WO2021181884A1 - 光ファイバリボン及び光ファイバケーブル - Google Patents

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WO2021181884A1
WO2021181884A1 PCT/JP2021/001508 JP2021001508W WO2021181884A1 WO 2021181884 A1 WO2021181884 A1 WO 2021181884A1 JP 2021001508 W JP2021001508 W JP 2021001508W WO 2021181884 A1 WO2021181884 A1 WO 2021181884A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to fiber optic ribbons and fiber optic cables.
  • This application claims priority based on Japanese Application No. 2020-039642 filed on March 9, 2020, and incorporates all the contents described in the Japanese application.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses that a small-diameter optical fiber (the outer diameter of the optical fiber is 220 ⁇ m or less) is connected by a resin in order to reduce the density of the optical fiber cable containing the optical fiber ribbon. There is.
  • the optical fiber ribbon has a plurality of optical fibers arranged in parallel and a connecting resin layer including a ribbon resin that covers and connects the plurality of optical fibers, and the plurality of optical fibers.
  • a connecting resin layer including a ribbon resin that covers and connects the plurality of optical fibers, and the plurality of optical fibers.
  • Each outer diameter is 220 ⁇ m or less
  • the ribbon resin contains a cured product of urethane (meth) acrylate
  • the amount of silicon on the surface of the connecting resin layer is 5 ppm or more and 80,000 ppm or less
  • the amount of tin is 5 ppm or more. It is 30,000 ppm or less.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an optical fiber.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an optical fiber ribbon according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an optical fiber ribbon according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the appearance of the intermittent optical fiber ribbon according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an optical fiber ribbon according to an embodiment.
  • a small-diameter optical fiber is more susceptible to lateral pressure due to bending than an optical fiber with an outer diameter of 250 ⁇ m when the optical fiber ribbon is wound around a bobbin or made into an optical cable, so the lateral pressure resistance is weak and transmission loss increases. Easy to do. Further, in the case of an optical fiber ribbon using a small-diameter optical fiber, the contact area between the optical fiber and the ribbon resin covering the optical fiber is small, so that the adhesion of the ribbon resin to the optical fiber is low. And the resin for the ribbon is easy to peel off. On the other hand, if the adhesion of the ribbon resin to the optical fiber is too high, it becomes difficult to separate the optical fiber into a single core when fixing the end of the optical fiber ribbon.
  • the present disclosure provides an optical fiber ribbon that can achieve both peeling resistance and single-core separability when a small-diameter optical fiber is used, and can suppress an increase in transmission loss of an optical cable. With the goal.
  • an optical fiber ribbon capable of achieving both peeling resistance and single-core separability when a small-diameter optical fiber is used, and suppressing an increase in transmission loss of an optical cable. can do.
  • the optical fiber ribbon according to one aspect of the present disclosure has a plurality of optical fibers arranged in parallel and a connecting resin layer including a ribbon resin that covers and connects the plurality of optical fibers, and the plurality of optical fibers.
  • Each outer diameter is 220 ⁇ m or less
  • the ribbon resin contains a cured product of urethane (meth) acrylate
  • the amount of silicon on the surface of the connecting resin layer is 5 ppm or more and 80,000 ppm or less
  • the amount of tin is 5 ppm or more. It is 30,000 ppm or less.
  • the optical fiber ribbon according to the present embodiment can have both peeling resistance and single-core separability, and can be bent sharply when it is stored in a cable at a high density, and can be used when winding a bobbin or when winding a bobbin. It is possible to suppress an increase in transmission loss during cable formation.
  • the amount of silicon is preferably 100 ppm or more and 60,000 ppm or less, and the amount of tin is preferably 10 ppm or more and 20,000 ppm or less because it is superior in the single-core separability of the optical fiber. Since it is easy to obtain an optical fiber ribbon having excellent batch fusion property, the average distance between the centers of adjacent optical fibers among a plurality of optical fibers is preferably 220 ⁇ m or more and 280 ⁇ m or less.
  • the ribbon resin may further contain a silicone-based lubricant.
