WO2022130808A1 - 樹脂組成物、光ファイバのセカンダリ被覆材料、光ファイバ及び光ファイバの製造方法 - Google Patents

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WO2022130808A1
WO2022130808A1 PCT/JP2021/040296 JP2021040296W WO2022130808A1 WO 2022130808 A1 WO2022130808 A1 WO 2022130808A1 JP 2021040296 W JP2021040296 W JP 2021040296W WO 2022130808 A1 WO2022130808 A1 WO 2022130808A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to resin compositions, secondary coating materials for optical fibers, optical fibers and methods for manufacturing optical fibers.
  • This application claims priority based on Japanese Application No. 2020-208204 filed on December 16, 2020, and incorporates all the contents described in the Japanese application.
  • the optical fiber has a coated resin layer for protecting the glass fiber which is an optical transmitter.
  • the coating resin layer generally includes a primary resin layer and a secondary resin layer.
  • the optical fiber is required to have excellent lateral pressure characteristics.
  • Patent Document 1 it is studied to improve the lateral pressure characteristics of an optical fiber by containing a filler in the outermost layer of the coated resin layer.
  • the resin composition according to one aspect of the present disclosure contains a photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and surface-modified inorganic oxide particles having a UV-curable functional group, and the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles.
  • the content of the chemically adsorbed component in the organic component constituting the above is larger than 70% by mass based on the total amount of the organic component.
  • the secondary coating material for the optical fiber according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes the above resin composition.
  • the optical fiber according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a glass fiber including a core and a clad, a primary resin layer in contact with the glass fiber and covering the glass fiber, and a secondary resin layer covering the primary resin layer.
  • the resin layer contains a cured product of the above resin composition.
  • the method for manufacturing an optical fiber according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a coating step of applying the above resin composition to the outer periphery of a glass fiber composed of a core and a clad, and a resin composition by irradiating ultraviolet rays after the coating step. It includes a curing step of curing an object.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an optical fiber according to the present embodiment.
  • the secondary resin layer containing the filler Since the secondary resin layer containing the filler has a high Young's modulus, it is less likely to be affected by the lateral pressure, but the toughness tends to decrease. Therefore, the secondary resin layer is required to have excellent toughness while maintaining a high Young's modulus.
  • the present disclosure provides an optical fiber comprising a resin composition capable of forming a resin layer capable of achieving both a high Young's modulus and excellent toughness, and a secondary resin layer formed from the resin composition. The purpose.
  • a resin composition capable of forming a resin layer capable of achieving both a high Young's modulus and excellent toughness, and an optical fiber provided with a secondary resin layer formed from the resin composition. be able to.
  • the resin composition according to one aspect of the present disclosure contains a photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and surface-modified inorganic oxide particles having a UV-curable functional group, and the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles.
  • the content of the chemically adsorbed component in the organic component constituting the above is larger than 70% by mass based on the total amount of the organic component.
  • the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles having a chemically adsorbed component content of more than 70% by mass based on the total amount of the organic components in the organic components constituting the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles shall be used. Therefore, it is possible to form a resin layer capable of achieving both a high young rate and excellent toughness.
  • the functional group may be at least one group selected from the group consisting of an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group and a vinyl group.
  • the average primary particle size of the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles may be 100 nm or less from the viewpoint of achieving both a high Young's modulus and excellent toughness.
  • the content of the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles may be 1% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less based on the total amount of the resin composition. good.
  • the secondary coating material for the optical fiber according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes the above resin composition. By using such a secondary coating material for an optical fiber, an optical fiber having excellent lateral pressure characteristics and toughness can be produced.
  • the optical fiber according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a glass fiber including a core and a clad, a primary resin layer in contact with the glass fiber and covering the glass fiber, and a secondary resin layer covering the primary resin layer.
  • the resin layer contains a cured product of the above resin composition.
  • Such an optical fiber is excellent in lateral pressure characteristics and toughness by providing a secondary resin layer containing a cured product of the above resin composition.
  • the method for manufacturing an optical fiber according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a coating step of applying the above resin composition to the outer periphery of a glass fiber composed of a core and a clad, and a resin composition by irradiating ultraviolet rays after the coating step. It includes a curing step of curing an object. This makes it possible to manufacture an optical fiber having excellent lateral pressure characteristics and toughness.
