WO2004107004A1 - 光ファイバケーブルおよびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical fiber cable in which a plastic optical fiber and a fiber tensile member are housed in a sheath tube, and a method for manufacturing the same.
- Optical fibers used as high-capacity communication media include silica glass fiber and plastic optical fiber (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “POF”). Separated. Of these, plastic optical fibers have a larger core diameter than quartz glass optical fibers and are excellent in workability such as terminal processing, and their applications are expanding. In particular, graded index (index of refraction type) plastic optical fibers (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “GI-P ⁇ F”) with a distribution in the refractive index in the cross-sectional direction are used. Because of its high-speed, large-capacity transmission capability, it is expected to be an optical fiber in next-generation communications.
- GGI-P ⁇ F graded index plastic optical fibers
- optical fiber is not practical if it is bare.It is necessary to protect the optical fiber, increase the number of cores, attach connectors, etc., so that the optical fiber is coated, fiber-tensile material such as aramid fiber, steel wire, etc. It is combined with a cable and used.
- plastic optical fiber cable or cable for communication having a plastic optical fiber and a fiber tensile strength member is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-96840.
- a plastic optical fiber cord in which a thermoplastic resin layer is extrusion-coated on the outer periphery of the layer is disclosed. It is described that aramide fiber is used as a tensile member.
- an aramide fiber is disposed around an optical fiber core wire, a sheath is provided around the aramide fiber, and the sheath (sheath tube) is disposed inside the sheath.
- a non-metallic optical fiber cable characterized in that a tensile strength member made of inorganic fiber reinforced plastic is passed through the cable.
- thermoplastic resin is extruded and formed on the outer periphery of the optical fiber and the fiber tensile strength member to form a jacket tube.
- GI-POF has a problem in that heat generated when coating the above-mentioned outer tube causes thermal diffusion of low-molecular compounds inside the tube, thereby changing the refractive index distribution and increasing transmission loss.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 11-111954 uses a resin such as polyethylene that can be melt-extruded at a relatively low temperature so that the transmission loss of the GI-POF does not increase due to the heat of the coating resin material that melts.
- the GI-POF is extruded on the surface of the GI-POF in advance and molded by pulling down, and the GI-P ⁇ F is primarily coated to form a so-called jacket fiber.
- a GI-POF optical fiber cable is manufactured by extruding with a thermoplastic resin or the like together with a constituent material such as a tension member and performing secondary coating.
- a jacket in which a GI-POF having a diameter (wire diameter) of less than 1 mm is primarily coated with polyethylene or the like is exposed to high temperature conditions. Due to thermal shrinkage, microvents are generated on the surface of GI-POF. As a result, there is a problem of thermal durability such as an increase in light transmission loss.
- a fiber tensile strength member such as an aramide fiber is directly arranged so as to be in contact with the outer periphery of the core wire P ⁇ F. Therefore, when the fiber sizing agent contained in the fiber tensile strength material chemically reacts with P ⁇ F to deteriorate physical properties, There is a case. As a result, there is a problem that transmission loss increases when a plastic optical fiber cord is used over a long distance.
- a refractive index distribution type plastic optical fiber (hereinafter referred to as a fluororesin POF) composed of a fluororesin-based central part and an acrylic resin covering the outer periphery thereof, and an aramide fiber as a fiber tensile strength member.
- a fluororesin POF refractive index distribution type plastic optical fiber
- the acryl resin is deteriorated if left at high temperature and high humidity for a long time, thereby increasing the transmission loss. This is because the acryl resin is chemically degraded by the low molecular weight polyether, which is the main component of the sizing agent (sizing agent) contained in the aramide fiber, causing embrittlement.
- an object of the present invention is to prevent a microphone opening bend caused by heat shrinkage due to a temperature change without using a steel wire as a tensile strength member, thereby making it possible to reduce the diameter, thereby deteriorating transmission characteristics. It is an object of the present invention to provide a plastic optical fiber cable and a method for manufacturing the same, which reduce the number of plastic cables.
- an optical fiber cable of the present invention An optical fiber, a resin-made cleavage tube that is cleaved by a slit formed in an axial direction and surrounds the outer periphery of the optical fiber via a gap, a fiber tensile strength member disposed on the periphery of the cleavage tube, It is characterized by having a resin sheath tube further surrounding the outer periphery of the tensile strength member.
