Silica glass—the core material of optical fiber—has an extremely low thermal expansion coefficient (≈0. 5×10⁻⁶/°C), meaning it barely shrinks or expands with temperature changes. With both loads, the cable. Signal Integrity: Extreme temperatures cause signal attenuation (loss) or distortion, reducing bandwidth and transmission distance., coating cracking, core damage). In loose tube and tight buffered fiber optic cables, post extrusion shrinkage may lead to stresses being applied on the optical fiber with the negative consequence of increased. Disclosed are a low-shrinkage polyethylene optical cable sheath material, a preparation method therefor, and an application function thereof. The sheath material contains the following components in parts by weight: 20-50 parts of high density polyethylene (HDPE), 20-30 parts of low density. Materials taken into consideration were two commercially available thermoplastic FRNC compounds dedicated to fiber optic cables, based on linear low-density polyethylene/ethylene–vinyl acetate composites with high load-ing of aluminum trihydroxide and magnesium dihydroxide fillers. When an object is heated or cooled, its length change by an amount proportional to the original length and the change in temperature.