A fiber-optic tester for testing a multi-fiber cable, the fiber-optic tester comprising: a fiber-optic testing receiver, wherein the fiber-optic testing receiver comprises: a plurality of photodiodes, wherein each photodiode of the plurality of photodiodes is communicatively coupled to a respective optical fiber of a plurality of optical fibers connected to a connector; a single laser source communicatively coupled to a single optical fiber of a plurality of optical fibers connected to the connector by a corresponding splitter to implement a communication channel that is operable independently from a polarity associated with the multi-fiber cable; a fiber-optic testing source, wherein the fiber-optic testing source comprises: at least one other laser source communicatively coupled to all of another plurality of optical fibers connected to another connector, or each of a plurality of laser sources respectively communicatively coupled to a corresponding one of the other plurality of optical fibers connected to the another connector, wherein the number of the another plurality of optical fibers corresponds to the number of the plurality of optical fibers; and a plurality of other photodiodes (304, 306, 308), wherein each photodiode of the plurality of other photodiodes (304, 306, 308) is communicatively coupled to a respective other optical fiber of the another plurality of optical fibers by a respective corresponding splitter (310, 312, 314) to implement the communication channel that is operable independently from the polarity associated with the multi-fiber cable, wherein the number of the plurality of photodiodes (304, 306, 308) corresponds to the number of polarities associated with the multi-fiber cable. a plurality of photodiodes, wherein each photodiode of the plurality of photodiodes is communicatively coupled to a respective optical fiber of a plurality of optical fibers connected to a connector; a single laser source communicatively coupled to a single optical fiber of a plurality of optical fibers connected to the connector by a corresponding splitter to implement a communication channel that is operable independently from a polarity associated with the multi-fiber cable; a fiber-optic testing source, wherein the fiber-optic testing source comprises: at least one other laser source communicatively coupled to all of another plurality of optical fibers connected to another connector, or each of a plurality of laser sources respectively communicatively coupled to a corresponding one of the other plurality of optical fibers connected to the another connector, wherein the number of the another plurality of optical fibers corresponds to the number of the plurality of optical fibers; and a plurality of other photodiodes (304, 306, 308), wherein each photodiode of the plurality of other photodiodes (304, 306, 308) is communicatively coupled to a respective other optical fiber of the another plurality of optical fibers by a respective corresponding splitter (310, 312, 314) to implement the communication channel that is operable independently from the polarity associated with the multi-fiber cable, wherein the number of the plurality of photodiodes (304, 306, 308) corresponds to the number of polarities associated with the multi-fiber cable. at least one other laser source communicatively coupled to all of another plurality of optical fibers connected to another connector, or each of a plurality of laser sources respectively communicatively coupled to a corresponding one of the other plurality of optical fibers connected to the another connector, wherein the number of the another plurality of optical fibers corresponds to the number of the plurality of optical fibers; and a plurality of other photodiodes (304, 306, 308), wherein each photodiode of the plurality of other photodiodes (304, 306, 308) is communicatively coupled to a respective other optical fiber of the another plurality of optical fibers by a respective corresponding splitter (310, 312, 314) to implement the communication channel that is operable independently from the polarity associated with the multi-fiber cable, wherein the number of the plurality of photodiodes (304, 306, 308) corresponds to the number of polarities associated with the multi-fiber cable.