Title :
Higher-density single-mode optical fibre cables than 1 fibre/mm2, containing hundreds of fibres
Author :
Katsuyama, Y. ; Hatano, S. ; Hogari, K. ; Kokubun, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Electrical Communications Laboratories, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
A slotted-rod structure was investigated to obtain the maximum fibre density of high-fibre-count cables. A 500-fibre cable with a fibre density of 1.5 fibres/mm2 was designed and manufactured. The manufactured cable was composed of 10-fibre ribbons inserted into the designed slots. The optical losses of the cabled single-mode fibres were confirmed to be stable at 1.3 and 1.55 ¿m. This cable has the highest fibre density of existing optical cables.
Keywords :
optical cables; optical losses; 1.3 micron; 1.55 micron; 10-fibre ribbons; 500-fibre cable; maximum fibre density; optical losses; single-mode optical fibre cables; slotted-rod structure;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870349
