The invention belongs to the technical field of optical fibers, and particularly relates to a bending resistant
optical fiber. The bending resistant
optical fiber comprises a
fiber core, a covering layer located outside the
fiber core, a
coating layer located outside the covering layer and a coloring layer located outside the
coating layer, and is characterized in that an outer bending resistant layer is further arranged between the
coating layer and the coloring layer. A section of bending resistant
optical fiber greater than or equivalent to 10 cm in length is taken at will, and after the two ends of the bending resistant optical
fiber penetrate through a cylindrical hole of the internal
diameter of 2 mm in the same direction at the same time, the bending resistant optical fiber is not fractured. In the bending resistant optical fiber, the
refractive index of the fiber core is larger than the
refractive index of the covering layer, the
refractive index of the covering layer is larger than the refractive index of the coating layer, and the refractive index of the coating layer is larger than the refractive index of the outer bending resistant layer. The bending resistant optical fiber has the main advantages of being simple in structure and easy to implement, having the excellent bending resistance, and being wide in use range and low in bending requirement during construction.