Patent ID: 7295735
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An ADSS (All-Dielectric Self-Supporting) optical cable comprising: a central tensile member extended in a longitudinal direction; at least one optical fiber for transmitting an optical signal; at least one tubular buffer receiving the at least one optical fiber therein and arranged around the central tensile member adjacently, the at least one tubular buffer being twisted on the center of the central tensile member; an inner sheath extended in the longitudinal direction surrounding the at least one tubular buffer; an outer tensile member having the form of a substantially cylindrical sheet extended in the longitudinal direction surrounding the inner sheath; and an outer sheath extended in the longitudinal direction surrounding the outer tensile member; wherein the outer tensile member includes: each tensile wire having a longitudinal axis, the respective longitudinal axes each lying substantially in the same cylinder; and