US 11,914,209 B2
Pre-terminated optical cable
John Shuman, Yorba Linda, CA (US); and Ian James Griffiths, Milan (IT)
Assigned to Prysmian S.p.A., Milan (IT)
Filed by Prysmian S.p.A., Milan (IT)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/652,755.
Prior Publication US 2023/0273387 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/4471 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3885 (2013.01); G02B 6/443 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical cable comprising:
a main body comprising middle portions of a plurality of optical fibers, the main body having a first outer diameter; and
a first termination segment extending from a first end of the main body, the first termination segment having a second outer diameter equal to or smaller than the first outer diameter, the second outer diameter being a maximum diameter of the first termination segment through any cross-section of the first termination segment along the length of the first termination segment, the first termination segment comprising:
first end portions of the plurality of optical fibers; and
a first plurality of multi-fiber connectors, each multi-fiber connector of the first plurality of multi-fiber connectors being attached to respective first end portions of the plurality of optical fibers, wherein the first plurality of multi-fiber connectors are arranged at multiple angular locations around a central axis and at multiple radial positions around the central axis, wherein the first plurality of multi-fiber connectors are positioned at multiple locations along a length of the first termination segment, and wherein a first multi-fiber connector and a second multi-fiber connector of the first plurality of multi-fiber connectors are arranged at a same angular location around the central axis, the first multi-fiber connector and the second multi-fiber connector being arranged at different locations along the length of the first termination segment.