  • the resin composition according to the present embodiment contains a photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and surface-modified inorganic oxide particles having a UV-curable functional group.
  • the photopolymerizable compound according to the present embodiment may contain urethane (meth) acrylate from the viewpoint of adjusting Young's modulus.
  • the photopolymerizable compound according to the present embodiment does not contain surface-modified inorganic oxide particles having an ultraviolet curable functional group.
  • the urethane (meth) acrylate a reactant obtained by reacting a polyol compound, a polyisocyanate compound, and a hydroxyl group-containing (meth) acrylate compound can be used.
  • Such urethane (meth) acrylates have a urethane structure based on the reaction between a polyol compound and a polyisocyanate compound, and a (meth) acryloyl group bonded to the end of the urethane structure.
  • the (meth) acrylate means an acrylate or a methacrylate corresponding thereto. The same applies to (meth) acrylic acid.
  • polyol compound examples include polytetramethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol and bisphenol A / ethylene oxide-added diol.
  • polyisocyanate compound examples include 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate and dicyclohexylmethane 4,4'-diisocyanate.
  • hydroxyl group-containing (meth) acrylate compound examples include 2-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, 1,6-hexanediol mono (meth) acrylate, and pentaerythritol tri (meth) acrylate. Examples thereof include 2-hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate and tripropylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate.
  • the number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polyol compound is preferably 300 or more and 4000 or less, more preferably 400 or more and 3000 or less, and further preferably 500 or more and 2500 or less.
  • the Mn of the polyol compound may be 2000 or less, 1500 or less, or 1000 or less.
  • An organotin compound is generally used as a catalyst for synthesizing urethane (meth) acrylate.
  • the organotin compound include dibutyltin dilaurate, dibutyltin diacetate, dibutyltinmalate, dibutyltinbis (2-ethylhexyl mercaptoacetate), dibutyltinbis (isooctyl mercaptoacetate) and dibutyltin oxide. From the viewpoint of easy availability and catalytic performance, it is preferable to use dibutyltin dilaurate or dibutyltin diacetate as the catalyst.
  • a lower alcohol having 5 or less carbon atoms may be used.
  • the lower alcohol include methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-2-propanol, 1-pentanol, 2-pentanol and 3-pentanol.
  • Examples thereof include 2-methyl-1-butanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2-methyl-2-butanol, 3-methyl-2-butanol and 2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol.
  • the photopolymerizable compound according to the present embodiment may contain an epoxy (meth) acrylate from the viewpoint of adjusting Young's modulus.
  • the epoxy (meth) acrylate include an aliphatic epoxy (meth) acrylate and an aromatic epoxy (meth) acrylate.
  • Aliphatic epoxy (meth) acrylate means an epoxy (meth) acrylate having no aromatic ring
  • aromatic epoxy (meth) acrylate means an epoxy (meth) acrylate having an aromatic ring.
  • aliphatic epoxy (meth) acrylate a reaction product obtained by reacting an aliphatic epoxy compound having two or more glycidyl groups with a compound having a (meth) acryloyl group such as (meth) acrylic acid can be used. ..
  • the aliphatic epoxy (meth) acrylate preferably has an ethylene oxide group or a propylene oxide group.
  • the aliphatic epoxy (meth) acrylate include a (meth) acrylic acid adduct of propylene glycol diglycidyl ether, a (meth) acrylic acid adduct of polypropylene glycol diglycidyl ether, and a (meth) acrylic of ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether. Examples thereof include acid adducts and (meth) acrylic acid adducts of polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether.
  • Examples of commercially available products of the aliphatic epoxy (meth) acrylate include trade names "epoxy ester 40EM”, “epoxy ester 70PA”, “epoxy ester 200PA” and “epoxy ester 80MFA” manufactured by Kyoeisha Chemical Co., Ltd.
  • aromatic epoxy (meth) acrylate a reaction product obtained by reacting an aromatic epoxy compound having two or more glycidyl groups with a compound having a (meth) acryloyl group such as (meth) acrylic acid can be used. ..
