| US 7,471,860 B2 | ||
| Optical fiber cable construction allowing rigid attachment to another structure | ||
| Martin P. Coronado, Cypress, Tex. (US); Stephen L. Crow, Kingwood, Tex. (US); and Vinay Varma, Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 11, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/747,325. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0279513 A1, Nov. 13, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G02B 6/44 (2006.01); H01B 11/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 385—100 [385/101; 385/102; 385/109; 385/113; 385/114] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A tubular and a jacketed cable combination for a hydrocarbon wellbore comprising:
a single strip of material helically wound about itself to form a tubular structure for installation in the wellbore having
an inside dimension and an outside dimension;
one or more optic fibers disposed within a filler material;
a jacket disposed about the filler material to protect the same; and
an affixation between the jacket and the tubular.
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