Patent ID: 9696513
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29D,B29L,C03C,G01M,G02B,H04B

Claim:
1. A ribbon cable comprising: a grouping of marked multicore optical fibers, each, marked multicore optical fiber comprising: (a) optical core elements, the optical core elements defining an array of at least two optical core elements contained within a common outer cladding, the common outer cladding being at least partially surrounded by a coating layer disposed externally of the cladding, and the optical core elements being aligned generally along a first reference line and being capable of transmitting data; and (b) the multicore optical fiber comprising at least one reference section adjacent to the coating layer; wherein the reference section comprises at least one colored portion and the coating layer comprises a colored material wherein a color of the at least one colored portion is distinct from a color of the colored material of the coating layer;