Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

Hiroaki Nishimoto

Takayuki Mishima

Yasuhiro Okuda

Photosetting resin composition and plastic clad optical fiber comprising

An optical fiber which comprises a core made of a glass material, a thin plastic cladding formed on the peripheral surface of the core and a plastic coating formed on the plastic cladding, and satisfies the conditions (1) a specific refractive index of cladding resin after curing being 0.970 to 0.985 times that of the core periphery at a practical wavelength at ambient temperature, (2) light transmission through the cladding resin after curing being 500 to 4000 dB/km at a practical wavelength, and (3) a coefficient of linear expansion of the cladding resin after curing being not larger than 2.0.times.10.sup.-4 /.degree.C., which optical fiber has a wide band-width and high NA.

Wide band-width high NA optical fiber

An optical connector ferrule for positioning and securing an optical fiber such that the optical fiber is joined with a mating optical fiber; the optical fiber connector ferrule being provided with an insert portion having an end face; the insert portion having an outside diameter D and being formed with a bore for positioning the optical fiber; the bore having a diameter d; wherein a slot having a depth c of 0.005 to 0.050 mm and a width b is formed on the end face such that the following equation is satisfied: ##EQU1##

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