  • aromatic epoxy (meth) acrylate include a (meth) acrylic acid adduct of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether.
  • commercially available aromatic epoxy (meth) acrylate products include the trade name “Viscoat # 540” manufactured by Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
  • the content of the epoxy (meth) acrylate is 10% by mass or more based on the total amount of the photopolymerizable compound from the viewpoint of imparting flexibility to the resin layer to further achieve both high Young's modulus and excellent toughness. 70% by mass or less is preferable, 20% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less is more preferable, and 30% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less is further preferable.
  • the photopolymerizable compound according to the present embodiment can contain a photopolymerizable compound (hereinafter referred to as "monomer”) other than urethane (meth) acrylate and epoxy (meth) acrylate.
  • Examples of the monomer include a monofunctional monomer having one photopolymerizable group and a polyfunctional monomer having two or more photopolymerizable groups. These monomers may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
  • 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 N, N-dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, tert-butylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate; N- (meth) acryloyloxymethylene succinimide, N- (meth) acryloyl- Examples thereof include succinimide-based monomers such as 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 tripropylene glycol 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
  • Photopolymerization initiator As the photopolymerization initiator, a known radical photopolymerization initiator can be appropriately selected and used. Examples of the photopolymerization initiator include 1-hydroxycyclohexylphenylketone (Omnirad 184, manufactured by IGM Resins), 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, 1- (4-isopropylphenyl) -2-hydroxy-2-.
  • the content of the photopolymerization initiator is preferably 0.2% by mass or more and 6.0% by mass or less, more preferably 0.4% by mass or more and 3.0% by mass or less, based on the total amount of the photopolymerizable compound. More preferably, it is 0.6% by mass or more and 2.0% by mass or less.
  • the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles according to the present embodiment have an ultraviolet curable functional group on the surface. Since the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles have an ultraviolet curable functional group, they can form a covalent bond with a photopolymerizable compound such as urethane (meth) acrylate. From the viewpoint of achieving both a high Young's modulus and excellent toughness, the ultraviolet curable functional group is preferably an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group or a vinyl group.
  • the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles according to the present embodiment are prepared by treating the surface of the inorganic oxide particles with a silane compound having an ultraviolet curable functional group to form an ultraviolet curable functional group on the surface of the inorganic oxide particles. It can be obtained by introducing it. That is, the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles according to the present embodiment are composed of an inorganic component and an organic component.
  • the organic component is a component derived from a silane compound having an ultraviolet curable functional group, and is a surface modification component formed on the surface of the inorganic oxide particles by surface treatment of the inorganic oxide particles.
  • the organic component includes a physically adsorbed component attached to the inorganic oxide particles due to an intramolecular force and a chemically adsorbed component chemically bonded to the inorganic oxide particles.
  • the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles according to the present embodiment have a content of chemically adsorbed components in the organic components of 70 mass based on the total amount of the organic components (total amount of the surface-modified components modifying the surface of the inorganic oxide particles). Greater than%.
  • the content of the chemically adsorbed component in the organic component constituting the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles is preferably 71% by mass or more based on the total amount of the organic component. , 73% by mass or more is more preferable, and 75% by mass or more is further preferable.
  • the content of the chemically adsorbed component in the organic component constituting the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles is 80% by mass or more, 85% by mass or more, 90% by mass or more, or 95% by mass based on the total amount of the organic component. It may be the above.
  • silane compound having an ultraviolet curable functional group examples include 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-methacryloxypropyltriethoxysilane, and 3-acryloxypropyltriethoxysilane. , 8-Methyloxyoctyltrimethoxysilane, 8-acryloxyoctyltrimethoxysilane, 7-octenyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltrimethoxysilane and vinyltriethoxysilane.
  • the inorganic oxide particles include silicon dioxide (silica), zirconium dioxide (zirconia), aluminum oxide (alumina), and magnesium oxide (alumina) from the viewpoint of excellent dispersibility in the resin composition and easy formation of a smooth resin layer. It is preferable to contain at least one species from the group consisting of magnesia), titanium oxide (titania), tin oxide and zinc oxide. It is more preferable to use silica particles as the inorganic oxide particles from the viewpoints of excellent low cost, easy surface treatment, ultraviolet transmission, and easy to impart appropriate hardness to the resin layer.
