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50th IWCS TECHNICAL SESSION OUTLINE Click on session title for detail information
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2001 8:30 AM - 11:45 AM
BREAKFAST & PLENARY SESSION		All Tracks
AFTERNOON SESSIONS - 1 to 4 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
SESSION 1:	FIBER & CABLE MANUFACTURING/AERIAL CABLES	Fiber Track
SESSION 2:	SPLICING & INTERCONNECTION	Fiber Track
SESSION 3:	THERMOPLASTIC CABLE MATERIALS	Manufacturing, Processing & Materials Track
SESSION 4:	COPPER CABLE DESIGN, MODELING & TESTING	Copper Track
NEW PRODUCT PRESENTATIONS - I		All Tracks

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001
MORNING SESSION 8:30 AM - 11:30 PM
NEW PRODUCT PRESENTATIONS - II		All Tracks
AFTERNOON SESSIONS - 5 to 10 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
SESSION 5:	PREMISES CABLE	Fiber Track
SESSION 6:	FIBER RELIABILITY	Fiber Track
SESSION 7:	MATERIALS PROCESSING & TEST MEASUREMENT	Manufacturing, Processing & Materials Track
SESSION 8:	AEROSPACE / AUTOMOTIVE	Panel Discussion
SESSION 9:	WIRELESS ALTERNATIVES TO WIRED SYSTEMS	Panel Discussion
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
SESSION 10:	POSTER PAPERS	All Tracks

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2001
MORNING SESSIONS - 11 to 15 8:00 AM - 12:00 NOON
SESSION 11:	FIBER OPTIC CABLE DESIGN I	Fiber Track
SESSION 12:	FIBER PROPERTIES I	Fiber Track
SESSION 13:	UV FIBER & CABLE MATERIALS	Manufacturing, Processing & Materials Track
SESSION 14:	ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY & CROSSTALK	Copper Track
SESSION 15:	APPLICATIONS FOR COPPER CABLE TECHNOLOGY	Copper Track
AFTERNOON SESSIONS - 16 to 20 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
SESSION 16:	FIBER OPTIC CABLE DESIGN II	Fiber Track
SESSION 17:	FIBER PROPERTIES II	Fiber Track
SESSION 18:	INSTALLATION	Fiber Track
SESSION 19:	SUBMARINE CABLES	Fiber Track
SESSION 20:	COPPER MATERIALS & PROCESSING	Copper Track

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50th IWCS TECHNICAL SESSION DETAILS

WELCOME / DEDICATION / SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS / IWCS HISTORY
Elmer F. Godwin Chief Executive Officer IWCS, Eatontown, NJ
Dr. Raymond Jaeger Chairman, IWCS Board of Directors Sturbridge, MA	John R. Sach Chairman, IWCS Symposium Committee and IWCS Plenary Session Pirelli Communications Cables & Systems NA Lexington, SC

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Noritaka Kurauchi President, International Cablemakers Federation(ICF) Wien, Austria   Chairman of the Board of Directors Sumitomo Electric Industries, LTD. Osaka, Japan

"THE FUTURE OF THE CABLE INDUSTRY - A CHALLENGE FOR THE NEW CENTURY"

PRESENTATIONS TO MAJOR AWARD RECIPIENTS

Jack Spergel Memorial Award for an Outstanding Technical Paper

H. Paul Debben, Jr., Luis M. Bocanegra, C. Shawn Davis, Richard D. Small, Jr., Peter A. Weimann and Manuel R. Santana - Lucent Technologies - "A New High-Density Central Cable Core Design"

Outstanding Poster Paper

Keiko Shiraishi, Tomotaka Murase and Haruhito Noro - Showa Electric Wire and Cable Company Limited - "Geometric and Mechanical Characteristics of Newly Developed SM-NSP (Single Mode Non-Strippable Primary Coated) Fiber"

Kitts-Kingsley Award for Best Presentation

Karthik Krishnamurthy - Alcoa Fujikura Limited - "Successful Deployment of ADSS Cables in EHV Environments"

PRESENTATION HONORING RETIRING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Nils A. Artlöve - Telia International Carrier, Farsta, Sweden

John P. Varachi, Jr. - Telcordia Technologies, Incorporated, Morristown, New Jersey

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TRACK 1 - FIBER SESSION 1: FIBER & CABLE MANUFACTURING/AERIAL CABLES Fiesta 5 CHAIRPERSON: Dieter S. Nordmann, Alcatel Contracting, Hannover, Germany 1-1 Manufacturing Optimization Using Discrete Event Simulation - T. Goddard, Lucent Technologies Incorporated, Norcross, GA 1-2 Nonlinear Modelling of Optical Fibre Drawing with OFC 20 - J. Lahtinen and A. Konkarikoski, Nextrom Oy, Vantaa, Finland; and A. Bulsari, AB Nonlinear Solutions Oy, Turku, Finland 1-3 Computer-Aided Analysis of Optical Fiber Drawing and Coating: Shape Evolution, Tension-Draw Ratio and Non-Isothermal Coating Effects - J.A. Kulkarni and S. Chippada, Fluent Incorporated, Evanston, IL; and E.W. Grald, Fluent Incorporated, Lebanon, NH 1-4 Study of Cooling Tubes for Fiber Draw Using CFD - D. Tschumperlé, J.F. Bourhis and S. Dubois, Alcatel, Conflans Cedex, France 1-5 Numerical Analysis to Predict Internal Temperatures in Central Core Fiber Optic Cables During Manufacture - L.M. Bocanegra and N.E. Hardwick, III, Lucent Technologies, Incorporated, Norcross, GA 1-6 Specifying Technical Requirements for Fiber Optic Cables to be Installed on Existing Overhead Transmission Lines - K. Kouftine and O. Bogdanova, OPTEN Limited, Moscow, Russia 1-7 ADSS Cables with Extended Operating Lifetime - R. Engel, S. Will and U. Greiner, Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Company KG, Neustadt, Germany 1-8 Novel ADSS Cable Design Technique for a Reduced Weight and Reduced Cable Diameter - M.V. Giacaglia, Lucent Technologies Brazil, Campinas, Brazil 1-9 Lightning Tests of Mechanically Stressed OPGW Cables - L.V. Levitova and I.P. Kuzhekin, Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University), Moscow, Russia; and O.I. Bogdanova, OPTEN Limited, Moscow, Russia

