Patent ID: 7286737

Claim:
A process for fabricating an optical fiber tape core by coating plural optical fiber cores all together, wherein the optical fiber core comprises an optical fiber core assembly with plural optical fiber cores two-dimensionally arranged in parallel with each other, and a coating layer formed of silicone rubber and arranged on one side of said optical fiber core assembly, said silicone rubber forming said coating layer; and said plural optical fiber cores do not intersect each other at any location along said plural optical fiber cores, the process comprising the steps of: mounting said optical fiber cores in alignment with each other on a two-dimensional flat surface such that said optical fiber cores do not intersect each other at any location along said plural optical fiber cores; applying silicone rubber onto said two-dimensional flat surface such that said two-dimensional flat surface with said plural optical fiber cores mounted therein is coated with said silicone rubber to form a coating layer; and peeling off said plural optical fiber cores from said two-dimensional flat surface to separate, from said coating layer on said two-dimensional flat surface, only a part thereof located on the peeled optical fiber cores.