The invention relates to an optical cable for a communication network, in particular to a novel
fiber bundle central tube type optical cable. The while cross section of the optical cable is round, and the optical cable comprises an outer sheath (6), a reinforcing piece (4) and a loose sleeve (2) in turn from outside to inside, wherein a plurality of
fiber bundles (1) are arranged in the loose sleeve (2); a water-blocking ointment (3) is filled among the
fiber bundles (1); the fiber bundles (1) are made of a plurality of optical fibers (12) by adopting an
ultraviolet light curing process; a layer of
ultraviolet light cured resin is formed outside the fiber bundles; and an
optical fiber water-blocking ointment (11) is filed among the optical fibers. For the novel
fiber bundle central tube type optical cable, a plurality of the fiber bundles which are produced by the
ultraviolet light curing process and are filled with the water-blocking ointment are placed in the loose sleeve, and compared with the traditional central tube type
optical fiber ribbon optical cable, the novel
fiber bundle central tube type optical cable has a series of advantages of high
fiber density, small volume, light weight,
high rate of finished products and the like. The novel
fiber bundle central tube type optical cable solves the problems that
optical fiber ribbons are scattered easily and are distorted extensively in production or can make the optical fibers on the extreme edge generate large attenuations.