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TRACK 1 - FIBER SESSION 2: SPLICING & INTERCONNECTION Fiesta 6 CHAIRPERSON: Bernard J. Cross II, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Dallas, TX 2-1 New Automatic Fusion Time Control System for Core Detection Fusion Splicers Significantly Improves Splice Quality - R. Menegozzi and G. Ruegenberg, Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Company KG, Munich, Germany 2-2 Investigation of Mass Fusion Splicing between Different Kind of Fibers - M. Miura and M. Nakano, Lucent Technologies Yazaki Limited, Shizuoka-Pref, Japan 2-3 Development of a New Factory Fusion Splicer - K. Takahashi, N. Kawunishi, S. Saitou, T. Ohtaui and M. Tabata, Fujikura Limited, Chiba, Japan 2-4 Stress Concentrations in a Connectorized Optical Fiber - J.F. Malluck, W.W. King and B.G. LeFevre, Lucent Technologies, Incorporated, Norcross, GA 2-5 Analysis of Fiber Breaks in Multimode Connectors - O.S. Gebizlioglu, M.R. Özgür and D. Unkel, Telcordia Technologies, Morristown, NJ 2-6 Optical Fiber Wiring for Large-Scale PLC Switch System with Fiber Physical Contact Connectors and Optical Fiber Circuits - Y. Abe, M. Kobayashi, M. Hirayama and R. Nagase, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Ibaraki-ken, Japan 2-7 Newly Developed Optical Fiber Distribution System and Cable Management in Central Office - K. Mine, M. Tachikura, H. Izumita, S. Uruno and M. Nakamura, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Ibaraki, Japan 2-8 1x16 Opt-Mechanical Switch - H. Furukawa, E. Takenaka and Y. Nomura, Fujikura Limited, Chiba, Japan

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TRACK 2 - MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING & MATERIALS SESSION 3: THERMOPLASTIC CABLE MATERIALS Yucatan 1-3 CHAIRPERSON: James R. Leech, Union Carbide Corporation, A Subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, Somerset, NJ 3-1 The Chemistry of Sulfur Bridged Antioxidants for the Stabilization of Polyolefin Compounds for Wire and Cable Applications - R.E. Lee and K.S. Pearson, Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, West Lafayette, IN; C. Neri (Retired), Great Lakes Technology Italy, Milano, Italy; R.M. Riva, Great Lakes Technology Italy, Pedrengo, Italy; C. Doumen, Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, Herentals, Belgium; and J.W. Kim, Asia Stabilizers (Joint Venture of Miwon Chemical and Great Lakes Chemical), Kyonggi-do, Korea 3-2 A Newly Developed Anti-oxidant Additive Package Whose Performance is Unaffected by the Presence of Copper or Color - N. Dioh, Equistar Chemicals, LP, Cincinnati, OH 3-3 Next Generation High Performance ADSS Cable Designs with High Modulus Reinforcement Material - B. Risch, S. Neogi and D. Rattazzi, Alcatel, Claremont, NC 3-4 An Inorganic Optical Fiber Protection System for Premise Cables - J.R. Priest, Owens Corning, Granville, OH 3-5 Development of Optical Fiber Cords with Halogen-Free Jacketing Materials for the Central Offices - T. Hayano, O. Kato, T. Shimomichi, K. Oohashi and M. Miyamoto, Fujikura Limited, Chiba, Japan; and T. Takemyou, Nishinippon Electric Wire & Cable Company Limited, Oita-shi, Japan 3-6 Creep Investigations on Buffer Tubes - E. Opel, A. Stingl and O. Herrgesell, Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Company KG, Neustadt, Germany

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TRACK 3 - COPPER SESSION 4: COPPER CABLE DESIGN, MODELING & TESTING Monterrey 1-3 CHAIRPERSON: Hélio J. Durigan , Furukawa Industrial S.A. Produtos Elétricos, Curitiba, Brazil 4-1 A Genetic Algorithm Toolkit for Cable Design - A.P. Duffy, H.G. Sasse, M. Al-Asadi, D. Coleby and B.G. Tunstall, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK; A.J. Willis, Brand-Rex Limited, Cheshire, UK; and K.G. Hodge, Brand-Rex Limited, Fife, UK 4-2 Electrical and Mechanical Performance of Different Category 6 Cable Designs - W. Sittinger, Dätwyler Kabel + Systeme GmbH, Neufahrn, Germany; B. Schmucki and D. Fedier, Dätwyler AG, Kabel + Systeme, Altdorf, Switzerland 4-3 Transmission Parameters of Cascaded Systems - A.P. Duffy and M. Al-Asadi, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK; A.J. Willis, Brand-Rex Limited, Cheshire, UK; and K.G. Hodge, Brand-Rex Limited, Fife, UK 4-4 Testing Between the Specs: Spark Testing for Quality Control - D.L. Carroll and P.A. McDermott, The Clinton Instrument Company, Clinton, Ct 4-5 An On-Line FFT/SRL Predictor System for Category Cable, Coaxial Cable and Optical Fiber Manufacturing - E. Erdas, BetaLasermike, Dayton, OH

