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1. An optical connector for converting an arrangement of a plurality of optical paths provided in a cladding of a multicore fiber from a first arrangement to a second arrangement, the optical connector comprising:
a plurality of optical fibers for providing optical paths optically connectable to the respective optical paths of the multicore fiber; a first end for placing one end of a plurality of the optical fibers in the first arrangement; a second end for arranging the other end of a plurality of the optical fibers or a middle part thereof in the second arrangement; and a space located between the first end and the second end such that a plurality of the optical fibers extend therethrough from the first end to the second end; wherein the first arrangement includes one or a plurality of the optical paths arranged in a first direction, and a plurality of the optical paths arranged in N stages in a second direction intersecting the first direction; wherein the second arrangement includes one or a plurality of the optical paths arranged in the first direction, and a plurality of the optical paths arranged in M stages in the second direction, where N and M are natural numbers, and N>M; and wherein a plurality of the optical fibers arranged at the n-th stage in the first end, where N≧n≧1, are kept from intersecting each other in the space as seen in the second direction. |
