Patent ID: 11892694
Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An optical fiber ribbon comprising:
three or more optical fibers arranged in parallel, wherein each of the three or more optical fibers includes an outer layer made of resin and the resin has an outer diameter of less than or equal to 220 microns, and wherein a gap is defined between each adjacent two optical fibers of the three or more optical fibers, and wherein a distance along a width direction between centers of the adjacent two optical fibers is in a range between 220 microns and 280 microns; and
connecting portions comprising resin disposed in the gap between each adjacent two optical fibers and intermittently connecting the adjacent two optical fibers both in a ribbon length direction and a ribbon width direction of the adjacent two optical fibers,
wherein at least one of the connecting portions has two opposing outer surfaces, each of which is positioned on a line spaced apart from a line connecting contact points of the adjacent two optical fibers when placed on a horizontal surface.