OPTICAL FIBER WOVEN FABRIC AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

To provide an optical fiber woven fabric capable of reliably protecting an optical fiber drawn out from a body part of the optical fiber woven fabric without increasing the number of components.SOLUTION: An optical fiber woven fabric comprises: a body part 30 which is formed by single-weaving using a first yarn 42 made of a fiber, and an optical fiber 40 as one of a warp and a weft, and a second yarn 44 made of a fiber as the other of the warp and the weft; and a bag-like hollow weave part 32 which is connected to an end edge 30A in the direction in which the one of the body part 30 extends, is formed by double-weaving using the first yarn 42 and the second yarn 44, and has an open end 32A of the side opposite to the body part 30. A plurality of optical fibers 40 protruding from the body part 30 to the hollow weave part 32 side is arranged inside the hollow weave part 32, and bundled on the end 32A side of the hollow weave part 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5 【課題】光ファイバー織物において、部品点数を増やすことなく織物の本体部から引き出された光ファイバーを確実に保護する。【解決手段】繊維からなる第１糸４２および光ファイバー４０を経糸と緯糸との一方とし、繊維からなる第２糸４４を経糸と緯糸の他方として、一重織で形成された本体部３０と、本体部３０の前記一方が延びる方向における端縁３０Ａから連続し、第１糸４２と第２糸４４とによって二重織で形成され、本体部３０とは反対側の端部３２Ａが開口した袋状の袋織部３２と、を備え、本体部３０から袋織部３２側に延び出した複数の光ファイバー４０は、袋織部３２の内側に配され、袋織部３２の端部３２Ａ側において束ねられた構成とする。【選択図】図５