Abstract:
Provided is a coated optical fiber and an optical fiber cable capable of suppressing transmission loss (microbend loss) even in an optical fiber having high microbend sensitivity. In the present invention, the degree of freedom of a primary layer 11 represented by the equation (I) and the rigidity of a secondary layer 12 represented by the equation (II) are set in specific ranges, respectively. Thus, the present invention provides a coated optical fiber 1 capable of suppressing the transmission loss even when an optical fiber 10 having high microbend sensitivity such as a BI fiber having a large effective core cross-sectional area Aeff of an optical fiber is used. The present invention can be widely used as a coated optical fiber 1 constituting a coated optical fiber ribbon or as a coated optical fiber 1 housed in an optical fiber cable. Further, an optical fiber cable including such coated optical fibers 1 enjoys the effect of the above-described coated optical fiber 1. [Math. 1] βP×PISM≥600 (I) (S/P)×(SISM/PISM)≤1,000 (II)
Abstract:
The present invention provides a colored optical fiber that shows anti-microbend property and hot-water resistance, an optical fiber ribbon that utilizes the same, and an optical fiber cable.It is a colored optical fiber 1, which comprises two coating layers of a primary coating layer 31 and a secondary coating layer 32, wherein either one of the primary coating layer 31 or the secondary coating layer 32 is colored, both coating layers have equilibrium elastic moduli of 60 MPa or less, and the secondary coating layer 32 has a relaxation modulus of 410 MPa or more, an optical fiber ribbon 4 that utilizes it, and an optical fiber cable 8.