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Time (p.m.)	NEW PRODUCT PRESENTATIONS I Tuesday, 13 Nov., Coronado E-G CHAIRPERSON: James Reese, DSM Desotech Incorporated, Elgin, IL
1:00	Equistar's New Line of Moisture Cure Products fro Use in Low Voltage Applications - J. Borke, Equistar Chemicals, LP, Cincinnati, OH
1:20	FEP Foam/Skin Wire Insulation Line - K. Ewing, SAMP U.S.A., Incorporated, Williamsport, MD
1:40	A Novel Geometry of Reflective Optics to Enhance the Effective Front-to-Back Uniformity of UV Exposure in High-Speed Fiber Ribbon Curing, for Application with Extremely High Irradiance Tubular UV Lamps - R.W. Stowe, Fusion UV Systems, Incorporated, Gaithersburg, MD
2:00	Plug and Play Fiber Optic Processing Lines: Optimizing Line Setup and Start up by Pre Running all Utility Conduits at the OEM's Facility Prior to Shipment - E.A. Macs, Thermoplastics Engineering Corporation, Leominster, MA
2:20	Ultraviolet Intensity Delivery Controller - for Fibre Manufacturing Industries Allowing with Direct Integration with PLC's, Offering Fully Programmable UV Range Measurement and Control, Airflow Temperature Measurement and Control, and Oxygen Level Monitoring - A. Ridyard, 4D Controls Limited - Solatell, Redruth, Cornwall, UK
2:40	ES-2G Automatic Test Solution for LAN Cabling Standards up to 1.8GHz - L. Bines, DCM Industries, Incorporated, Union City, CA
3:00	New High Speed FEP for LAN Cable - A. Damico, Daikin America, Incorporated, Orangeburg, NY
3:20	The Dow Chemical Company is the One-Stop Source of Leading Wire and Cable Compounds and Materials for all Telecommunications Cable Designs and Applications - S.H. Wasserman, Union Carbide Corporatin, A Subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, Somerset, NJ
3:40	Photonic Materials: UV Curable Adhesives, Splicing Compounds and Specialty Coatings - E. Montgomery, DSM Desotech, Elgin, IL
4:00	Xanoptix XTM-1 Optical Transceiver; Exceeds 200 Gb/s Bandwidth - R. Otto, Xanoptix, Merrimack, NH
4:20	ZephyrTape® - Zero Halogenated Flame Retardant Cable Wrap - J. Gagnon, FilmX Technologies, Dayville, CT
4:40	Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Software for the Design, Modeling and Analysis of High-Speed Twisted-Pair Multiconductor Cables - J. Poltz, OptEM Engineering Incorporated, Alberta, Canada

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Time (a.m.)	NEW PRODUCT PRESENTATIONS II Wednesday, 14 Nov., Coronado E-G CHAIRPERSON: James Reese, DSM Desotech Incorporated, Elgin, IL
8:30	"UFO Inks" - Proven Universal Performance on High Speed Coloring Machines - M. Chandramouli, Borden Chemical, Incorporated, Cincinnati, OH
8:50	Color: It Brings More Value to your Cable than Meets the Eye - W. Wagner, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, High Point, NC
9:10	Fibre To Home Optical Fibre Cable which is rodent proof, termite proof, lightening proof, crush proof and is of only 3.5 mm diameter. Also, it is a unique single cable for all applications, be it aerial, duct, direct burial, sewer lines, gas pipes, electric poles, power lines, railway track, or underwater. - C.Choudhari, Aksh Optifibre Ltd.,Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
9:30	B&H Tool Co Inc Extrusion Crosshead Overcoat Attachment - P. Neville and J. McAllister, B&H Tool Company, Incorporated, San Marcos, CA
9:50	Advances in Melt Compounding & Pelletizing Machinery for the Wire & Cable Industry - M. Irish, Coperion Corporation, Bloomingdale, IL
10:10	16" Inside Diameter Acropak® Demountable Reel and Lifter Power Nut Remover - G. Ramsey, Acrometal, Brainered, MN
10:30	Non-contact Ink Jet Printers for Wire and Cable Marking - T. Hittle, PrintSafe, Incorporated, Poway, CA
10:50	PAO's in Fiber Optics - K. Hope, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP, Houston, TX
11:10	Taymer Hot Foil Printers - J. Frey, J.J. Low Associates Incorporated, Danbury, CT