  • the optical fiber ribbon may have a connecting portion and a non-connecting portion intermittently in the longitudinal direction and the width direction.
  • the connecting resin layer may have a recess in the portion connecting the adjacent optical fibers among the plurality of optical fibers.
  • the optical fiber ribbon is mounted in the cable.
  • the optical fiber cable provided with the optical fiber ribbon according to the present embodiment can achieve both high lateral pressure characteristics and low transmission loss.
  • the optical fiber ribbon and the optical fiber cable according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings as necessary.
  • the present disclosure is not limited to these examples, but is indicated by the scope of claims and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims.
  • the same elements will be designated by the same reference numerals in the description of the drawings, and duplicate description will be omitted.
  • the (meth) acrylate means an acrylate or a methacrylate corresponding thereto, and the same applies to other similar expressions such as (meth) acryloyl.
  • optical fiber ribbon In the optical fiber ribbon according to the present embodiment, a plurality of optical fibers arranged in parallel are coated with a ribbon resin.
  • the ribbon resin connects a plurality of optical fibers to form a connecting resin layer.
  • the amount of silicon (Si) on the surface of the connecting resin layer is 5 ppm or more and 80,000 ppm or less, and the amount of tin (Sn) on the surface of the connecting resin layer is 5 ppm or more and 30,000 ppm or less.
  • the amount of silicon is preferably 100 ppm or more and 60,000 ppm or less, more preferably 1000 ppm or more and 55,000 ppm or less, and further preferably 1500 ppm or more and 50,000 ppm or less. ..
  • the amount of tin is preferably 10 ppm or more and 20000 ppm or less, more preferably 10 ppm or more and 10000 ppm or less, and further preferably 10 ppm or more and 5000 ppm or less. ..
  • ppm indicates a weight ratio.
  • the amount of silicon and tin on the surface of the connecting resin layer can be quantified using the X-ray photoelectric analysis method on the surface of the optical fiber ribbon.
  • the silicon may be derived from a component having a silicon atom contained in the ribbon resin used to form the connecting resin layer.
  • the component having a silicon atom include a silane coupling agent, a silicone-based lubricant, and silica particles.
  • the tin may be derived from urethane (meth) acrylate contained in the ribbon resin used to form the connecting resin layer. Urethane (meth) acrylate is synthesized using a base, an organometallic catalyst, or the like. From the viewpoint of manufacturability, among organometallic catalysts, tin catalysts may be used for synthesis.
  • the ribbon resin contains a cured product of urethane (meth) acrylate, so that the elasticity of the connecting resin layer can be improved.
  • the resin composition for the ribbon can include urethane (meth) acrylates, monomers and photopolymerization initiators.
  • the urethane (meth) acrylate, the monomer, and the photopolymerization initiator can be appropriately selected from those exemplified in the resin composition forming the primary resin layer described later.
  • the ribbon resin may further contain a silicone-based lubricant.
  • silicone-based lubricant include silicone oil.
  • the silicone oil may be a high molecular weight silicone oil or a modified silicone oil in which a part of the dimethylsiloxane skeleton is modified with an organic group.
  • modified silicone oil include polyether-modified, amine-modified, epoxy-modified, mercapto-modified, (meth) acrylic-modified, and carboxyl-modified silicone oil. If the molecular weight of the silicone oil used for the ribbon resin is too small, it tends to precipitate, and the adhesion to the ink resin layer deteriorates. If the molecular weight of the silicone oil is too large, the compatibility with the resin component is lowered.
  • the average molecular weight of the silicone oil is preferably 10,000 or more and 100,000 or less. Since the ribbon resin contains a silicone-based lubricant, it is possible to suppress the sticking of the optical fiber ribbons to each other, and it becomes easy to reduce the increase in loss when the fiber is made into a cable.
  • the Young's modulus of the ribbon resin is preferably 50 MPa or more and 900 MPa or less, more preferably 100 MPa or more and 850 MPa or less, and 400 MPa at 23 ° C. from the viewpoint of combining the lateral pressure resistance characteristics and flexibility of the optical fiber ribbon. It is more preferably 800 MPa or less.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an optical fiber.