  • the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles according to this embodiment may be dispersed in a dispersion medium.
  • 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 a reactive dispersion medium or a non-reactive dispersion medium.
  • a monomer such as a (meth) acryloyl compound or an epoxy compound may be used.
  • the (meth) acryloyl 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.
  • a ketone solvent such as methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), an alcohol solvent such as methanol (Methanol) or propylene glycol monomethyl ether (PGME), or an ester solvent such as propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate (PGMEA) is used.
  • MEK methyl ethyl ketone
  • Methanol methanol
  • PGME propylene glycol monomethyl ether
  • PMEA propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate
  • a solvent may be used.
  • the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles dispersed in the dispersion medium and the base resin (resin composition other than the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles) are mixed, and then a part of the dispersion medium is used. It may be removed to prepare a resin composition.
  • the content of the chemisorbent component in the organic component constituting the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles can be further improved, it is preferable to use an alcohol solvent as the dispersion medium, and it is more preferable to use methanol. ..
  • the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles dispersed in the dispersion medium exist in a state of being dispersed in the resin layer even after the resin composition is cured.
  • a reactive dispersion medium used, the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles are mixed with the resin composition together with the dispersion medium and incorporated into the resin layer while the dispersed state is maintained.
  • a non-reactive dispersion medium used, at least a part of the dispersion medium volatilizes from the resin composition and disappears, but the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles remain in the dispersed state in the resin composition and after curing. It also exists in a dispersed state in the resin layer.
  • the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles present in the resin layer are observed in a state in which the primary particles are dispersed when observed with an electron microscope.
  • the average primary particle size of the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles is preferably 100 nm or less, more preferably 50 nm or less, still more preferably 40 nm or less. 30 nm or less is particularly preferable.
  • the average primary particle size of the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles may be 1 nm or more, 2 nm or more, or 5 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 average primary particle size can be measured according to the method described in any one of JIS Z 8827-1, JIS Z 8827-2, JIS Z 8828, or JIS Z 8830.
  • the dispersion medium in which the primary particles of the surface-modified 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 precipitate is observed.
  • the content of the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles is preferably 1% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less, more preferably 3% by mass or more and 55% by mass or less, and 5% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less, based on the total amount of the resin composition. Is more preferable, and 10% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less is particularly preferable.
  • the content of the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles is 1% by mass or more, it becomes easy to form a resin layer having a high Young's modulus.
  • the content of the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles is 60% by mass or less, the coatability of the resin composition is easily improved, and a tough resin layer is easily formed.
  • the total amount of the resin composition and the total amount of the cured product of the resin composition may be considered to be the same.
  • the content of the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles is preferably 1% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less, preferably 3% by mass or more, based on the total amount of the secondary resin layer (the total amount of the cured product of the resin composition constituting the secondary resin layer). 55% by mass or less is more preferable, 5% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less is further preferable, and 10% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less is particularly preferable.
  • the total amount of organic components constituting the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles is 0.15 mg / m 2 or more, 0.20 mg / m 2 or more, 0.25 mg / m 2 or more, or 0.30 mg / m 2 or more. It may be 2.5 mg / m 2 or less, 2.2 mg / m 2 or less, 2.0 mg / m 2 or less, or 1.8 mg / m 2 or less.
  • the total amount of the organic component can be calculated from the specific surface area of the surface-modified inorganic oxide particles and the ratio of the organic component.
  • the specific surface area can be measured by the nitrogen adsorption BET method, and the proportion of organic components can be measured by differential thermal / thermogravimetric analysis (TG / DTA).
  • the resin composition may further contain a silane coupling agent, a leveling agent, a defoaming agent, an antioxidant, a sensitizer and the like.
  • silane coupling agent examples include tetramethylsilicate, tetraethylsilicate, mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltrichlorosilane, vinyltriethoxysilane, vinyltris ( ⁇ -methoxy-ethoxy) silane, and ⁇ - (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl).
  • the resin composition according to this embodiment can be suitably used as a secondary coating material for an optical fiber.