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TRACK 1 - FIBER SESSION 5: PREMISES CABLE Fiesta 5 CHAIRPERSON: Gary Wooddell, Equistar Chemicals, LP, Houston, TX 5-1 New Permanent Access Cable for Economic and Continuous Upgradable LAN - D. Brault, G. Le Noane, J.C. Da Rocha, C. Lagreve, D. Fillatre and Y. Roussel, ACOME, Mortain, France 5-2 Development of Kink-Resistant Non-Halogen Flame-Retardant Optical Fiber Cord - K. Okuno, T. Hosoya, K. Moriuchi and H. Sotome, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited, Yokohama, Japan 5-3 Manufacturing Method for Flame Retardant Access Cables - A. Harlin, Conex Cables Oy, Vantaa, Finland; R. Phillips and M. Hirvensalo, Nextrom Oy, Vantaa, Finland; and M.T. Heino, NK Cables Oy, Helsinki, Finland 5-4 Development of Halogen-Free, Flame-Retardant Miniature Optical Fiber Cord - F. Nakajima, N. Ishii, I. Kobayashi and M. Hara, The Furukawa Electric Company, Limited, Chiba, Japan; K. Yamaguchi and H. Ishimaru, Okano Electric Wire Company Limited, Kanagawa, Japan 5-5 Novel Fire-Resistant Optical Fiber Cables with Simple Structure and Stable Loss Performance - M. Kusakari, S. Tanaka, K. Kobayashi and M. Miyamoto, Fujikura Limited, Chiba, Japan 5-6 Development of Low Smoke Non-Halogen MiniCord Cable - J. Wang, K. Chakrabarty and C. Wilson, Lucent Technologies Incorporated, Norcross, GA

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TRACK 1 - FIBER SESSION 6: FIBER RELIABILITY Yucatan 1-3 CHAIRPERSON: Camille J. Rechel, Borden Chemical Incorporated, Cincinnati, OH 6-1 Hydrogen Aging Tests for Optical Fibers - M. Shimizu, K. Kuwahara and M. Dazai, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited, Yokohama, Japan 6-2 Glass Corrosion in Commercial Optical Fibers with Defective Coatings - G. Camilo, C. Turnbill and B. Overton, Alcatel, Claremont, NC 6-3 Stresses in Optical Fibers: Computation and Impact on Refractive Index - M. Nicolardot, Alcatel, Conflans, France; and B. Poumellec, Université Paris Sud, Orsay Cedex, France 6-4 A Measurement System for Monitoring Optical Fiber Strain - G.S. Glaesemann, J.A. Smith, S. Capouilliet, K.B. Reiman and D.J. Walter, Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY 6-5 Optimization of Loose Tube Optical Cable Manufacture Process Based on Optical Mechanical Behavior - A.C. da Silva, F.N. Hirose, J.A.M. Neto and J.M.I. Furtado, Furukawa Industrial S.A. Produtos Elétricos, Paraná, Brazil

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TRACK 2 - MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING & MATERIALS SESSION 7: MATERIALS PROCESSING & TEST MEASUREMENT Fiesta 7-10 CHAIRPERSON: David B. Kiddoo, AlphaGary Corporation, Sparta, NJ 7-1 The Development of an Improved Reference Cable for the NFPA 262/UL 910 Plenum Fire Test - X. Fang, A. Bushelman and R. Subramanian, Avaya, Incorporated, Norcross, GA; P.E. Neveux, Jr. and J.T. Chapin, Lucent Technologies, Norcross, GA; and P.D. Gandhi, Underwriters Laboratories, Incorporated, Northbrook, IL 7-2 Evaluation of Fiber Coating Stripping Methods by Atomic Force Microscopy of Fiber Surfaces - O.S. Gebizlioglu and M.R. Özgür, Telcordia Technologies, Morristown, NJ; and C.R. Kurkjian, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 7-3 Characterization of Coating Systems on Optical Glass Fibers as a Whole by Solid State NMR - V.M. Litvinov and A.A. Dias, DSM Research, Geleen, The Netherlands 7-4 High Speed Buffering Process for Compact Loose Tubes - M.T. Heino, P. Lundström and J. Ravela, NK Cables Limited, Helsinki, Finland; and M.Lahti, Nextrom Oy, Vantaa, Finland 7-5 Surface Treatment of Wire and Cable to Improve Adhesion of Overmolded Connectors and Grommets - M. Frey, Champlain Cable Corporation, Colchester, VT 7-6 In-line Wall Thickness Measurement for Fiber Optic Applications including Tight Buffer, Loose Tube and Cable Jacketing - S.H. Taylor, Zumbach Electronics Corporation, Mount Kisco, NY

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Panel Discussion SESSION 8: AEROSPACE/AUTOMOTIVE Fiesta 6 CHAIRPERSON: M. Edward Fenton, Wire & Cable Clubs/Fenton Group, Incorporated, Wethersfield, CT 8-1 Aerospace Cabling Presentation - Aircraft Wiring Aging Effects and Recommendations - Kent V. Hollinger, Mitre Corporation, McLean, VA 8-2 Automotive Cabling Panel - Co-Hosted by the SAE Cable Task Force Update on 42 Volt Architecture - Norm Traub, SAE Cable Task Force, Director of 42 V Initiative, SAE Strategic Alliance, Warren, OH Tentatively confirmed to participate in the panel are David Spires, AFL; Neng Ku, Yazaki; and Rob Lassila, Exemplar Mfg. Representatives from Ford and GM have been invited.

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Panel Discussion SESSION 9: WIRELESS ALTERNATIVES TO WIRED SYSTEMS Monterrey 1-3 CHAIRPERSON: Dr. Howard Wichansky, US Army Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, NJ 9-1 Wireless Office and In-Building Solutions-Current and Future - D. Williams, Cingular Wireless, Atlanta, GA 9-2 Wireless Mobile Internet: Where It's All Going - M.A. Lapadula, QUALCOMM, San Diego, CA 9-3 Bluetooth Wireless Alternatives for Short Range Connectivity - D. Bindbeutel, Trident Systems, Incorporated, Fairfax, VA 9-4 Wireless LANs Supporting Multimedia Applications - L.O. Rodriguez, SRI International, Fort Monmouth, NJ

