive heating element extending along at least a portion of the length of the cable body, the resistive heating element defining an electrically conductive path between first and second ends of the resistive heating element, wherein the first and second ends of the resistive heating element are in electrical communication with an exterior of the optical communication cable; wherein the first and second ends of the resistive heating element extend through the outer surface of the cable body, at the first end of the cable body to provide contacts for coupling to a power source; wherein the resistive heating element is a contiguous wire including a first section extending from the first end of the cable body toward the second end of the cable body and a second section integral with the first section and extending from the second end of the cable body toward the first end of the cable body, wherein both the first end and the second end of the resistive heating element are located at the first end of the cable body.