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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Takashi Sasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoyuki Hattori, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Sasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoyuki Hattori, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/036 (2006.01); C03B 37/01 (2006.01); C03B 37/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multi-core optical fiber according to the present invention includes plural single-core optical fibers, and comprises an intermediate portion in which a side surface of each single-core optical fiber is covered with a resin layer, and a terminal portion in which the each single-core optical fiber is exposed from the resin layer. In the terminal portion of the multi-core optical fiber, the single-core optical fibers are separated from each other.