| US 7,603,012 B1 | ||
| Optical cable with peelable strength member portion | ||
| Donald A. Ice, Milpitas, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 27, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/163,903. | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—103 [385/100] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A fiber optic cable comprising:
a plurality of optical fibers spanning the length of the fiber optic cable;
one or more strength members spanning the length of the fiber optic cable, wherein the one or more strength members are capable
of withstanding tensile forces greater than each of the plurality of optical fibers; and
a jacket positioned around the plurality of optical fibers and the one or more strength members spanning substantially all
of the length of the fiber optic cable,
wherein at least at one end of the fiber optic cable, the jacket includes:
a strength member portion that surrounds the one or more strength members;
an optical fiber portion that surrounds the plurality of optical fibers; and
a separation portion between the strength member portion and the optical fiber portion, the separation portion being structured
such that when force is applied pulling the optical fiber portion from the strength member portion, the separation portion
ruptures first to thereby allow the strength member portion and the optical fiber portion of the jacket to peel away from
each other at the end of the fiber optic cable, and
wherein the fiber optic cable has a bilaterally symmetric cross-section defined by a line of symmetry that divides the plurality
of optical fibers into a first group of one or more optical fibers and a second group of one or more optical fibers.
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