Patent ID: 9069147
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A cable, comprising: a polymeric cable jacket having a strength member at least partially embedded therein; a plurality of optical fibers arranged as a ribbon stack; wherein the strength member has a strength member area and the ribbon stack has a ribbon stack fiber area, wherein a product of the strength member area and the strength member elastic modulus is a strength member EA, and a product of the ribbon stack fiber area and ribbon stack elastic modulus is a ribbon stack EA, and wherein the ratio of the ribbon stack EA to strength member EA is at least 0.0015 times the number of optical fibers in the ribbon stack; wherein the plurality of optical fibers is between 12-144 optical fibers, and wherein the polymeric cable jack has a jacket area, and a ratio of the strength member area to the jacket area lies in the range of 6-10.