  • the optical fiber 10 includes a glass fiber 13 including a core 11 and a clad 12, and a coating resin layer 16 including a primary resin layer 14 and a secondary resin layer 15 provided on the outer periphery of the glass fiber 13.
  • the clad 12 surrounds the core 11.
  • the core 11 and the clad 12 mainly include glass such as quartz glass.
  • glass such as quartz glass.
  • quartz glass or pure quartz glass to which germanium is added can be used for the core 11, and pure quartz glass or pure quartz glass or pure quartz glass can be used for the clad 12.
  • Fused quartz glass to which fluorine has been added can be used.
  • the outer diameter of the optical fiber 10 is 220 ⁇ m or less, and may be 140 ⁇ m or more and 220 ⁇ m or less, or 170 ⁇ m or more and 220 ⁇ m or less.
  • the outer diameter (D2) of the glass fiber 13 is about 100 ⁇ m to 125 ⁇ m, and the diameter (D1) of the core 11 constituting the glass fiber 13 may be about 7 ⁇ m to 15 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of each of the primary resin layer 14 and the secondary resin layer 15 may be about 5 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m.
  • the primary resin layer 14 can be formed by curing an ultraviolet curable resin composition containing a photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and a silane coupling agent.
  • the photopolymerizable compound may contain an oligomer and a monomer.
  • examples of the oligomer include urethane (meth) acrylate and epoxy (meth) acrylate.
  • the urethane (meth) acrylate may be a compound obtained by reacting a polyol compound, a polyisocyanate compound, and a hydroxyl group-containing (meth) acrylate compound.
  • polystyrene resin examples include polytetramethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, and bisphenol A / ethylene oxide-added diol. From the viewpoint of adjusting Young's modulus, the number average molecular weight of the polyol compound may be 300 or more and 8000 or less.
  • polyisocyanate compound examples include 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate and dicyclohexylmethane 4,4'-diisocyanate.
  • Examples of the hydroxyl group-containing (meth) acrylate compound include 2-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, 1,6-hexanediol mono (meth) acrylate, pentaerythritol tri (meth) acrylate, and the like. Examples thereof include 2-hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate and tripropylene glycol (meth) acrylate.
  • An organometallic catalyst may be used as a catalyst for synthesizing urethane (meth) acrylate, and an organotin compound may be used from the viewpoint of manufacturability.
  • organotin compound include dibutyltin dilaurate, dibutyltin diacetate, dibutyltinmalate, dibutyltinbis (2-ethylhexyl mercaptoacetate), dibutyltinbis (isooctyl mercaptoacetate), and dibutyltin oxide. From the viewpoint of easy availability or catalytic performance, it is preferable to use dibutyltin dilaurate or dibutyltin diacetate as the catalyst. It is desirable to use a large amount of catalyst from the viewpoint of productivity, but it is desirable to set it in an appropriate range because it precipitates on the surface of the resin layer and easily reduces the adhesive force between the ribbon resin and the ink resin layer.
  • a lower alcohol having 5 or less carbon atoms may be used when synthesizing urethane (meth) acrylate.
  • the lower alcohol include methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-2-propanol, 1-pentanol, 2-pentanol, 3-pentanol, and the like. Included are 2-methyl-1-butanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2-methyl-2-butanol, 3-methyl-2-butanol, and 2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol.
  • Epoxy (meth) acrylate is a compound obtained by reacting an epoxy compound having two or more glycidyl groups with a compound having a (meth) acryloyl group.
  • a monofunctional monomer having one polymerizable group and a polyfunctional monomer having two or more polymerizable groups can be used. Two or more kinds of monomers may be mixed and used.
  • Examples of the monofunctional monomer include methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, propyl (meth) acrylate, n-butyl (meth) acrylate, s-butyl (meth) acrylate, and tert-butyl (meth) acrylate.
