The Development of a New Low Shrink Jacketing Material for Optical Fiber Cables,

Abstract

The shrinkage in an optical fiber cable jacket can cause stresses and deformation and lead to unwanted increases in cable attenuation. This paper introduces a high density polyethylene compound, specially designed to have reduced shrinkage in service conditions. The development work is described involving the use of short relaxation polymers. Cable fabrication and extrusion processing is also discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADP005209

Entities

People

  • Colin G. Richardson

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attenuation
  • Cables
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Extrusion
  • Fabrication
  • Fiber-Optic Cables
  • Fibers
  • Films
  • High Density
  • Material Forming Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Optical Fibers
  • Polymers

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials