Optofan-3DMulti-core fibre fan-out

Optofan-3D offers the only robust, reliable solution to connectorising multi-core optical fibre

Patent-pending integrated optical design
Robust, readily manufacturable
Low Insertion Loss to SMF-28 fibre
Low Polarisation Dependant loss
Low Crosstalk
Scalable to large numbers of cores
Bespoke solutions available

applicationsMarkets for Multi core fiber

Multi core fibre sensors

Multi-core fibres have wide potential in advanced sensors. One application that benefits greatly from using multi-core fibre is for bend / shape sensing, where using MCF provides directional information.

Multi core fibres in telecoms / datacoms

MCF has the potential to revolutionise future communications networks, by offerring a new method of data multiplication in the form of spatial division multiplexing. By increasing the number of cores within a single fibre, the information carrying capacity of the fibre is dramatically increased. Less fibre is required, reducing the cost of deploying fibre optic communications links.

Standard Configuration

4 Core MCF to 4 individual SMF-28 FC/APC Pigtails

<2 dB Insertion loss

For operation around 1550 nm

Custom Options

Customised MCF geometry and number of cores

Single-mode operation at other wavelengths

Customised single-core fibre types and connectors

Links to MCF Resources

Multi-core fiber shape sensing by NASA

Link to PDF

NICT Press release of record 109 TBit/s in a multi-core fibre communications system

Link to press release