- the outer periphery of the P ⁇ F is surrounded by the cleavage tube, and the fiber tensile strength member is arranged on the outer periphery of the cleavage tube so as to be covered with the resin outer tube.
- the fiber tensile strength member is arranged on the outer periphery of the cleavage tube so as to be covered with the resin outer tube.
- the POF is contained in the inside of the cleavage tube through a gap, thereby preventing the generation of microvents in the P ⁇ F, It can also prevent an increase in transmission loss due to micro venting.
- the POF is surrounded by the cleavage tube and does not come into direct contact with the fiber tensile strength material, it is also prevented that the fiber sizing agent contained in the fiber tensile strength material chemically reacts with the POF to cause physical deterioration. You.
- a metal wire as a fiber tensile strength member, for example, a resin fiber such as aramid fiber or a glass fiber. It can be composed of only inorganic fibers.
- the cleavage tube is a tube from which internal residual stress has been removed by annealing treatment and a dimensional change due to heat has been reduced. This makes it difficult for the cleavage tube to thermally shrink even when exposed to high-temperature conditions, so that the generation of microvents on the surface of the P ⁇ F is more reliably prevented.
- the jacket tube is a tube in which residual stress inside has been removed by annealing treatment and dimensional change due to heat has been reduced. According to this However, since the outer tube is less likely to be thermally contracted, an increase in transmission loss due to the P ⁇ F microvent can be more reliably prevented.
- a slit is formed in a resin tube in the axial direction to cleave the resin tube, and a plastic optical fiber is inserted from the cleaved portion.
- the optical fiber, the cleavage tube and the fiber tensile member are inserted into an extrusion die while disposing the fiber tensile member around the optical fiber-containing cleavage tube thus obtained, so as to cover the outer periphery thereof.
- the outer tube is extruded and formed.
- a slit is formed in a resin tube in the axial direction to be cleaved, a POF is inserted into the cleaved tube, and a fiber strength member is arranged on the outer periphery of the cleaved tube. And extrude a resin jacket tube. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the cleavage tube to transmit heat to cover the outer tube to the POF, thereby preventing an increase in transmission loss of the POF.
- the POF is housed inside the cleavage tube and does not come into direct contact with the fiber strength member, so that the chemical reaction between the fiber sizing agent contained in the fiber strength member and P ⁇ F Can be prevented from deteriorating physical properties. Further, since the POF is accommodated in the inside of the cleavage tube through a gap, it is possible to prevent an increase in transmission loss due to the micro vent.
- the tube to be cleaved it is preferable to use a tube from which internal residual stress has been removed by annealing treatment and a dimensional change due to heat has been reduced, as the tube to be cleaved. Further, it is preferable that the optical fiber cable formed by covering the jacket tube is wound around a reel, and an annealing process is performed in that state. According to this, as described above, the heat shrinkage of the cleavage tube and the outer tube is reduced, so that it is possible to prevent the occurrence of the micro vent of the P ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ F due to the heat shrinkage and to prevent the transmission loss from increasing. it can.
- the optical fiber and the cleavage tube are cooled in advance, so that their temperature rises are suppressed, and the transmission loss of P ⁇ F is reduced. Can be more effectively prevented.
- the cable is immediately immersed in a cooling liquid bath after the outer tube is extruded by the extrusion die. According to this, since the extruded jacket tube is immediately cooled, an increase in the transmission loss of the POF due to a temperature rise can be more effectively prevented.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of an optical fiber cable according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an entire optical fiber cable manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a POF tube insertion device that introduces POF into a cleavage tube.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of the tube insertion device.
- FIG. 5 is a partial plan view showing a force and an insertion roller portion of the tube insertion device.
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cooling device.
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view showing the vicinity of the nozzle of the extrusion molding apparatus.
- FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the optical fiber cable according to the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing still another embodiment of the optical fiber cable according to the present invention.
- Tube insertion device 215: Push roller
- FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an optical fiber cable according to the present invention.
- the plastic optical fiber cable 10 includes: a POF 20; a resin cleavage tube 30 surrounding the outer periphery of the POF 20 via a gap; a fiber tensile strength member 40 disposed on the outer periphery of the cleavage tube 30; It comprises a resin sheath tube 50 further surrounding the outer periphery of the tensile strength member 40.
