Title :
Friction property and mechanism of indoor optical fiber cable and optimization for access network to MDUs
Author :
Takeshita, Yukitoshi ; Handa, Takao ; Minami, Hayato ; Niwa, Shinichi ; Sugimoto, Keiichiro
Author_Institution :
NTT Energy & Environ. Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Musashino, Japan
Abstract :
We studied the cable friction and found that it depends on polymer sheath stiffness and lubricants. Optimization should prevent stick-slip motion and reduce the friction by controlling the polymer stiffness and the lubricants.
Keywords :
optical cables; optical fibre subscriber loops; MDU; access network optimization; cable friction property; indoor optical fiber cable; multidwelling units; polymer sheath stiffness; stick-slip motion; Friction; Mechanical factors; Optical fiber cables;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
