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A method for making a cable includes creating a curvature in a conduit; pumping one or more fibers into the conduit; and securing at least one of the one or more fibers to a shortest pathway within the conduit and cable.

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1. A cable comprising: a helically curved conduit; andone or more optical fibers positioned immovably at inner surface of the conduit and disposed consistently at the shortest pathway through the conduit. 2. The cable as claimed in claim 1 wherein the fiber includes one or more fiber bragg gratings

1. A cable comprising: a helically curved conduit; andone or more optical fibers positioned immovably at inner surface of the conduit and disposed consistently at the shortest pathway through the conduit. 2. The cable as claimed in claim 1 wherein the fiber includes one or more fiber bragg gratings therein. 3. The cable as claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more fibers is affixed to the conduit. 4. The cable as claimed in claim 3 wherein the cable further includes a hardenable material therein to affix the fiber. 5. The cable as claimed in claim 4 wherein the hardenable material is a material containing epoxy. 6. The cable as claimed in claim 4 wherein the hardenable material is thinned with a thinner. 7. The cable as claimed in claim 6 wherein the thinner is acetone. 8. The cable as claimed in claim 4 wherein hardenable material is configured as a coating on an inside surface of the conduit. 9. The cable as claimed in claim 8 wherein the coating defines an open passageway that is receptive to a communication fluid. 10. The cable as claimed in claim 8 wherein hardenable material is configured as a plurality of stacked coatings on the inside surface of the conduit. 11. The cable as claimed in claim 1 wherein the fiber is in a consistent position relative to a tubular about which the cable is disposed.