- the expression that the cleavage tube 30 surrounds the outer periphery of the POF 20 through the gap 40 means that the inner surface of the cleavage tube 30 and the outer periphery of the POF 20 are perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber cable (shown in FIG. 1). (Cross section) means that at least a part or all of them are non-contact. Also, “the inner surface of the cleavage tube 30 and the outer periphery of the POF 20 are“ at least partially non-contacted (not entirely non-contacted) ”means that the inner surface of the cleavage tube 30 is at one or more points on the outer periphery of the POF 20.
- the void 40 is interposed at least in part between the POF 20 and the cleavage tube 30.
- the POFs 20 are distributed and arranged one by one so as to be freely movable inside the cleavage tube 30.
- the material of the POF20 is not particularly limited, and a fluororesin, a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) resin, etc. can be used. Among them, a fluororesin is used. Power transmission loss is low, and a usable light wavelength range is wide. Is preferred.
- a fluororesin P ⁇ F for example, those described in JP-A-8-5848 are preferably used.
- the outer diameter of POF 20 must be 400 to 1000 m. Is preferred.
- the cleavage tube 30 is cleaved by a slit 31 along the axial direction, and the above POF 20 is inserted through the slit 31.
- the slit 31 is not limited to the one formed linearly along the axial direction of the cleavage tube 30, and may be, for example, a spiral formed.
- the outer diameter of the cleavage tube 30 is preferably from 1.1 to 1.5 mm, the thickness of the tube is preferably from 0.1 to 0.2 mm, and the inner diameter is from 0.9 to: L. 2 mm.
- the inner diameter of the tube is preferably set to be larger than the outer diameter of the POF, and the POF is preferably arranged so as to be able to move freely inside the tube. That is, the value obtained by dividing the inner diameter of the tube by the outer diameter of the POF is preferably from 1.1 to 3, and more preferably from 1.5 to 2.5. For example, if the outer diameter of the POF is 0.5 mm and the inner diameter of the tube is 1 mm, the above value is 2.
- the material of the cleavage tube 30 is not particularly limited, for example, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, fluororesin, silicone rubber, polyurethane and the like are preferably used. It is more preferable that these resins have flame retardancy by adding a flame retardant or the like.
- the cleavage tube is a tube from which internal residual stress has been removed by an annealing treatment in advance and a dimensional change due to heat has been reduced.
- the tube is wound around a tube or the like before forming a slit, for example, wound on a reel or the like and restrained in the longitudinal direction, and preferably heat-treated at 60 to 90 for 10 to 48 hours. Can be carried out.
- the fiber material of the fiber strength member 40 for example, aramide fiber, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), carbon fiber, glass fiber, or the like can be used.
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- the use of aramide fiber is preferable in terms of rigidity, flexibility, and prevention of fiber breakage due to repeated bending.
- These fiber strength members 40 generally contain a sizing agent.
- POF 20 is surrounded by the cleavage tube 30 and comes into direct contact with the fiber strength member 40. Therefore, deterioration of POF 20 due to the sizing agent can be prevented.
- the jacket tube 50 for example, polyvinyl chloride or flame-retardant polyethylene can be used and is not particularly limited.
- the thickness of the jacket tube 50 is between 0.2 and 1.0 mm.
- the inner tube 50 is also subjected to an annealing treatment to remove internal residual stress and reduce dimensional change due to heat.
- This annealing treatment is performed by winding the optical fiber cable 10 on a reel after the manufacturing process described later, and then performing a heat treatment at 60 to 70 ° C, preferably for 10 to 48 hours. You can do it. By winding the optical fiber cable 10 around a reel, the length of the jacket tube 50 is restricted.
- FIG. 2 to 9 show an apparatus for manufacturing the optical fiber cable 10.
- Fig. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the entire manufacturing apparatus
- Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a P ⁇ F tube insertion device for inserting a POF into a cleavage tube
- Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of the tube insertion device
- Fig. 5 Fig. 6 is a partial plan view showing the cutting part and the inlet part of the tube insertion device
- Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 4
- Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the cooling device
- Fig. 8 is FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 7, and
- FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view showing the vicinity of a nozzle of the extrusion molding apparatus.
- reference numeral 41 denotes a reel for feeding out a fiber tensile strength member 40, and a fiber bundle 42 of the fiber tensile strength material pulled out from the reel 41 includes guide rollers 1 1 1, 1 1 2, 1 1 3, Guided by 1 1 4 and pulled out on the production line.
- Reference numeral 32 denotes a reel for feeding the resin tube before the slit of the cleavage tube 30 is formed.