  • Aminoalkyl (meth) acrylate monomers such as aminopropyl (meth) acrylate, N, N-dimethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate, tert-butylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate; N- (meth) acryloyl
  • succinimide-based monomers such as oxymethylene succinimide, N- (meth) acrylate-6-oxyhexamethylene succinimide, and N- (meth) acrylate-8-oxyoctamethylene succinimide.
  • polyfunctional monomer examples include ethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, polyethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, polypropylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, neopentyl glycol di (meth) acrylate, and trimethylolpropylene di (meth) acrylate.
  • Di (meth) acrylate of alkylene oxide adduct of bisphenol A tetraethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, neopentyl glycol di (meth) acrylate of hydroxypivalate, 1,4-butanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,6 -Hexanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,9-nonanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,12-dodecanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,14-tetradecanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,16-hexadecane EO addition of diol di (meth) acrylate, 1,20-eicosane diol di (meth) acrylate, isopentyl diol di (meth) acrylate, 3-ethyl-1,8-octane diol di (meth) acrylate, bisphenol A
  • the photopolymerization initiator it can be appropriately selected from known radical photopolymerization initiators and used.
  • the photopolymerization initiator include 1-hydroxycyclohexylphenyl ketone (Omnirad 184, manufactured by IGM Resins), 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, 1- (4-isopropylphenyl) -2-hydroxy-2-.
  • the silane coupling agent is not particularly limited as long as it does not interfere with the curing of the resin composition.
  • examples of the silane coupling agent include tetramethylsilicate, tetraethylsilicate, mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltrichlorosilane, vinyltriethoxysilane, vinyltris ( ⁇ -methoxy-ethoxy) silane, and ⁇ - (3,4-epylcyclohexyl).
  • the resin composition may further contain inorganic oxide particles, a photoacid generator, a leveling agent, an antifoaming agent, an antioxidant, a sensitizer and the like.
  • the inorganic oxide particles are not particularly limited. From the viewpoint of excellent dispersibility in the resin composition and easy preparation of Young's ratio, the inorganic oxide particles are silicon dioxide (silica), zirconium dioxide (zirconia), aluminum oxide (alumina), magnesium oxide (magnesia). , Titanium oxide (titania), tin oxide, and zinc oxide are preferably particles containing at least one selected from the group. It is more preferable to use silica particles as the inorganic oxide particles from the viewpoints of low cost, easy surface treatment, ultraviolet transmission, and easy to impart appropriate hardness to the cured product.
  • Inorganic oxide particles are preferably hydrophobic. Specifically, it is preferable that the surface of the inorganic oxide particles is hydrophobically treated with a silane compound.
  • the hydrophobic treatment means introducing a hydrophobic group into the surface of the inorganic oxide particles.
  • Inorganic oxide particles into which a hydrophobic group has been introduced are excellent in dispersibility in a resin composition.
  • the hydrophobic group include an ultraviolet curable reactive group such as a (meth) acryloyl group and a vinyl group, or a non-reactive group such as a hydrocarbon group (for example, an alkyl group) and an aryl group (for example, a phenyl group). It may be a group.
  • the inorganic oxide particles have a reactive group, it becomes easy to form a resin layer having a high Young's modulus.
  • silane compound having a reactive group examples include 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-methacryloxypropyltriethoxysilane, 3-acryloxypropyltriethoxysilane, and 8- Examples thereof include silane compounds such as methacryloxyoctyltrimethoxysilane, 8-acryloxyoctyltrimethoxysilane, 7-octenyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltrimethoxysilane, and vinyltriethoxysilane.
  • silane compound having an alkyl group examples include methyltrimethoxysilane, dimethyldimethoxysilane, ethyltrimethoxysilane, propyltrimethoxysilane, butyltrimethoxysilane, pentyltrimethoxysilane, hexyltrimethoxysilane, and octyltrimethoxysilane.
  • Examples thereof include methyltriethoxysilane, dimethyldiethoxysilane, ethyltriethoxysilane, propyltriethoxysilane, butyltriethoxysilane, pentyltriethoxysilane, hexyltriethoxysilane, and octyltriethoxysilane.
