Abstract: A fiber optic cable comprises a core subassembly comprising at least one optical fiber and a tube surrounding the optical fiber. A multi-layered jacket surrounds the core subassembly, wherein the jacket comprises an inner layer comprising a flame retardant (FR) material and an outer layer comprising a non flame retardant material having a lower coefficient of friction than the flame retardant material. A method of manufacturing an optical fiber cable includes providing a core subassembly and co-extruding a multi-layered jacket around the core subassembly, wherein the multi-layered jacket includes an inner layer comprising a flame retardant (FR) material and an outer layer comprising a non flame retardant material having a lower coefficient of friction than the flame retardant.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 1, 2016
Date of Patent:
October 10, 2017
Assignee:
Corning Optical Communicaitons LLC
Inventors:
Anne Germaine Bringuier, Anna Lipiec, Allen Michael Miller, Sebastian Olszewski, Katarzyna Synowiec