Patent ID: 6269210
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical fiber ribbon, comprising:a plurality of optical fibers arranged in a row; andan outer coating formed around the optical fibers,each of the optical fibers comprising a core, a cladding, and a non-strippable thin coating composed of synthetic resin with a Young's modulus of 50 kg/mm.sup.2 to 250 kg/mm.sup.2 at room temperature and coated around the cladding,wherein the thickness of the non-strippable thin coating is in the range from 2 .mu.m to 15 .mu.m, andwherein the eccentricity between the center of the core and the center of the non-strippable thin coating is not more than 1 .mu.m.