• DocumentCode
    515845
  • Title

    Development of novel cicada-resistant optical drop cable

  • Author

    Tsukamoto, Masayoshi ; Konda, Eiji ; Hoshino, Yutaka ; Okada, Noboru

  • Author_Institution
    Eng. Dept. Telecommun. Co., FURUKAWA Electr. Co., Ltd., Chiba, Japan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-25 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    By observation of cicada ovipositor´s movement, we found that tensile strength and hardness of sheath material are effective against cicada attack. And also, we have newly designed the optical drop cable with cicada-resistant sheath material.
  • Keywords
    cable sheathing; hardness; optical cables; tensile strength; cicada ovipositor; cicada-resistant optical drop cable; cicada-resistant sheath material; hardness; optical fiber breakages; tensile strength; Cable shielding; Conducting materials; Needles; Optical design; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Protection; Testing; Workability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5465556
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=515845