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All Tracks SESSION 10: POSTER PAPERS Coronado A-G CHAIRPERSONS: James R. Leech, Union Carbide Corporation, A Subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, Somerset, NJ John Kincaid, Belden Electronics Division, Richmond, IN 10-1 Sag-Tension Calculations for Aerial Cable with Linear or Nonlinear Tensile Properties - T.C. Chu, TyCom (U.S.) Limited, Eatontown, NJ 10-2 Nonlinear Modelling of Secondary Coating from Expensive Experimental Data - M. Lahti, Nextrom Oy, Vantaa, Finland; and A. Bulsari, AB Nonlinear Solutions OY, Turku, Finland 10-3 Weathering Ageing of Coloured Polyethylene Jacketing Materials - H.B. Martinsson, M. Persson and H. Larsson, Borealis AB, Stenungsund, Sweden; E.R. Persson, PolyOne Sweden AB, Spekerod, Sweden 10-4 Shrinkage of Bi- and Unimodal Polyethylene Cable Jacketing Materials - Influence of Molecular Structure and Processing Conditions - R.C. Dammert and H.B. Martinsson, Borealis AB, Stenungsund, Sweden; M.J. Sandelin and U.W. Gedde, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden 10-5 Power Transmission System for Feeding Telecom Objects - L. Efraimsson, U. Johnsen and H. Magnusson, Ericsson Network Technologies, Falun, Sweden 10-6 Analysis of CO Based ADSL Performance Due to Crosstalk from Remote Deployed ADSL Systems - H. Oh, K. Jung, J. Oh and Y. Lee, Korea Telecom, Daejon, Korea 10-7 Experimental and Calculated Velocity Distributions within a Pressurized Optical Fiber Applicator - C. Polymeropoulos, S. Ravinutala, G. Finberg, Y. Jaluria and G. Elliott, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 10-8 Optical Cable for Multiple Installations with Friction and Ablation Resistance Sheath - Y. Hashimoto, T. Matsuzawa, M. Swematsu and N. Okada, Fujikura Limited, Chiba, Japan 10-9 Investigation and Comparison of Various Track Resistance Materials for ADSS Cable - R. Xia, Chengdu CCS Optical Fibre Cable Company, Limited, Chengdu, P.R. China 10-10 A Compact Automated Fiber Cross-Connect Module for a Scalable Optical Cabling System - M. Mizukami, N. Tanaka, K. Sasakura, J. Yamaguchi and K. Kaneko, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Kanagawa, Japan 10-11 The AD-Lash System on Overhead Power Lines - Manual Lashing and Installation on Railroads - C. Putz, Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Company KG, Munich, Germany 10-12 Ribbon Separation Techniques - End and Mid-Span - S. Moorjani, G. Lochkovic, D. Lockwood, J. Richards and S. Torrey, Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, NC 10-13 Designing Reliable Optical Fiber Circuit Sheets - K. Kondo, M. Yoshida, S. Ikunishi, K. Imamura and Y. Imada, Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Limited, Hyogo, Japan 10-14 Development of Dividing Tool for 4-fiber Ribbon - K. Ohsono, K. Ohmura, K. Murakami, S. Kikuchi and I. Abe, Hitachi Cable Limited, Hitachi-shi, Japan; and H. Tanase, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tsukuba-shi, Japan 10-15 Correlation of Rheological and Thermal Properties of Waterblocking Gels with Drip Performance - W. Cheatle, S. Neogi and J. Auton, Alcatel, Claremont, NC 10-16 Compact Optical Fiber Cable Testing and Maintenance System - A. Ogawa, Y. Hata, H. Yusa, Y. Hishikawa, M. Hamada and H. Maki, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited, Yokohama, Japan 10-17 Modeling UTP Cabling: Insertion Loss and Bit Errors - J. Kincaid and P.Z. Vanderlaan, Belden Electronics Division, Richmond, IN 10-18 Low-Loss MPO Connectors - M. Hirao, J. Yamakawa, M. Tsukamoto and M. Kamiko, The Furukawa Electric Company Limited, Chiba, Japan 10-19 Spectral Flat Attenuator Using Co2+ - doped Fiber - K. Nouchi, E. Matsuyama, Y. Morishita, G. Tanimoto and S. Oneda, Showa Electric Wire & Cable Company Limited, Kanagawa, Japan 10-20 A Field Evaluatin of Improved Mechanical Fiber Splice - C.M. Hsiao, T.C. Chang, H.J. Chen, H.P. Hsu and Y.C. Lin, Chunghwa Telecom Company Limited, Taiwan, Republic of China 10-21 Lay Plate SZ-Stranding in Premises Cable Production - J. Nykänen, Nextrom Oy, Vantaa, Finland 10-22 The Influence of Shotgun Pellet Hit Patterns on Damage to Aerial Fiber Optical Cable - K.E. Bow, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI; and M. Adams, Sierra Madre, CA 10-23 Eye Pattern Analysis of a Transmission Channel Characterized in Frequency Domain - M. Lindström, Ericsson Network Technologies AB, Hudiksvall, Sweden 10-24 The Synergistic Effect of MDH and ATH on Flame Retardancy and Smoke Density Suppression - G.J. Lee, D.H. Park, M. Ahn and S. Kim, LG Cable Limited, Kyungki-do, Korea

