Global MULTI-CORE FIBERS (MCF) Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global MULTI-CORE FIBERS (MCF) Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Multi-Core Fiber (MCF) is a fiber that can have multiple cores inside a single cladding. As MCF has multiple cores, it has greater transmission capacity as compared to SSMF. Multi-core fiber can effectively improve the spatial density of fiber.

In optical communication, MCF fiber can effectively reduce the amount of fiber in the data center and improve transmission bandwidth. Multi-core fiber can also be made into a ribbon or cluster optical fiber cable with multiple cores. The cluster multi-core optical fiber cable can be applied in the undersea communication system, so as to greatly improve the transmission capacity and reduce the transmission cost. In the field of optical fiber sensing, multi-core fiber guarantees the same optical path and the same interference for the multi-channel transmission signal. This makes it very suitable for some optical path sensitive optical fiber sensing applications. Multi-core fiber is also getting more and more attention in the fields of optical fiber imaging, optical fiber laser, and medical endoscope.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global MULTI-CORE FIBERS (MCF) market finds that the global MULTI-CORE FIBERS (MCF) market reached a value of USD 15.67 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 1783.99 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 120.15% during the forecast period.

Multi-Core Fibers (MCF) Growth Drivers

Compared with traditional single-core fibers, multiple cores in multi-core fibers share the same cladding. This high-density, multi-channel structure has the advantages of low production cost, space-saving, and high transmission capacity. Space-division multiplexing optical communication systems, data center connections, inter-chip communication, next-generation fiber amplifiers, optical sensing, and quantum technology all have extremely important application values.

In optical communication, MCF fiber can effectively reduce the amount of fiber in the data center and improve transmission bandwidth. For example, a single 7-core fiber can replace the existing 7 single-core fibers and greatly improve the space utilization rate of the data center. Multi-core fiber can also be made into a ribbon or cluster optical fiber cable with multiple cores. The cluster multi-core optical fiber cable can be applied in the undersea communication system, so as to greatly improve the transmission capacity and reduce the transmission cost. In the field of optical fiber sensing, multi-core fiber guarantees the same optical path and the same interference for the multi-channel transmission signal. This makes it very suitable for some optical path-sensitive optical fiber sensing applications. Multi-core fiber is also getting more and more attention in the fields of optical fiber imaging, optical fiber laser, and medical endoscope. The application of multi-core optical fiber is becoming more and more widespread.

As the application potential of multi-core optical fibers is constantly being tapped, the market has received more and more attention from enterprises, which will promote the development of the market.

Multi-Core Fibers (MCF) Market Challenges

The traditional MCF cannot achieve both economic rationality and broad compatibility at the same time, because from single core to multi-core, crosstalk (XT) in which signals interfere with each other theoretically occurs, resulting in deterioration of communication quality. Since the distance between the cores of a multi-core fiber is generally small, the optical signal in the fiber core will undergo strong optical coupling and generate noise crosstalk, which will seriously affect the transmission performance of the fiber. To reduce the crosstalk between cores, the most direct way is to increase the distance between the cores, but this will reduce the density of the cores and the transmission capacity, and considering the manufacturing process and cost, reducing the crosstalk by increasing the distance between cores is not the best choice. When studying the crosstalk between cores, the method used should be able to take into account the problems of crosstalk between cores, transmission loss and capacity at the same time, and can be well applied to long-distance and high-capacity multi-core fiber data communication.
At present, there are many methods that can be used to reduce the crosstalk between cores, such as using the MIMO technology to process the optical signal to solve the crosstalk problem. However, MIMO technology requires a lot of computing resources, and in an all-optical network with a large number of optical add-drop multiplexers, different transmission links will generate different inter-core crosstalk components, and the received signal will be affected by each crosstalk component. This will make the process of using MIMO technology to solve the crosstalk between cores very difficult.
In addition, some studies have pointed out that by solving the coupled mode equation and using a synchronous multi-channel optical time domain reflectometer, the optical coupling of multi-core fibers can be obtained to calculate the overall distribution of inter-core crosstalk. Based on this method, in future research on inter-core crosstalk, people can propose more effective and targeted crosstalk solutions based on the accurately calculated inter-core crosstalk distribution results. Inter-core crosstalk is an important challenge faced by current multi-core fiber research.

Region Overview:

Asia Pacific had the highest growth rate of all regions.

Company Overview

The top three companies are Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable, Fibercore and Fujikura Ltd with the revenue market share of 35.67%, 19.09% and 12.22% in 2021.

Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company manufactures fiber and cable products. The Company produces communication fibers, communication cables, specialty fibers, and products. Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable markets its products domestically and internationally.

FiberCore, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets single- and multi-mode optical performs and fiber for the telecommunications and data communications industry. Through its subsidiary, the Company also produces patented cable monitoring systems, a long-range fault locator, cable protection devices, and electro-optical talk sets.

Segmentation Overview:

Among different product types, Seven-Core segment is anticipated to contribute the largest market share in 2027.

Application Overview:

By application, the Extremely Large Capacity Transmission System segment occupied the biggest share from 2017 to 2022.

Key Companies in the global MULTI-CORE FIBERS (MCF) market covered in Chapter 3:

Fujikura Ltd
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC
Corning Inc.
NEC
Fibercore
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp.
Photonics Bretagne
Sintec Optronics Pte Ltd (HQ)
OELABS

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the MULTI-CORE FIBERS (MCF) market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

Four-Core
Seven-Core
Twelve-Core
Others

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the MULTI-CORE FIBERS (MCF) market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Extremely Large Capacity Transmission System
Distributed Fibre Sensors
Medical Equipments
Others

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)