Patent ID: 7801404

Claim:
An optical cable comprising at least one tubular element of polymeric material and at least one transmission element housed within said tubular element, wherein said polymeric material is made from a polymeric composition comprising: (a) at least one olefin polymer; (b) at least one inorganic filler; and (c) at least one olefin polymer including at least one functional group; wherein said at least one olefin polymer including at least one functional group (c) is present in the polymeric composition in an amount of about 3 parts by weight to about 10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the olefin polymer (a), wherein said at least one tubular element is a buffer tube housing said at least one transmission element, and wherein said buffer tube is defined by a peripheral wall having a thickness lower than about 0.2 mm.