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TRACK 1 - FIBER SESSION 11: FIBER OPTIC CABLE DESIGN I Coronado H CHAIRPERSON: Manuel R. Santana, Lucent Technologies, Bell Laboratories, Norcross, GA 11-1 Crush Investigation of Slotted Core Ribbon Cables - B. Blazer, Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, NC; and A. Stingl, Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Company KG, Neustadt/Coburg, Germany 11-2 Crush and Bending Resistance in Next Generation Cable Designs - L.A. Dixon, R.H. Norris, H.P. Debban, R.D. Small and P.A. Weimann, Lucent Technolgies Incorporated, Norcross, GA 11-3 Theoretical Analysis About Bending Strain of SZ-Slotted Core Cable - Y. Hashimoto, M. Yamanaka, N. Okada, A. Yamasaki and M. Miyamoto, Fujikura Limited, Chiba, Japan 11-4 Finite Element Analysis - A New Tool for Cable Design - S. Das and T.A. Shimabukuro, Structural Solutions, Incorporated, Aiea, HI; and R.H. Knapp, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 11-5 Influence of Ribbon Stack Twist Laylength and Bending Radius on the Strain Distribution and Attenuation in Optical Fiber Ribbon Cables - N.V. Nechitailo, M.G. Soltis and D.J. Rattazzi, Alcatel R&D, Claremont, NC 11-6 All Dielectric Optical Cables with Improved Mechanical Resistance - A. Ginocchio, E. Consonni and P. Marelli, Pirelli Cavi E Sistemi S.p.A., Milano, Italy 11-7 High Density Dry Tube Composing Tightly Staked Fiber Ribbons - Y. Hashimoto, N. Okada, M. Suematsu and M. Miyamoto, Fujikura Limited, Chiba, Japan

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TRACK 1 - FIBER SESSION 12: FIBER PROPERTIES I Coronado J CHAIRPERSON: John R. Sicotte, Corning International K.K., Tokyo, Japan 12-1 The D-Shaped Optical Fiber as a Platform for Integrated Photonic Devices - M.S. Smith, G.M. Kraus and R.H. Selfridge, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 12-2 Wide Passband WDM (WWDM) Transmission in 1.5 um Wavelength Region Through Optical Fiber Cable Installed in Access Networks - H. Nakamura, K. Tsujikawa, Y. Nonoyama, K. Hogari and T. Sugie, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Ibaraki, Japan; and F. Yamamoto, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, Japan 12-3 The Study of Ultra Large Effective Area Fiber & Mating Dispersion Slope Compensating Fiber for Dispersion-Flattened Hybrid Optical Fiber DWDM Link - K. Ohsono, K. Kotani, K. Murakami, Y. Bing, H. Shimane and T. Yamazaki, Hitachi Cable, Limited, Hitachi-shi, Japan 12-4 Optical Transmission Characteristics of Optical Fiber Cables and Installed Optical Fiber Cable Networks for WDM Systems - S. Tetsutani, H. Hakozaki, J. Zhou, F. Yamamoto, C. Matsui, K. Hogari and K. Sato, Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, Ibaraki, Japan 12-5 The Influence of Mechanical and Environmental Effects on PMD Coefficient in Loose Tube Optical Cable Design - J. Dotto, J.A.M. Neto, L.F.G. Marques and R.F. Cruz, Furukawa Industrial S.A. Produtos Elétricos, Paraná, Brazil 12-6 An Analysis of PMD Variability of Single Slotted Core Cabled Fibers - M. Nakano and M. Miura, Lucent Technologies Yazaki Limited, Shizuoka-Pref, Japan 12-7 Polarization Mode Dispersion Characteristics of Various High Performance Optical Fibers in Cables - H. Ishikawa, K. Nagayama, N. Akasaka, M. Kaino, M. Shimizu and S. Takaoka, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited, Yokohama, Japan 12-8 The PMD Prediction for Installed G.652 Cable Using Monte Carlo Method - G. Niu and M. Cheng, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Company Limited, Wuhan, China

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TRACK 2 - MANUFACTURING PROCESSING & MATERIALS SESSION 13: UV FIBER & CABLE MATERIALS Yucatan 1-3 CHAIRPERSON: Dr. Reiner J. Gerdes, TransTel Group Incorporated, Norcross, GA 13-1 Effect of Water Blocking Materials on Moisture Diffusion in Prototype Cable Structures - C.R. Taylor, K. Konstadinidis, R.D. Small, R. Norris, M.R. Santana and R.P. DeFabritis, Lucent Technologies, Incorporated, Norcross, GA 13-2 Powder Free Super Absorbent Tapes and Yarns for Optical Fibre Cables - M. Stradling, Dussek Campbell (Cables) Limited, Kent, UK; and F. Goene, Geca Tapes, Rijen, The Netherlands 13-3 UV Cure Fiber Optic Buffering Resins - D. Chase, N. Coster, A. Gardiner, and K. Unterzuber, DSM Desotech Incorporated, Elgin, IL 13-4 New Generation UV Color Coatings for Optical Fiber - S. Siddiqui, J.R. Szwec, K. Konstadinidis, D. Au and C.R. Taylor, Lucent Technologies Incorporated, Norcross, GA 13-5 Improved Curing of UV-Curable Inks for Optical Fibers - J.J. Schouten and E. Westfall, DSM Desotech, Elgin, IL 13-6 Yellowing of Optical Fiber Coatings by Fluorescent Light - H. Sugimoto, Z. Komiya, J. Yoshizawa, T. Ukachi, JSR Corporation, Ibaraki, Japan 13-7 Laser-Marking of Fiber Optic Ribbons - T. Reichert and M. Tilley, DSM Desotech Incorporated, Elgin, IL

