FIBER OPTIC DROP CABLES SUITABLE FOR OUTDOOR FIBER TO THE SUBSCRIBER APPLICATIONS

WIPO Patent Application WO2006011913

A3

A figure-eight fiber optic drop cable includes a messenger section and a carrier section connected by a web. The carrier section has at least one optical waveguide and at least one roving. In one embodiment, the carrier section has an average shrinkage of about 0.5% or less when separated from the messenger section during an average shrinkage test. Also the carrier section of the figure-eight fiber optic drop cable can have an average coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) section after being separated from the messenger section of about 5.0 X 10