  • the inorganic oxide particles may be dispersed in a dispersion medium when added to the resin composition.
  • the inorganic oxide particles can be uniformly dispersed in the resin composition, and the storage stability of the resin composition can be improved.
  • the dispersion medium is not particularly limited as long as it does not inhibit the curing of the resin composition.
  • the dispersion medium may be reactive or non-reactive.
  • a monomer such as a (meth) acryloyl compound or an epoxy compound
  • examples of the (meth) acrylic compound include 1,6-hexanediol di (meth) acrylate, EO-modified bisphenol A di (meth) acrylate, polyethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, and PO-modified bisphenol A di (meth) acrylate.
  • the (meth) acryloyl compound exemplified by the above-mentioned monomer may be used.
  • a ketone solvent such as methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) or methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK)
  • an alcohol solvent such as methanol (methanol) or propylene glycol monomethyl ether (PGME), or propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate
  • An ester solvent such as (PGMEA)
  • the base resin and the inorganic oxide particles dispersed in the dispersion medium may be mixed, and then a part of the dispersion medium may be removed to prepare a resin composition.
  • the average primary particle size of the inorganic oxide particles may be 650 nm or less, preferably 600 nm or less, more preferably 500 nm or less, still more preferably 400 nm or less. From the viewpoint of excellent strength after curing, the average primary particle size of the inorganic oxide particles is preferably 5 nm or more, more preferably 10 nm or more.
  • the average primary particle size can be measured by, for example, image analysis of an electron micrograph, a light scattering method, a BET method, or the like.
  • the dispersion medium in which the primary particles of the inorganic oxide particles are dispersed looks transparent visually when the particle size of the primary particles is small. When the particle size of the primary particles is relatively large (40 nm or more), the dispersion medium in which the primary particles are dispersed appears cloudy, but no sediment is observed.
  • the content of the inorganic oxide particles may be 1% by mass or more and 45% by mass or less, 2% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less, or 3% by mass or more and 35% by mass or less based on the total amount of the resin composition.
  • a tough cured product is likely to be formed.
  • the content of the inorganic oxide particles is 45% by mass or less, it becomes easy to form a cured product in which the inorganic oxide particles are preferably dispersed.
  • the total amount of the resin composition and the total amount of the cured product of the resin composition can be substantially the same.
  • a + B - structure may be used onium salt formed by the.
  • the photoacid generator include sulfonium salts such as UVACURE1590 (manufactured by Daicel Cytec), CPI-100P, 110P, 210S (manufactured by Sun Appro), Omnicat 250 (manufactured by IGM Resins), WPI-113 (Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.). Examples thereof include iodonium salts (manufactured by Yakuhin), Rp-2074 (manufactured by Rhodia Japan) and the like.
  • the Young's modulus of the primary resin layer is preferably 0.04 MPa or more and 0.8 MPa or less, and 0.05 MPa or more and 0.7 MPa or less at 23 ° C. Is more preferable, and 0.05 MPa or more and 0.6 MPa or less is further preferable.
  • the secondary resin layer 15 can be formed by curing, for example, an ultraviolet curable resin composition containing a urethane (meth) acrylate, a monomer and a photopolymerization initiator.
  • the urethane (meth) acrylate, the monomer and the photopolymerization initiator can be appropriately selected from those exemplified in the resin composition forming the primary resin layer.
  • the secondary resin layer 15 may contain inorganic oxide particles such as silica and alumina. However, the resin composition forming the secondary resin layer has a composition different from that of the resin composition forming the primary resin layer.
  • the Young's modulus of the secondary resin layer is preferably 900 MPa or more, more preferably 1000 MPa or more, and even more preferably 1200 MPa or more at 23 ° C.
  • the Young's modulus of the secondary resin layer may be 3000 MPa or less, 2500 MPa or less, 2000 MPa or less, or 1800 MPa or less at 23 ° C.
