Optical fiber assemblies, and methods and apparatus for the manufacture thereof

A method for manufacturing a cable and a cable assembly includes providing particulate matter within a tube extruded about an optical fiber (22). The particles may be accelerated so that as they strike the tube they mechanically attach to the tube. Powder particles are accelerated in a motive gas th...

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Main Authors FILIPPOV, ANDREY V, HAWTOF, DANIEL W, BURNS, RODNEY M, FREELAND, RILEY S, MCALPINE, WARREN W, TEDDER, CATHARINA L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 19.06.2013
Subjects
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCESIN A PLASTIC STATE
SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:A method for manufacturing a cable and a cable assembly includes providing particulate matter within a tube extruded about an optical fiber (22). The particles may be accelerated so that as they strike the tube they mechanically attach to the tube. Powder particles are accelerated in a motive gas through a nozzle, along the process direction (12), to an interior of an extrusion cone where the powder particles have sufficient momentum to collide with the interior of the extrusion cone. The acceleration is such that at least a portion of the powder particles becomes mechanically attached to the extrusion cone. The tube can be included with other such tubes to form a fiber optic cable.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20110157672