- the resin tube 33 pulled out from the reel 32 is used as a guide reel 12 1, 1 2 2, 1. It is introduced into the tube introduction device 200 through 23. It is preferable that the resin tube 33 be annealed in advance under the conditions described above.
- 21 is a POF take-up reel, and the POF 20 fed from this reel 21 is loaded into the tube via guide rollers 13 1, 13 2 and 13 3. Introduced at 200.
- the tube insertion device 200 includes a base 210, a support plate 211 erected on the base 210, and a front end of the support plate 211. And a POF 20 introduction guide plate 2 13 attached to the section via a bracket 2 12. Further, the POF 20 is introduced obliquely from above into the push-in roller 2 15 via the guide roller 2 14 attached to the support plate 2 11.
- the resin tube 33 is guided to a guide roller 211 mounted on the support plate 211, and is formed with a slit formed by a force roller 117 disposed at an upper rear portion thereof. I have.
- the cut piece 217 is formed by linearly pressing a portion of the peripheral wall of the resin tube 33 along the axial direction to form a slit. Inside, a slit 218 arranged adjacent to the back of the cutout 218 enters, and the resin tube 33 is kept open.
- a support roller 2 19 is mounted facing the push roller 2 15, and between the push roller 2 15 and the support roller 2 19 The resin tube 33 and POF 20 are introduced.
- the POF 20 is introduced into a groove 2 15 b formed between the flanges 2 15 a and 2 15 a of the pushing roller 2 15. Further, the lower end of the pushing roller 2 15 enters the resin tube 33 opened by the slit 2 18.
- the support roller 219 has a concave receiving surface 219a for receiving the resin tube 33 on the outer periphery.
- the POF 20 is inserted into the resin tube 33 cleaved by being guided by the groove 2 15 b of the pushing roller 2 15, that is, into the cleavage tube 30, and is supported by the pushing roller 2 15. After passing between the rollers 219, it is wrapped by the cleavage tube 30.
- each of the feed rollers 22 1 and 22 2 is provided with two parallel O-rings made of synthetic rubber mounted on its outer periphery in parallel with each other.
- the split tube 30 containing POF 20 is attached to the above-mentioned O-ring. While supporting the ring-shaped recess between them, it functions to sandwich it between the upper and lower feed rollers 22 1 and 22 2 and feed it toward the end of the line.
- the feed roller 222, the support roller 219, and the guide roller 216 are configured to rotate synchronously in the feed direction via a timing belt by a drive device (not shown). Further, the fiber bundle 42 of the fiber tensile strength member is directly introduced into a cooling device 300 described later without passing through the tube insertion device 200.
- a cooling device 300 is provided in front of the tube insertion device 200 (in the traveling direction of the POF 200). Although not shown, plates having guide holes are arranged before and after the cooling device 300, and the cleavage tube 30 containing the POF 20 is guided so as to pass through a predetermined path.
- the cooling device 300 has a box 310, a lid 311, and a pipe 312 penetrating the box 310. .
- the inside of the box 310 and the outer periphery of the pipe 312 are filled with dry ice 320.
- a heat insulating material 3 13 is attached to the inner wall of the box 3 12.
- the cleavage tube 30 containing the POF 20 is inserted into the pipe 3 12.
- the cleavage tube 30 is appropriately stretched to prevent the cleavage tube 30 from contacting the inner wall of the pipe 312.
- metals such as stainless steel and aluminum, and resins such as polyethylene and polypropylene are preferably used.
- resins such as polyethylene and polypropylene are preferably used.
- copper, brass, stainless steel or the like is preferably used.
- heat insulating material urethane foam, styrene foam and the like are preferably used.
- the cooling device 300 is adjusted so that the surface temperature of the POF 20 derived therefrom is preferably 5 ° C. or lower, more preferably 110 ° C. or lower.
- the cooling means of the cooling device 300 is not limited to the above-mentioned dry ice, and the refrigerant is supplied to a cooling pipe surrounding the pipe 3 12. It is also possible to adopt a structure of cooling by flowing, or a structure of passing between a pair of cooling plates cooled by a Peltier element or the like. Also, a contact-type cooling means such as a cooling roller can be adopted.
- the surface temperature of the POF can be measured by bringing a thermocouple into contact with the surface of the POF. At this time, it is preferable that the temperature measuring section of the thermocouple and the POF are covered together with a heat insulating material.
