| CPC C03B 37/01222 (2013.01) [C03B 37/01251 (2013.01); C03B 37/027 (2013.01); C03B 2203/34 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |

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1. A multi-core optical fiber preform comprising:
a rod-shaped main cladding body having one or more main inner holes;
main core rods inserted into the one or more main inner holes; and
a tip continuously-installed portion disposed at one end of the rod-shaped main cladding body and including a glass rod having a single core rod.
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