Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

Shinji Egawa

Ken Takahashi

Yohei Suzuki

Deva Omalka Vayanthi Suduwa

An optical fiber ribbon in which a plurality of optical fibers are integrated by a common coated layer includes: an intermittent connection portion in which a connection portion formed from the common coated layer and a non-connection portion including no common coated layer are alternately formed in a longitudinal direction between every predetermined number of optical fibers equal to or greater than two; and a continuous connection portion in which a connection portion formed from the common coated layer is continuously formed in a longitudinal direction between optical fibers other than the predetermined number of optical fibers equal to or greater than two. A thickness of the connection portion of the intermittent connection portion is thinner than a thickness of the continuous connection portion.

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Osaka, Japan

Shinji Egawa