  • the Young's modulus of the secondary resin layer is 900 MPa or more, the lateral pressure resistance characteristics are easily improved, and when it is 3000 MPa or less, the secondary resin layer has an appropriate breaking elongation, so that it is not easily broken at the time of coating removal and is excellent in coating removability.
  • a colored layer serving as an ink layer may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the secondary resin layer 15 constituting the coating resin layer 16 in order to identify the optical fiber. Further, the secondary resin layer 15 may be used as a colored layer.
  • the colored layer preferably contains a pigment from the viewpoint of improving the distinctiveness of the optical fiber. Pigments include colored pigments such as carbon black, titanium oxide, and zinc flower, mixed crystals of ⁇ -Fe 2 O 3 , ⁇ -Fe 2 O 3 and ⁇ -Fe 3 O 4 , CrO 2 , cobalt ferrite, and cobalt deposition.
  • Magnetic powders such as iron oxide, barium ferrite, Fe-Co, Fe-Co-Ni, inorganic pigments such as MIO, zinc chromate, strontium chromate, aluminum tripolyphosphate, zinc, alumina, glass, mica; and azo pigments, phthalocyanine.
  • organic pigments such as system pigments and dyed lake pigments. The pigment may be subjected to various treatments such as surface modification and compound pigmentation.
  • the characteristics of the optical fiber applied to the present disclosure include, for example, when the mode field diameter at a wavelength of 1310 nm is 8.2 ⁇ m or more and 9.6 ⁇ m or less, the cable cutoff wavelength is 1260 nm or less, and the optical fiber is wound 100 times around a mandrel having a radius of 30 mm (
  • the loss increase at a wavelength of 1625 nm (per 100 turns) may be 0.1 dB or less, and the loss increase at a wavelength of 1625 nm when wound 10 times around a mandrel having a radius of 15 mm (per 10 turns) is 1.0 dB. It may be as follows.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an optical fiber ribbon according to an embodiment.
  • the optical fiber ribbon 100 has a plurality of optical fibers 10 and a connecting resin layer 40 in which the optical fibers 10 are (integrally) coated with a ribbon resin and connected.
  • the Young's modulus of the ribbon resin is preferably 800 MPa or less at 23 ° C.
  • four optical fibers 10 are shown as an example, but the number of the optical fibers 10 is not particularly limited.
  • the optical fibers 10 may be integrated in a state of being in contact with each other in parallel, or a part or all of the optical fibers 10 may be integrated in a state of being arranged in parallel at regular intervals.
  • the distance F between the centers of the adjacent optical fibers 10 may be 220 ⁇ m or more and 280 ⁇ m or less. When the distance between the centers is 220 ⁇ m or more and 280 ⁇ m or less, it is easy to place the optical fiber in the existing V-groove, and an optical fiber ribbon having excellent batch fusion property can be obtained.
  • the thickness T of the optical fiber ribbon 100 may be 164 ⁇ m or more and 285 ⁇ m or less, although it depends on the outer diameter of the optical fiber 10.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an optical fiber ribbon in which optical fibers are integrated in a state of being arranged in parallel at regular intervals.
  • the optical fiber ribbon 100A shown in FIG. 3 two optical fibers 10 are connected by a ribbon resin at regular intervals of twelve.
  • the ribbon resin forms the connecting resin layer 40.
  • the thickness of the connecting portion at the center of the optical fibers 10 is , 150 ⁇ m or more and 220 ⁇ m or less may be used. Since the optical fiber ribbon is easily deformed when it is housed in the cable, the optical fiber ribbon may have a recess in the connecting portion of the optical fiber. The recess may be formed in a triangular shape having a narrow angle on one surface of the connecting portion.
  • the optical fiber ribbon according to the present embodiment may have a connecting portion and a non-connecting portion intermittently in the longitudinal direction and the width direction.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the appearance of the optical fiber ribbon according to the embodiment.
  • the optical fiber ribbon 100B has a plurality of optical fibers, a plurality of connecting portions 20, and a non-connecting portion (dividing portion) 21.
