Patents Assigned to Tyco Sumarine Systems, Ltd
  • Optical fiber cable with bend-limiting gel
    Patent number: 6108473
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable structure includes a central kingwire and a plurality of fibers disposed to surround the kingwire. Microbending losses are accommodated by surrounding each individual fiber with a thin gel layer. The plurality of fibers are embedded in a solid (rubbery) polymer to provide the required strength. In one embodiment, the central cable structure is further surrounded by a layer of foamed polymer to provide for an absorbing interface between the solid polymer and the steel wire strands surrounding the cable structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Tyco Sumarine Systems, Ltd
    Inventors: Wayne D. Beland, Craig Edward Murphy