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TRACK 3 - COPPER SESSION 14: ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY & CROSSTALK Monterrey 1-3 CHAIRPERSON: John Kincaid, Belden Electronics Division, Richmond, IN 14-1 EMC Behaviour of Cable Screens - A.P. Duffy, A.R. Coates, A. Gavrilakis, M. Al-Asadi, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK; A.J. Willis, Brand-Rex Limited, Cheshire, UK; and K.G. Hodge, Brand-Rex Limited, Fife, UK 14-2 Statistical Analysis of Coaxial Cable Screening Attenuation - C. Dole, L. Choate and J. Kincaid, Belden Electronics Division, Richmond, IN 14-3 Crosstalk Coupling Between Cable Pairs - A.P. Duffy and M. Al-Asadi, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK; A.J. Willis, Brand-Rex Limited, Cheshire, UK; and K.G. Hodge, Brand-Rex Limited, Fife, UK 14-4 Simulation and Measurement of Crosstalk in Twisted Pair Cables - J. Poltz, OptEM Engineering Incorporated, Calgary, Canada; and D. Gleich, M. Josefsson and M. Lindström, Ericsson Cables AB Network Technologies, Hudiksvall, Sweden 14-5 Noise Tolerance Limits of 1000 Base-T Channels Exposed to Random Noise - J.H. Walling, Consultant, Quebec, Canada; M. Bohbot and P. Kish, Nordx/CDT, Quebec, Canada

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TRACK 3 - COPPER SESSION 15: APPLICATIONS FOR COPPER CABLE TECHNOLOGY Coronado K CHAIRPERSON: M. Edward Fenton, Wire & Cable Clubs/Fenton Group, Incorporated, Wethersfield, CT 15-1 The Future of the Copper Cable Access Network - D.L. Waring, Telcordia Technologies, Incorporated, Morristown, NJ 15-2 From the Physics of Foaming to the Production of High Frequency Cables - H. Scheid and T. Reiner, SIEBE Engineering GmbH, Neustadt/Wied, Germany 15-3 High Grade Copper/Optical Fibre Hybrid Cable Technology for Investment Safe Broadband Access Networks - H. Büthe, P.E. Gregor, and P.E. Zamzow, Nexans Deutschland Industries AG & Co KG, Mönchengladbach, Germany 15-4 Alternate Solutions of Cabling Systems in Both Residential and Business Environments - O. Bouffant, E. Cressan, P. Guillas, H. Le Cozic, P. Mercier and D. Le Bras, France Telecom, Lannion, France 15-5 New MDF Terminal Modules for xDSL Application - S. Kim, J. Lee and T. Suh, Korea Telecom, Taejon, Korea

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TRACK 1 - FIBER SESSION 16: FIBER OPTIC CABLE DESIGN II Coronado H CHAIRPERSON: Dr. Peter R. Bark, Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, NC 16-1 Development of an 864-Fiber Ribbon Cable Containing a Novel Ribbon Stack Configuration - J.C. Lail and C.M. Conrad, Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, NC 16-2 OSP Loose Tube Ribbon Cable - Approaching 2000 Fibers - P. Strong and D.S. Hedrick, Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, NC 16-3 Optimal High Fiber Counts Microsheath Cables Fitting New Fiber Networks Requirements - P. Jamet, P. Trombert, N. Lecourtier, D. Bernier and M. Delpech, SAGEM Division Câbles, Montereau Cedex, France 16-4 Advances in Blown Cable Technology: The Development and Life Cycle Analysis of a High Density Optical Fibre Cable - M. Davies, C. Esbester and R. Sutehall, Pirelli Cables Limited, South Wales, UK; P. Barker, BT exact Technologies, Ipswich, UK; and D.F. Bastin, BT Wholesale, Essex, UK 16-5 Development of High-Density Optical Fiber Cable Used Thinner Slotted Rod - M. Hattori, R. Takaoka, D. Iwakura, E. Konda and M. Hara, The Furukawa Electric Company Limited, Chiba, Japan 16-6 An Alternate Approach to the Reduction of Cable Weight and Stiffness of High Fiber Count SCR Cables - T.E. Ottmann, Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, NC 16-7 Development a Mid-Access Drop Cable with Power Feeder and Ribbon Slotted Core for Subway Application - Y.I. Lee, Y.S. Kim, S.C. Park and H.T. Choi, Taihan Electric Wire Company Limited, Kyungki-Do, Korea 16-8 Development of 112 Fiber Optical Cable Having Slotted Rod and Stanless Pipes Optimized for Installation in to Sewage Pipes - T. Kuwajima, S. Imamura and Y. Suzuki, OCC Corporation, Tochigi, Japan

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TRACK 1 - FIBER SESSION 17: FIBER PROPERTIES II Coronado J CHAIRPERSON: Xavier Mann, Fitel Lucent Technologies, Carrollton, GA 17-1 Numerical Modeling of Deposition of SiO2 and GeO2 in the MCVD Process for the Manufacture of Optical Fiber Preforms - J. Kulkarni, Fluent Incorporated, Evanston, IL; A. Singh, M. Muralidharan, R. Prasad, A. Dutta and E. Grald, Fluent Incorporated, Lebanon, NH 17-2 Influences of Profile Variations in PCVD Multimode Fibre on DMD Characteristics for 10 GbE Systems - P.J.T. Pleunis and M. Boon, Draka Comteq, Draka Fibre Technology BV, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; M. van den Heuvel, Draka Comteq, Plasma Optical Fibre BV, Eindhoven, The Netherlands 17-3 Loss Performance of Standard Single Mode Fibre Cables in the Wavelength Region 1200-1750 nm - S. Hopland, Telenor Telecom Solutions, Oslo, Norway 17-4 Validation of Silica Defects Related Attenuatioin Increase Resistance in S-Band Operation - N. Fujita, S. Hinoshita, T. Sukegawa, T. Yamazaki, O. Kazumasa and K. Kotani, Hitachi Cable Limited, Hitachi-shi, Japan 17-5 High Performance and High Reliability Dispersion Compensating Fiber Modules Using a Novel Packaging Technique - T. Fujii, K. Fukuda, E. Sasaoka and T. Hosoya, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited, Yokohama, Japan 17-6 Dispersion Managed Fiber Optic Cable - E.D. Park, B.G. Lee, S.Y. Park and J.J. Kim, LG Cable Limited, Gyungsangbook-Do, South Korea; and D.U. Lee, LG Cable Limited, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea 17-7 Attenuation Characterization of a Non Zero Dispersion Shifted Fiber with Negative Dispersion in Slotted Core Cable for Metropolitan Network Applications - D.K. Hall, Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, NC

