Patent ID: 8244087
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hybrid cable comprising: an electrical conductor comprising a plurality of conductor wires, the conductor wires being copper filaments; at least one optical fibre unit comprising at least one optical fibre, the at least one optical fibre unit being dispersed among the copper filaments; and an insulation jacket surrounding the electrical conductor and the at least one optical fibre unit, wherein the number of the copper filaments is at least 12 times the number of the at least one optical fibre unit, the diameter of the at least one optical fibre unit is between 1 and 5 times the diameter of one copper filament, and the copper filaments and the at least one optical fibre unit are stranded together to form a bundle, a stranding pitch of the bundle being at least 5 times greater than the diameter of the bundle.