Patent ID: 11914209
Assignee: PRYSMIAN S.P.A.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An optical cable comprising:
a main body comprising middle portions of a plurality of optical fibers, the main body having a first outer diameter; and
a first termination segment extending from a first end of the main body, the first termination segment having a second outer diameter equal to or smaller than the first outer diameter, the second outer diameter being a maximum diameter of the first termination segment through any cross-section of the first termination segment along the length of the first termination segment, the first termination segment comprising:
first end portions of the plurality of optical fibers; and
a first plurality of multi-fiber connectors, each multi-fiber connector of the first plurality of multi-fiber connectors being attached to respective first end portions of the plurality of optical fibers, wherein the first plurality of multi-fiber connectors are arranged at multiple angular locations around a central axis and at multiple radial positions around the central axis, wherein the first plurality of multi-fiber connectors are positioned at multiple locations along a length of the first termination segment, and wherein a first multi-fiber connector and a second multi-fiber connector of the first plurality of multi-fiber connectors are arranged at a same angular location around the central axis, the first multi-fiber connector and the second multi-fiber connector being arranged at different locations along the length of the first termination segment.