  • an optical fiber having excellent lateral pressure characteristics and toughness can be produced.
  • the optical fiber according to the present embodiment includes a glass fiber including a core and a clad, a primary resin layer that is in contact with the glass fiber and coats the glass fiber, and a secondary resin layer that coats the primary resin layer.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an optical fiber according to the present embodiment.
  • the optical fiber 10 includes a glass fiber 13 including a core 11 and a clad 12, and a coated 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 contain glass such as quartz glass.
  • glass such as quartz glass.
  • quartz or pure quartz to which germanium is added can be used for the core 11, and pure quartz or fluorine is added to the clad 12. Quartz can be used.
  • 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 is about 7 ⁇ m to 15 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of the coating resin layer 16 is usually about 22 ⁇ m to 70 ⁇ 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 thickness of each layer of the primary resin layer 14 and the secondary resin layer 15 is about 10 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of the primary resin layer 14 may be 35 ⁇ m
  • the thickness of the secondary resin layer 15 may be 25 ⁇ m.
  • the outer diameter of the optical fiber 10 may be about 245 ⁇ m to 265 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of each layer of the primary resin layer 14 and the secondary resin layer 15 is about 10 ⁇ m to 38 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of the primary resin layer 14 may be 25 ⁇ m
  • the thickness of the secondary resin layer 15 may be 10 ⁇ m.
  • the outer diameter of the optical fiber 10 may be about 179 ⁇ m to 221 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of each layer of the primary resin layer 14 and the secondary resin layer 15 is about 5 ⁇ m to 32 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of the primary resin layer 14 may be 25 ⁇ m
  • the thickness of the secondary resin layer 15 may be 10 ⁇ m.
  • the outer diameter of the optical fiber 10 may be about 144 ⁇ m to 174 ⁇ m.
  • the secondary resin layer 15 contains a cured product of the resin composition according to the present embodiment.
  • a cured product of the resin composition according to the present embodiment By including the cured product of the resin composition according to the present embodiment in the secondary resin layer 15, an optical fiber having excellent lateral pressure characteristics and toughness can be produced.
  • the Young's modulus of the secondary resin layer 15 is preferably 1200 MPa or more at 23 ° C. ⁇ 2 ° C., more preferably 1400 MPa or more, and more preferably 1600 MPa or more. More preferred. From the viewpoint of imparting appropriate toughness to the secondary resin layer, the Young's modulus of the secondary resin layer is preferably 3500 MPa or less at 23 ° C. ⁇ 2 ° C., and more preferably 3000 MPa or less.
  • the primary resin layer 14 can be formed by curing, for example, a resin composition containing a photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator and a silane coupling agent.
  • a resin composition for the primary coating a conventionally known technique can be used.
  • the photopolymerizable compound, the photopolymerization initiator and the silane coupling agent may be appropriately selected from the compounds exemplified in the above resin compositions.
  • the resin composition forming the primary resin layer has a different composition from the resin composition forming the secondary resin layer.
  • the Young's modulus of the primary resin layer 14 is preferably 0.04 MPa or more and 1.0 MPa or less at 23 ° C. ⁇ 2 ° C., and 0.05 MPa or more and 0.9 MPa or less. It is more preferably 0.05 MPa or more and 0.8 MPa or less.
  • multiple optical fibers are arranged in parallel and integrated with a ribbon resin to form an optical fiber ribbon.
  • the resin composition according to the present disclosure can also be used as a resin for ribbons. This makes it possible to improve the lateral pressure characteristics and toughness of the optical fiber ribbon as in the case of the optical fiber.
  • the method for manufacturing an optical fiber according to the present embodiment includes a coating step of applying the resin composition according to the present embodiment to the outer periphery of a glass fiber including a core and a clad, and a resin composition by irradiating ultraviolet rays after the coating step. It includes a curing step of curing an object. This makes it possible to manufacture an optical fiber having excellent lateral pressure characteristics and toughness.
  • the resin composition according to the present embodiment is not directly applied to the glass fiber, but the resin composition for primary coating is directly applied to the glass fiber. That is, in the coating step, a primary coating that is in contact with the glass fiber and a secondary coating that is not in contact with the glass fiber are formed by the resin composition according to the present embodiment.
