Disclosed is a loose tube optical cable having an unstranded structure,
which includes a tensile strength member longitudinally elongated and
having a central axis deviated from the center of the optical cable, a
loose tube optical fiber unit longitudinally elongated without intended
twist against the tensile strength wire, and a cable coating for wrapping
an aggregation in which the tensile strength member and the loose tube
optical fiber unit are straightly aggregated. By suitably selecting
geometric parameters of the tensile strength member and the loose tube
optical fiber unit, the center of mass of the aggregation is positioned
within the tensile strength member and the maximum modulus of elongation
of the optical fiber is restricted within a predetermined range in a
predetermined bending radius.