Macro- and Micro-Bending Performances of Uncoupled 200 μm-Coated Multi-Core Fibers

We investigate bending performances of $200 \mu \mathrm{~m}$-coated multi-core fibers and show the bending losses were equivalent to those of single-core fibers and the crosstalk induced by wire-mesh micro-bending was as low as $-52 \mathrm{~dB}\text{@} 100 \mathrm{~km}$ in counter-propagation.