The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for fabricating optical fiber cables having improved hermeticity. The optical fiber cables are formed by first reducing the water content of the buffer material surrounding each optical fiber. Thereafter, the dried optical fiber(s) are encapsulated...http://www.google.fr/patents/US4594766?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US4594766 - Optical fiber cables having improved hermeticity