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Title: Loose-tube optical-fiber cable

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1167019
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The present invention relates to loose-tube optical-fiber cables that are capable of operating in high-temperature environments.

Research Organization:
Draka Comteq, B.V., Amsterdam, NL (Netherlands)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0002786
Assignee:
Draka Comteq, B.V. (Amsterdam, NL)
Patent Number(s):
8,929,701
Application Number:
13/768,280
OSTI ID:
1167019
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Feb 15
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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