摘要:
A process for manufacturing a water-resistant telecommunication cable. The cable has a solid and compact element having a water-soluble polymer material having vinyl alcohol/vinyl acetate copolymer having a hydrolysis degree of 60-95% and a polymerisation degree higher than 1,800 and at least one solid low-melting and one solid high melting plasticizers. The process produces continuously the water-soluble polymer material by separately feeding, in sequence, a multi-screw extruder, in the flow direction, with the copolymer and the high melting plasticizer melting and mixing them while transporting them through the extruder, and with the low melting plasticizer, melting and mixing them with the copolymer and the high melting plasticizer, subsequently homogenizing the copolymer and the plasticizers and finally discharging the melt, at a temperature lower than or equal to 205° C. A process for extruding the above PVA based water-soluble polymer material. The process allows extrusion of PVA with an enhanced productivity and reproducibility requiring shorter times for absorbing the plasticizers onto the polymer.
摘要:
A method is disclosed for feeding a flow of gas to a burner for manufacturing an optical fibre preform, said burner comprising: a plurality of coaxial tubes, each two adjacent coaxial tubes defining an annular channel between themselves; an annular gas distribution chamber at one extremity of said annular channels and in fluid communication therewith, said annular distribution chamber being delimited in the radial direction by an inner and an outer surface; said method comprising introducing the flow of gas into the distribution chamber so that the direction of its radially outermost portion is tangential to the radially outer surface of the distribution chamber. The method allows obtaining a better gas velocity distribution in said annular channels. A burner for performing said method is also disclosed.
摘要:
A method for feeding a flow of gas to a burner for manufacturing an optical fiber preform. The burner has a plurality of coaxial tubes, each two adjacent coaxial tubes defining an annular channel between themselves; an annular gas distribution chamber at one extremity of the annular channels and in fluid communication therewith, the annular distribution chamber being delimited in the radial direction by an inner and an outer surface. The flow of gas is introduced into the distribution chamber so that the direction of its radially outermost portion is tangential to the radially outer surface of the distribution chamber. The method allows obtaining a better gas velocity distribution in the annular channels.
摘要:
A cable for use in a predetermined voltage class includes at least one conductor; at least one extruded insulating layer surrounding the conductor, the insulating layer being made from a non-crosslinked insulating material having at least one thermoplastic polymer and at least one dielectric liquid, the insulating layer having a thickness such as to provide a voltage gradient on the outer surface of the cable insulating layer not smaller than 1.0 kV/mm; and a protective element around the extruded insulating layer having a thickness and mechanical properties selected to provide a predetermined impact resistance capability, the protective element having at least one expanded polymeric layer, the thickness being sufficient to prevent detectable insulating layer damage upon impact of at least 25 J energy. The insulating layer thickness and the protective element thickness can be selected in combination to minimize the overall cable weight while preventing detectable insulating layer damage upon impact of at least 25 J energy.
摘要:
An optical fiber cable having a polymeric component, in particular a buffer tube, suitable for both terrestrial and undersea uses. The polymeric material forming the component has a copolymer of propylene with a C4-C8 α-olefin and preferably a nucleating agent disbursed therein. The obtained component shows improved dimensional stability, which guarantees its non-deformability, and high transparency and can be extruded at lower extrusion temperatures.
摘要:
An apparatus for producing a low-PMD optical fiber having a furnace for melting a lower portion of an optical preform; a traction device for pulling an optical fiber from the lower portion of an optical preform; a spinning device for imparting a substantially constant and unidirectional spin to the optical fiber as it is pulled, which causes the fiber to undergo an elastic torsion; a winding device for winding the optical fiber onto a reel; and a twisting device for imparting to the spun optical fiber a unidirectional twist in a direction opposite the elastic torsion, so as to control the residual twist in the optical fiber. A process for producing the fiber, an optical fiber and a cable are also provided.
摘要:
An optical fiber cable has a highly reduced diameter. The cable has a central strength member; a number of tubes containing loosely arranged optical fibers, each tube having a thickness, and each optical fiber having a coating; and a protective outer jacket, wherein the filling coefficient of optical fibers in at least one loose tube is ≧45°/0. The tubes are made of a material having an elasticity modulus ≧700 MPa; and the optical fibers are SM-R fibers having a microbending sensitivity ≦4.0 dB·km−1/g·mm−1 at a temperature of about −30° C. to +60° C. at about 1550 nm.
摘要:
An optical fiber having an internal glass portion, a first coating layer surrounding the glass portion and a second coating layer surrounding the first coating layer. The first coating layer is formed from a cured polymeric material obtained by curing a radiation curable composition having a radiation curable oligomer having a backbone derived from polypropylene glycol and a dimer acid based polyester polyol. The cured polymeric material has: (a) a hardening temperature (Th) from −10° C. to about −20° C. and a modulus measured at the Th lower than 5.0 MPa; or (b) a hardening temperature (Th) from −20° C. to about −30° C. and a modulus measured at the Th lower than 20.0 MPa; or (c) a hardening temperature (Th) lower than about −30° C. and a modulus measured at the Th lower than 70.0 MPa.
摘要:
An optical cable having an optical core with a strength member and optical fibers embedded in a thermoplastic material. The optical core has a joint section having substantially the same diameter as the one of the optical core. The joint section has a jointed strength member and a plurality of spliced optical fibers, the jointed portion of the strength member and the spliced portion of the optical fibers being embedded into a cured polymeric material. A method for manufacturing an optical core is also disclosed.
摘要:
A process and apparatus for elongating an optical fibre preform includes heating the preform so as to soften one region thereof; elongating the preform by submitting the preform to a traction; determining, during the step of elongating, the preform diameter in at least one measuring point along the preform; and controlling the step of elongating on the basis of the determined diameter. During the step of elongating, at least a geometrical parameter of the preform is measured, and the position of said diameter measuring point is controlled according to the measured geometrical parameter. Measuring at least a geometrical parameter of the preform may be accomplished by determining the profile of at least a portion of the softened region, e.g., an image of the neck region profile.