  • urethane acrylate As the urethane acrylate, a urethane acrylate obtained by reacting Mn600 polypropylene glycol, 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate and 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate was prepared.
  • Epoxy acrylate Viscoat # 540 (trade name; manufactured by Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) was prepared as an epoxy acrylate.
  • silica sol of each test example containing silica particles surface-treated with 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane shown in Table 1 was prepared.
  • Test Examples 1 to 6 correspond to Examples, and Test Examples 7 correspond to Comparative Examples.
  • the average primary particle size of the surface-modified silica particles shown in Table 1 was measured based on JIS Z 8830.
  • Resin composition 20 parts by mass of urethane acrylate, 40 parts by mass of epoxy acrylate, 15 parts by mass of isobornyl acrylate, 20 parts by mass of 2-phenoxyethyl acrylate, 5 parts by mass of tripropylene glycol diacrylate, and 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide. 1 part by mass was mixed to prepare a base resin. After mixing the base resin and the silica sol, most of the dispersion medium is removed to prepare the resin composition of each test example so that the content of the surface-modified silica particles in the resin composition is 30% by mass. did.
  • the organic component constituting the surface-modified silica particles A is composed of a physical adsorption component derived from 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane and a chemical adsorption component derived from 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane.
  • the pyrolyzed product of the organic component contains methacrylic acid and the like.
  • the surface-modified silica particles A obtained in the same manner as above were ultrasonically washed with methanol for 3 minutes, and then the methanol was removed by centrifugation. The same ultrasonic cleaning with methanol was carried out three times in total, and then the particles were dried in a constant temperature bath at 80 ° C. for 24 hours to obtain surface-modified silica particles B.
  • the peak area B of the thermal decomposition product of the organic component constituting the surface-modified silica particles B was measured by Py-GC / MS.
  • the physical adsorption component derived from 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane contained in the organic components constituting the silica particles A has been removed by ultrasonic cleaning with the above-mentioned methanol. Therefore, the surface is modified by the following formula.
  • the content of the chemically adsorbed component derived from 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane contained in the organic component constituting the silica particles A was calculated.
  • Content of chemisorbent component peak area B / peak area A x 100%
  • the resin film is punched into a JIS K 7127 type 5 dumbbell shape, and under the conditions of 23 ⁇ 2 ° C, 50 ⁇ 10% RH, a tensile speed of 1 mm / min using a tensile tester, and a distance between marked lines of 25 mm. Tensile, stress-strain curves were obtained. Young's modulus was calculated by a 2.5% secant.
  • urethane acrylate obtained by reacting Mn4000 polypropylene glycol, isophorone diisocyanate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate and methanol, 12 parts by mass of nonylphenol EO modified acrylate, 6 parts by mass of N-vinylcaprolactam, 1,6-hexanediol 2 parts by mass of diacrylate, 1 part by mass of 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide and 1 part by mass of 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane were mixed to obtain a resin composition for primary coating.
  • a resin composition for primary coating is applied to the outer periphery of a glass fiber having a diameter of 125 ⁇ m composed of a core and a clad for the primary resin layer, and the resin composition of each test example is applied for the secondary resin layer, respectively, and then ultraviolet rays are applied.
  • the resin composition was cured by irradiation, and a primary resin layer having a thickness of 35 ⁇ m and a secondary resin layer having a thickness of 25 ⁇ m were formed on the outer periphery thereof to prepare an optical fiber.
  • the line speed was 1500 m / min.
  • the transmission loss of light having a wavelength of 1550 nm when an optical fiber was wound in a single layer on a bobbin having a diameter of 280 mm covered with sandpaper was measured by an OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) method. Further, the transmission loss of light having a wavelength of 1550 nm when the optical fiber was wound in a single layer on a bobbin having a diameter of 280 mm without sandpaper was measured by the OTDR method. The difference in the measured transmission loss was obtained, and the case where the transmission loss difference was 0.6 dB / km or less was evaluated as "A", and the case where the transmission loss difference was more than 0.6 dB / km was evaluated as "B".

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