Patent ID: 6584255
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing an optical fiber cable by connecting a plurality of spans having n optical fibers, n being an integer not less than 2, comprising:providing a first span of n optical fibers having identifiers different from each other; providing a second span of n optical fibers having identifiers different from each other, the identifiers of the n optical fibers of the second span in the reverse order of the magnitude of chromatic dispersion value being respectively identical to the identifiers of the n optical fibers of the first span in order of the magnitude of chromatic dispersion value; calculating the sum of chromatic dispersion values of respective optical fibers in the first span and second span having the same identifier to arrange the respective optical fibers of the first and second spans in order of the magnitude of the sum of chromatic dispersion values; and connecting the optical fibers having the same identifier in the first and second spans.