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
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NEW: Structured Decision Process
Purchasing involves a lot of responsibility. We recommend that you apply best practice by using the following structured process: Go through the following expandable sections, complete the form and finally come to a purchase decision. You can then print that to a PDF for documenting the process.
Our article on best practices for purchasing and another one explaining this tool give you valuable insights.
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.
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![]() Innovation in every fiber Fibercore LimitedUniversity Parkway Chilworth Science Park Southampton SO16 7QQ United Kingdom | ![]() 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. Product-specific web page |
![]() 34, Rue de la Croix de Fer 78100 Saint Germain-en-Laye France See us at LASER World of Photonics 2025 in Munich, June 24–27 (booth B2.341) and CLEO 2025 in Long Beach (CA), USA, May 4–9 (booth 225)! | ![]() 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. Product-specific web page |
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Other Suppliers
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 |