To provide a light-weight optical cable capable of reducing a cross sectional area and improving the flexibility.

This optical cable consists of units 3 respectively manufactured by laminating a plurality of tape-shaped optical fiber cores 1, and forming an unit coating layer 2 made of a cushioning material around the laminated body, and not having a tensile strength body. One unit is located on the center, and a plurality of units are stranded up with inclusions 4 around the central unit to form a cable core. A cover winding 5 is applied onto the cable core, and then an envelope 6 is formed thereon.