CAPILLARY TUBE FOR HOLDING AN OPTICAL FIBER

摘要

Provided is a capillary tube (1) for holding an optical fiber comprises: an insertion hole (2) for inserting and fixing the optical fiber (F) formed therein; a cylindrical surface (3) as an outer circumferential surface; and a groove (4) formed in the cylindrical surface (3) in an axial direction thereof, wherein regions from the cylindrical surface (3) to both inner side surfaces (5) of the groove (4) each have a projecting curved surface (6), and regions from both the inner side surfaces (5) of the groove (4) to a bottom of the groove (4) each have a recessed curved surface (7).