Patent ID: 11953746
Assignee: SUPERIOR ESSEX INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H  B | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A cable comprising:
at least one optical fiber; and
a buffer element formed around the at least one optical fiber, the buffer element formed from a material comprising:
a polyolefin resin;
a filler added to the polyolefin resin and comprising a plurality of two-dimensional particles oriented in a longitudinal direction of the buffer element, the two-dimensional particles having respective aspect ratios of at least 10, wherein the aspect ratio of a particle is a ratio of a longest dimension of the particle taken along a surface area of the particle relative to a thickness of the particle in a dimension perpendicular to the surface area; and
a compatibilizer combined with the polyolefin resin and the filler; and

a jacket formed around the at least one optical fiber and the buffer element.