- the fiber bundles 42 of the fiber tensile strength element do not need to be passed through the cooling device 300, but need to be arranged on the outer periphery of the cleavage tube 30 in the next step of covering the outer tube 50. For this reason, although omitted in FIGS. 7 and 8, the cleavage tube 30 may pass through the cooling device 300 in a state of being arranged so as to surround the outer periphery thereof.
- An extruder 400 for extruding the jacket tube 50 is provided at the outlet of the cooling device 300.
- the cooling device 300 and the extrusion device 400 are preferably arranged as close as possible. This is to prevent the POF 20 cooled by passing through the cooling device 300 from warming.
- the cooling temperature of the POF 20 in the P ⁇ F introduction portion of the nozzle 410 of the extrusion molding apparatus 400 is preferably 5 ° C. or lower, more preferably 110 ° C. or lower.
- the passage time of P ⁇ F20 from the outlet of the cooling device 300 to the POF inlet of the nozzle 410 (from the outlet of the cooling device 300 to the POF inlet of the nozzle 410) (The value obtained by dividing the distance of P ⁇ F 20 by the feed rate) is preferably 2 seconds or less, and particularly preferably 1 second or less.
- a nozzle 4100 of the extrusion molding apparatus 400 is provided with a center cylinder 420 and an outer pipe provided with a predetermined gap 4221 on the outer periphery of the center cylinder 420. And a cylinder 4300.
- a cleavage tube 30 containing P ⁇ F 20 and a fiber bundle 42 of a fiber tensile strength member are inserted.
- the four fiber bundles 42 of the fiber tensile strength member are arranged and inserted in four directions so as to surround the cleavage tube 30, and the filaments of each fiber bundle are separated in the central cylinder 420, and the nozzle
- the outer circumference of the cleavage tube 30 is annularly surrounded to form the fiber tensile strength member 40 of FIG.
- An outer tube 50 is formed from the gap 4 21 between the center cylinder 4 20 and the outer cylinder 4 40.
- the molten thermoplastic resin is extruded in a molten state, and is coated on the outer periphery of the fiber tensile strength member 40 to form a jacket tube 50.
- the heat of the molten thermoplastic resin is transmitted to the fiber tensile strength member 40.
- the heat is less likely to be transmitted to the POF20.
- the POF 20 is cooled in advance by the cooling device 300, even if a small amount of heat is transmitted, an excessive rise in temperature can be prevented, and an increase in transmission loss can be prevented.
- a cooling tank 500 is provided further ahead of the extrusion molding apparatus 400.
- the optical fiber cable 10 formed by covering the jacket tube 50 passes through the cooling medium in the cooling tank 500 and rapidly cools the newly formed jacket tube 50 to form an internal POF 2. Prevents heat from being transferred to zero, preventing transmission loss from increasing.
- the cooling medium for example, water, an antifreeze made of a mixed solution of water and ethylene glycol, or the like is preferably used.
- a take-off device 600 is provided further ahead of the cooling tank 500.
- the take-up machine 600 includes an upper belt 610 that is stretched over a pair of pulleys 611 and 612 and rotates, and a lower belt that is also stretched over a pair of pulleys 621 and 622 and rotates.
- a belt 620 and has a structure in which the optical fiber cable 10 is sandwiched between the belts 610 and 6200 and fed out.
- the take-up speed of the take-off device 600, the feed speed of the tube insertion device 200, the POF 20, and the unwinding roll 2 of the cleavage tube 30 are used. It is desirable to electrically control the respective devices so that the feeding speeds of 1 and 32 are the same.
- the optical fiber cable 10 thus formed is wound up and stored on a winding reel (not shown). After the film is wound on the take-up reel, it is preferable to remove the residual stress inside the jacket tube 50 and reduce the dimensional change due to heat by performing an annealing treatment under the conditions described above. .
- FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the optical fiber cable according to the present invention.
- the optical fiber cable 11 two cleavage tubes 30 each containing a POF 20 are arranged in parallel, and the outer periphery thereof is surrounded by a fiber strength member 40, and the outer circumference of the fiber strength member 40 is further surrounded by a sheath tube 50. It has a covered structure.
- FIG. 11 shows still another embodiment of the optical fiber cable according to the present invention.
- the optical fiber cable 12 is provided with four cleavage tubes 30 containing the POF 20, and their outer peripheries are bound by a holding tape 60.
