摘要 |
A metal-encased light conductor having a continuous pressure boundary seal capable of use to transmit light signals in an environment having a pressure up to about 5000 psi based on a sealing length of a minimum of 6 inches and a temperature falling in the range of from about -40 DEG C. to about 250 DEG C., and comprising a core/clad optical fiber, coated with polyimide, surrounded by a jacket of thermoplastic resin on which there is a cured film of epoxy resin, and compressed by a surrounding mechanically reduced ductile metal sheath.
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