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TRACK 1 - FIBER SESSION 18: INSTALLATION Yucatan 1-3 CHAIRPERSON: Bernard J. Cross II, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Dallas, TX 18-1 Bridging the Last Mile with Fiber Optic Cables in Sewers - J.K. Jeyapalan, Pipeline Engineering Consultant, New Milford, CT 18-2 New SZ-slotted Core Cable with 4-Fiber Ribbons and Single Fibers for Local Network - M. Yamanaka, N. Okada, M. Suematsu and M. Miyamoto, Fujikura Limited, Chiba, Japan 18-3 Optical Cables of 5.5 km Installed in Small Tubes Under Water Using Flow of Water - W. Griffioen, C. van't Hul, I. Eype, W. Greven and F. Bakker, Draka Comteq, Gouda, The Netherlands; and B. Wegbrans, Pirelli Cables, An Delft, The Netherlands 18-4 The Influence of the Cable Surface in Installation by Blowing Method - M. Schneider, M.A. Nunes, R.A. Mazza, A.C. Silva and J.A. Melo, Furukawa Industrial S.A. Produtos Elétricos, Paraná, Brazil 18-5 Experience from the Field Installation of Optical Fiber Cables in Metro Gas - H.D. Leppert, K. Nothofer and W. Teschner, Alcatel Optical Fiber GmbH, Mönchengladbach, Germany

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TRACK 1 - FIBER SESSION 19: SUBMARINE CABLES Monterrey 1-3 CHAIRPERSON: Nils A. Artlöve, Telia International Carrier, Farsta, Sweden 19-1 Special Trunk Cable for Deploying Branch Repeater at Deep Ocean - T.C. Chu, D. Giordano, R. Gleason, T. Kutt and R. Rue, TyCom (U.S.) Limited, Eatontown, NJ; and B. Clark, TyCom (U.S.) Limited, Newington, NH 19-2 Tight Type Fiber Unit Optical Submarine Cable with DMF for Ultra Long-Haul DWDM Submarine Cable System - K. Yamamoto, O. Nagatomi, R. Kanda, J.C. Aquino and R. Morikawa, OCC Corporation, Kitakyushu, Japan 19-3 High Count Fibre Submarine Cable Family for Unrepeated Transmission Systems - I. Vintermyr and V.B. Larsen, Nexans Norway, Oslo, Norway; and T.E. Toften, Nexans Norway, Rognan, Norway 19-4 Thermal Modelling Applications in Submarine Cable Development - P. Dupire, Y. Charles, J.F. Libert, P. Worthington and P. Gaillard, Alcatel Submarine Networks, Calais Cedex, France 19-5 Hydrogen-Induced Loss Changes in Optical Fibers Used in Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed Undersea Systems - A. Robayo, TyCom (US) Incorporated, Eatontown, NJ * NOTE: This paper has been withdrawn. 19-6 A Yardstick for the Future Generation of Submarine Repeaterless Systems - M. Fullenbaum, Alcatel Submarine Networks, Nanterre Cedex, France; P. Le Roux, Alcatel Submarine Networks, Nozay Cedex, France; G. Waterworth and Y. Mayolle, Alcatel Submarine Networks, Calais Cedex, France

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TRACK 3 - COPPER SESSION 20: COPPER MATERIALS & PROCESSING Coronado K CHAIRPERSON: Hans A. Mayer, Engineering Consultant, Melbourne, Australia 20-1 Development of Low Loss Highly Expanded Polyethylene Insulation Coaxial Cable - N. Umeo and H. Kuzushita, Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Limited, Hyogo, Japan; T. Yamamoto, A. Niboshi and N. Matsuda, Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Limited, Fukui, Japan 20-2 Advanced SZ-Stranding Technology for Enhanced Applications - J. Marik and J. Altmayr, Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH, Pischelsdorf, Austria 20-3 Increased Scorch Resistance of Medium Voltage Power Cable Insulation by the Use of Liquid Antioxidants - W.A. Voigt, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Incorporated, Basle, Switzerland 20-4 Die Build-up in the Wire and Cable Extrusion of Filled Low Density Polyethylene - C.D. Lee, Equistar Chemicals, LP, Cincinnati, OH 20-5 Inverter Surge Voltage Resistance Enameled Wire - H. Kikuchi, Hitachi Cable, Limited, Ibaraki-ken, Japan 20-6 Benefits of Ethylene Bis-Tetrabromophthalimide (ETPI) and Ethylene Bis-Pentabromobenzene (EPBB) Flame Retardants in High Performance Wire and Cable Applications - S.G. Thomas, Jr., J.S. Lim and D. Luther, Albemarle Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA

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