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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masatoshi Tanaka, Amagasaki, JP;
Yoshiki Yamakawa, Amagasaki, JP;
Hideaki Itou, Amagasaki, JP;
Daiki Tabei, Amagasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Mitshishi Cable Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/26 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4478 (2013.01); A61B 1/0017 (2013.01); A61B 18/26 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2222 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2244 (2013.01);
Abstract
The coated optical fiber () includes: an optical fiber () including a core () and a cladding (); a first buffer layer () covering the optical fiber (), and having a refractive index lower than that of the cladding () and a Shore D hardness of D/20.0/1 or higher; a second buffer layer () covering the first buffer layer (), and having a higher Shore D hardness than the first buffer layer (); and a jacket () covering the second buffer layer ().