Intermittently connected optical fiber ribbon
AssigneeFujikura Ltd.
InventorsYoshie Murakoshi, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato
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Abstract
[Problem] When a surface of the optical fiber ribbon is rough, the microbending loss is increased due to the irregularities formed on the surface of the optical fiber ribbon. [Solution] An intermittently connected optical fiber ribbon of the present disclosure, includes: a plurality of optical fibers arranged in a predetermined direction; and connecting portions that intermittently connect two adjacent ones of the optical fibers. A peripheral cover portion formed of resin configuring the connecting portions is formed on a periphery of the optical fibers. An arithmetic mean roughness Ra of a surface of the peripheral cover portion is 0.41 μm or lower.
Claims12
An intermittently connected optical fiber ribbon, comprising:
- optical fibers disposed side by side in a predetermined direction;
- and
- connecting portions that intermittently connect two adjacent ones of the optical fibers, wherein
- a peripheral resin portion is formed on a periphery of the optical fibers, and
- a surface roughness of the peripheral resin portion is 2.0 μm or lower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.