摘要 |
A method of winding an optical fiber on a reel, utilizing the optical fiber having the following characteristics: . effective area is larger than 50 mu m<2>, . zero dispersion wavelength is outside a range of 1530-1565 nm, . absolute value of the dispersion value in the entire wavelength range of 1530-1565 nm is in a range of 2-14 ps/nm/km, and . bending loss at a 1550 nm-wavelength is in 1-100 dB/m when wound at a diameter of 20 mm, and the reel with a barrel diameter of 100 to 200 mm; and winding the optical fiber on the reel with satisfying d < p < 2d and 0.004 ≤ (2T/D) ≤ 0.007, wherein d is a coating outer diameter of the fiber (mm), D is a barrel diameter (mm), T is a winding tension (N), and p is a winding pitch (mm). |