OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON CABLES WITH CONTROLLED BENDING BEHAVIOR

摘要

An optical fiber ribbon cable having an overall bending behavior including an optical fiber ribbon with optical fibers generally planarly aligned along an optical ribbon plane and surrounded by a common matrix coating having lateral edge surfaces. The cable includes a cable jacket, the cable jacket including stiffening members generally aligned along a stiffening member plane generally orthogonal to the optical ribbon plane, the cable jacket includes an exterior profile having complementary surfaces. The complementary surfaces are respectively disposed adjacent the lateral edges, with respective thicknesses defined between the complementary surfaces and the lateral edge surfaces. At least one of the thicknesses is about 0 to 1,000 &mgr;m. The optical ribbon plane and the stiffening member plane comprise respective bending moduli during cable bending that contribute to the overall cable bending behavior.