Buying Multi-core Fibers
Multi-core fibers contain multiple optical cores within a single fiber, enabling space division multiplexing (SDM) to significantly enhance data transmission capacity in optical fiber communications. These fibers are crucial for meeting the growing demand for higher bandwidth and data rates.
Making Good Purchase Decisions
RP Photonics helps to not only to find all relevant suppliers, but also to make good purchase decisions:
Learning Resources
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Aspects to Consider Before Buying
Some aspects to consider before buying multi-core fibers: core parameters, number and spacing of cores, tolerances of parameters, coupling between cores, alignment precision, integration with systems.
For responsible purchase decisions, we recommend applying good practices.
Find Suppliers for Multi-core Fibers
14 suppliers for multi-core fibers are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 2 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
| Suppliers with Advertising Package presenting their product descriptions | |
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 Innovation in every fiber Fibercore LimitedUniversity Parkway Chilworth Science Park Southampton SO16 7QQ United Kingdom See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 5123)! |  Multi-core fibers provide a platform for the next generation medical shape sensing, data center transmission cables and temperature/strain sensing. They can be used to dramatically reduce the amount of space required for connecting to photonic integrated circuits, and other applications that require precise alignment of several optical cores in a small space. By combining multiple cores for multiple signals into a single multi-core fiber with a 125 micron diameter, designers have a new capability not offered by single fibers. In addition, the fiber has photosensitive cores, allowing fiber Bragg grating (FBG) inscription into each core. |
 34, Rue de la Croix de Fer 78100 Saint Germain-en-Laye France See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 5039)! |  Based on our original telecom experience of making twin core fibers for add/drop multiplexers, Exail (formerly iXblue) in collaboration with Photonics Bretagne is now offering multi-core fibers for shape and temperature/strain sensing. Multi-core fibers can be used in a large variety of sensing application where the need to reduce the global footprint is also required for cables and connectors. Our multi-core fibers have photosensitive cores, allowing Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) inscription, and can be tailored to match the exact customer specifications. |
| Other Suppliers | |
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| Arden Photonics Ltd. United Kingdom | |
| CeramOptec GmbH Germany | |
| Chiral Photonics United States | |
| CorActive High-Tech Inc. Canada | |
| Corning Inc. United States | |
| Furukawa Electric Japan | |
| Laser Components GmbH Germany | |
| OFS Global Headquarters United States | |
| Perfos France | |
| RISE Research Institutes of Sweden Sweden | |
| Sintec Optronics Pte Ltd (HQ) Singapore | |
| Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp. United States | |
