Apparatus for shuffling multicore fiber connections

Abstract

An apparatus including a fiber core shuffler device, the device including first optical connectors, second optical connectors and an optical distribution guide. Each of the first optical connectors configured to receive and mechanically hold an end segment of one of a plurality first multicore fibers. Each of the second optical connectors configured to receive and mechanically hold an end segment of one of a plurality of second multicore fibers. The optical distribution guide includes a plurality of optical waveguides. Each of the optical waveguides configured to guide light between a corresponding pair of ends of optical cores, one of cores of each one of the pairs belonging to one of the first multicore fibers and the other of the cores of the one of the pairs belonging to one of the second multicore fibers.

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