Method for manufacturing optical cable having several glass fiber strands, involves adding supplementary glass fiber strands by local melting of surface layers close to second portions of arranged glass fiber strands

摘要

The method involves providing (101) individual glass fiber strands which are brought together and relatively merged (102) with each other, so that the glass fiber strands at their peripheral edges are contacted. The supplementary glass fiber strands are added (103) by local melting of the surface layers close to the second portions of the arranged glass fiber strands. Subsequent local cooling (104) of the glass fiber strands is performed. An independent claim is included for device for manufacturing optical cable having several glass fiber strands.