- a holding tape 60 for example, PET tape, polyester nonwoven fabric, paper, fluororesin tape, or the like can be used.
- the outer circumference of the tied cleavage tube 30 is surrounded by a fiber tensile strength member 40, and the outer circumference of the fiber tensile strength member 40 is further covered with a jacket tube 50.
- An optical fiber cable having the structure shown in Fig. 1 was manufactured using the equipment shown in Figs.
- a fluororesin POF (trade name "Lukina”, manufactured by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.) manufactured by the method described in the above-mentioned JP-A-8-5848, having an outer diameter of 0.5 mm was used.
- a flame-retardant polyolefin resin (trade name: ANA-9952N, manufactured by RIKEN TECHNOS) having an outer diameter of 1.2 mm and an inner diameter of 0.9 mm was used.
- the fiber tensile strength member 40 one made of aramide fiber (1580 denier, using four fibers) was used.
- the outer tube 50 is also made of flame-retardant polyolefin resin (trade name: ANA-9952N, manufactured by RIKEN TECHNOS) (molding temperature: 185 ° C), thickness 0.5 mm, outer diameter 2.6 mm Molded as .
- the production speed of the optical fiber cable was 15 m_min.
- the cooling device 300 uses a copper pipe with an inner diameter of 8 mm and a length of 30 cm as the pipe 312. Cooling was performed under the conditions, and the surface temperature of POF 20 derived from the cooling device 300 was adjusted to be ⁇ 10.
- the cleavage tube 30 was annealed at 80 ° C. for 24 hours in a state of being wound on a pay-out reel 41.
- the jacket tube 50 was annealed at 60 ° for 24 hours with the optical fiber cable 10 wound on a reel.
- the obtained optical fiber cable 10 was subjected to a cooling / heating cycle test. That is, the high-temperature holding temperature is 60 ° C, the low-temperature holding temperature is 15 ° C, the holding time at each temperature and the temperature rise / fall time are 2 hours, and this is repeated 10 cycles, and each temperature is repeated.
- the transmission loss and the transmission loss after 10 cycles of cooling and heating were continuously measured with a power meter using an 85 nmL ED light source. Table 1 shows the results.
- Example 1 the annealing treatment of the jacket tube 50 was performed with the optical fiber cable in a free state (a state in which it was not restrained in the length direction). With respect to the optical fiber cable thus obtained, the transmission loss due to the repetition of the cooling / heating cycle was measured in the same manner as in Example 1. Table 1 shows the results.
- Example 1 an optical fiber cable was obtained without performing an annealing treatment on the jacket tube 50. With respect to the optical fiber cable thus obtained, the transmission loss due to the repetition of the cooling / heating cycle was measured in the same manner as in Example 1. Table 1 shows the results.
- Example 1 an optical fiber cable was manufactured by disposing the fiber tensile strength member 40 directly on the outer periphery of the POF 10 without using the cleavage tube 30. In addition, jacket No annealing treatment was performed on the block 50. With respect to the optical fiber cable thus obtained, the transmission loss due to the repetition of the cooling / heating cycle was measured in the same manner as in Example 1. Table 1 shows the results.
- the second embodiment in which the outer tube was subjected to the annealing process in a free state, and in the case where the outer tube was cleaned.
- the increase in transmission loss due to the cooling / heating cycle was further suppressed as compared with Example 3 in which no cooling treatment was performed.
- the outer periphery of the POF is surrounded by the cleavage tube, and the fiber tensile strength member is arranged on the outer periphery of the cleavage tube and is covered with the resin jacket tube. Since the heat generated when the tube is coated is less likely to be transmitted to the POF by the cleavage tube, an increase in the transmission loss of the POF can be prevented.
- the cleavage tube is thermally shrunk by being exposed to high temperature conditions, since the POF is accommodated in the inside of the cleavage tube through a gap, the occurrence of a microphone vent on the surface of the POF is prevented. However, an increase in transmission loss due to the micro vent can be prevented.
- the POF is surrounded by the cleavage tube and does not come into direct contact with the fiber tensile strength material, it is possible to prevent the fiber sizing agent contained in the fiber tensile strength material from chemically reacting with the POF, thereby preventing physical deterioration. You.
- the tensile strength and the bending strength of the optical fiber cable are improved by the cleavage tube, there is no need to use a metal wire as a fiber tensile strength member. It can be composed of only inorganic fibers.
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