  • the non-connecting portion 21 is formed intermittently in the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber ribbon.
  • the optical fiber ribbon 100B is an intermittently connected optical fiber ribbon in which a connecting portion 20 and a non-connecting portion 21 are intermittently provided in the longitudinal direction for each of two optical fibers 10A.
  • the "connecting portion” refers to a portion in which adjacent optical fibers are integrated via a connecting resin layer
  • the “non-connecting portion” refers to a portion in which adjacent optical fibers are not integrated via a connecting resin layer. , Refers to the part where there is a gap between the optical fibers.
  • the non-connecting portion 21 is intermittently provided in the connecting portion 20 provided for each of the two cores of the optical fiber ribbon having the above configuration, the optical fiber ribbon is easily deformed. Therefore, when the optical fiber ribbon is mounted on the optical fiber cable, it can be easily rolled and mounted, so that the optical fiber ribbon suitable for high-density mounting can be obtained. Further, since the connecting portion 20 can be easily torn from the non-connecting portion 21 as a starting point, the single core of the optical fiber 10 in the optical fiber ribbon can be easily separated.
  • the intermittently connected optical fiber ribbon can be manufactured by using, for example, the manufacturing apparatus using a swing blade described in Japanese Patent No. 5779940, No. 5880270, No. 5737220, and the like.
  • the above-mentioned optical fiber ribbon is mounted in the cable.
  • the optical fiber cable include a slot-type optical fiber cable having a plurality of slot grooves.
  • the optical fiber ribbon can be mounted in the slot groove so that the mounting density in each slot groove is about 25% to 65%.
  • the mounting density means the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the optical fiber ribbon mounted in the slot groove to the cross-sectional area of the slot groove.
  • Urethane acrylates UA-1 to UA-1 to 6 were obtained by reacting polypropylene glycol, 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate having a molecular weight of 1000 using dibutyltin dilaurate as a catalyst.
  • UA-1 to UA-1 to 6 were prepared by changing the blending amount of dibutyltin dilaurate.
  • Photopolymerization initiator As a photopolymerization initiator, 1-hydroxycyclohexylphenyl ketone and 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide were prepared.
  • silicone oil (polyether modified, average molecular weight 15000) was prepared as a silicone-based lubricant.
  • urethane acrylate UA-1 to 6 10 parts by mass of 2-phenoxyethyl acrylate, 13 parts by mass of tripropylene glycol diacrylate, 5 parts by mass of N-vinylcaprolactam, 1-hydroxycyclohexylphenyl ketone 1 part by mass and 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide by 1 part by mass and silicone oil were mixed to prepare resin compositions for ribbons of Examples and Comparative Examples, respectively.
  • the resin composition was prepared by changing the type of urethane acrylate and the blending amount of silicone oil.
  • Resin composition for primary resin layer 75 parts by mass of urethane acrylate, which is a reaction product of polypropylene glycol, 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate and methanol having a molecular weight of 2000, 14 parts by mass of nonylphenol EO-modified acrylate, and 7 parts by mass of N-vinylcaprolactam. , 1,6-Hexanediol diacrylate by 2 parts by mass, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide by 1 part by mass, and ⁇ -mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane by 1 part by mass for the primary resin layer.
  • Resin composition P of the above was prepared.
  • Resin composition for secondary resin layer 60 parts by mass of urethane acrylate, which is a reaction product of polypropylene glycol, isophorone diisocyanate and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate having a molecular weight of 1000, 19 parts by mass of isobornyl acrylate, 20 parts by mass of trimethylolpropane triacrylate, and 2,4. 1 part by mass of 6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide was mixed to prepare a resin composition S for a secondary resin layer.
  • urethane acrylate which is a reaction product of polypropylene glycol, isophorone diisocyanate and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate having a molecular weight of 1000
  • 19 parts by mass of isobornyl acrylate 20 parts by mass of trimethylolpropane triacrylate
  • 2,4. 1 part by mass of 6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide was mixed to prepare a resin composition S for a secondary resin
  • Resin composition for colored layer 75 parts by mass of urethane acrylate, which is a reaction product of polypropylene glycol, 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate having a molecular weight of 1000, 10 parts by mass of bisphenol A / ethylene oxide-added diol diacrylate, and isobornyl acrylate.
