OPTICAL FIBER CABLES WITH POLYETHYLENE BINDER

摘要

An optical fiber cable includes a bundle of a plurality of loose tubes held by a polyethylene binder. The polyethylene binder softens or melts when a hot cable sheath is applied during the cable manufacturing process. This prevents the polyethylene binder to cut into the loose tubes to cause indentations. Therefore, the resulting optical fiber cable is substantially free from indentations.

主权项

1. An optical fiber cable comprising:
a cable core having a plurality of optical fibers; a polyethylene binder gripping the cable core to form a bundle; and a cable sheath surrounding the bundle,whereby the optical fiber cable is substantially free from indentations.