| US 7,539,379 B2 | ||
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| Shadi Khoshaba, Skokie, Ill. (US); Bruce Barnes, Crystal Lake, Ill. (US); Wayne Heinmiller, Elgin, Ill. (US); Nikhil Marathe, Chicago, Ill. (US); Chuck Stahulak, Chicago, Ill. (US); and Henry Towster, Barrington, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 01, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/345,603. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0189678 A1, Aug. 16, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—100 [385/101; 385/102] | 30 Claims |
| 1. An optical fiber construction comprising:
at least one fiber optic core;
an outer jacket housing the at least one fiber optic core; and
one or more sheaths between the jacket and the at least one fiber optic core, at least one of the sheaths surrounding a respective
fiber optic core and comprising one or more non-metallic signal conductive portions for propagating an information signal
associated with and identifying the respective fiber optic core through the non-metallic signal conductive portions.
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