• DocumentCode
    1032393
  • Title

    Higher-density single-mode optical fibre cables than 1 fibre/mm2, containing hundreds of fibres

  • Author

    Katsuyama, Y. ; Hatano, S. ; Hogari, K. ; Kokubun, T.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Electrical Communications Laboratories, Tokai, Japan
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    481
  • Lastpage
    482
  • Abstract
    A slotted-rod structure was investigated to obtain the maximum fibre density of high-fibre-count cables. A 500-fibre cable with a fibre density of 1.5 fibres/mm2 was designed and manufactured. The manufactured cable was composed of 10-fibre ribbons inserted into the designed slots. The optical losses of the cabled single-mode fibres were confirmed to be stable at 1.3 and 1.55 ¿m. This cable has the highest fibre density of existing optical cables.
  • Keywords
    optical cables; optical losses; 1.3 micron; 1.55 micron; 10-fibre ribbons; 500-fibre cable; maximum fibre density; optical losses; single-mode optical fibre cables; slotted-rod structure;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19870349
  • Filename
    4257680