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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2021
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kazunori Mukasa, Tokyo, JP;
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical fiber cable includes: a small-diameter optical fiber including a core and a cladding portion made of glass and having a cladding diameter of 120 μm or less; a normal optical fiber that is optically connected to at least one end of the small-diameter optical fiber, includes a core and a cladding portion made of glass, and has a cladding diameter conforming to a standard of 125 μm; an optical coupling mechanism provided between the small-diameter optical fiber and the normal optical fiber; and a sheath covering an outer periphery of the small-diameter optical fiber only, among the small-diameter optical fiber and the normal optical fiber. Further, the end of the small-diameter optical fiber is positioned outside the sheath.