JETTING OPTIMIZED OUTDOOR AND INDOOR MULTI-FUNCTION DROP CABLE

• Main Authors: Abernathy, George Cornelius, Lail, Jason Clay, Keisler, Corey Scott
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.02.2022
• Subjects: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PHYSICS

An optical fiber drop cable including a cable jacket having an outer surface defining the outermost surface of the optical fiber drop cable. The optical fiber drop cable also includes a subunit, a first strength element, and a second strength element. The first strength element, the second strength element, and the subunit are embedded in the cable jacket, and the first strength element, the second strength element, and the subunit are arranged substantially parallel to each other on a first plane. The subunit includes a buffer tube having an inner surface and an outer surface, at least one optical fiber, and a plurality of strengthening yarns. The plurality of strengthening yarns are disposed between the inner surface of the buffer tube and the at least one optical fiber, and the outer surface of the buffer tube is at least partially in contact with the cable jacket.