  • the resin composition C for the colored layer was prepared by mixing 7 parts by mass, 1-hydroxycyclohexane-1-ylphenylketone in 2 parts by mass, copper phthalocyanine in 3 parts by mass, and titanium oxide in 3 parts by mass. Made.
  • a primary resin layer having a thickness of 17.5 ⁇ m is formed on the outer periphery of a glass fiber having a diameter of 125 ⁇ m composed of a core and a clad, and a secondary resin layer having a thickness of 15 ⁇ m is further formed on the outer periphery thereof using the resin composition S.
  • An optical fiber was produced by forming a resin layer.
  • a colored layer having a thickness of 5 ⁇ m is formed on the outer periphery of the secondary resin layer by forming a colored layer having a thickness of 5 ⁇ m on the outer periphery of the secondary resin layer while rewinding the optical fiber with a coloring machine, thereby having a diameter of 200 ⁇ m. (Hereinafter referred to as "colored optical fiber”) was produced.
  • the linear velocity at the time of forming each resin layer was 1500 m / min.
  • the Young's modulus of the primary resin layer was measured by the Pullout Modulus (POM) method at 23 ° C.
  • Two points of the optical fiber are fixed by two chuck devices, the coating resin layer (primary resin layer and secondary resin layer) portion between the two chuck devices is removed, then one chuck device is fixed and the other is fixed.
  • the chuck device was gently moved in the opposite direction of the fixed chuck device.
  • the length of the part sandwiched between the moving chuck devices in the optical fiber is L
  • the moving amount of the chuck is Z
  • the outer diameter of the primary resin layer is Dp
  • the outer diameter of the glass fiber is Df
  • the Poisson's ratio of the primary resin layer is n.
  • the Young's modulus of the primary resin layer was obtained from the following formula.
  • the Young's modulus of the primary resin layer was 0.6 MPa.
  • Young's modulus (MPa) ((1 + n) W / ⁇ LZ) ⁇ ln (Dp / Df)
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the manufactured optical fiber ribbon 100C.
  • the optical fibers 10 are connected by a ribbon resin at regular intervals.
  • the thickness of the connection between the optical fibers is 180 ⁇ m to 220 ⁇ m
  • the distance between the centers of the adjacent optical fibers is 255 ⁇ m
  • the thickness of the optical fiber ribbon is 230 ⁇ m ⁇ 15 ⁇ m
  • the width of the optical fiber ribbon is 3.05 mm ⁇ 0.05 mm. there were.
  • Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the optical fiber ribbons produced in the examples
  • Table 2 shows the evaluation results of the optical fiber ribbons produced in the comparative examples.
  • the Young's modulus of the ribbon resin layer is obtained from a 2.5% score line value by performing a tensile test (distance between marked lines: 25 mm) at 23 ° C. using a resin layer obtained by dividing the ribbon resin layer in half with a single edge. rice field.
  • the Young's modulus of the ribbon resin layer was 800 MPa.
  • X-ray conditions 100 ⁇ m, 25 W, 15 kV Transmitted energy: Wide 280eV, Narrow 55eV, Depth 112eV Electrification neutralization: electron + Ar X-ray incident angle: 90 ° Photoelectron extraction angle: 45 ° Ion gun conditions at depth: 0.5kV, 1kV, 2kV 1x1 Average spatter rate: 1.69, 6.51, 24.39 nm / min
  • An optical fiber cable was prepared by filling a slotless cable having an outer diameter of 11 mm with an optical fiber ribbon so as to have a core density of 4.55 cores / mm 2.
  • the optical fiber cable was allowed to stand in an environment of 23 ° C., and the value of the transmission loss when the wavelength of the signal light was 1.55 ⁇ m was measured. The measured values were evaluated according to the following criteria.

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