EXHBIT 5.1

                                   May 15, 2002

FiberCore, Inc.
253 Worcester Road, P.O. Box 180
Charlton, MA 01507

         RE: FIBERCORE, INC. REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3 FOR 7,145,646
             SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We have acted as special Nevada counsel to FiberCore, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the registration by the Company
of 7,145,646 shares (the "Shares") of the Company's Common Stock ("Common
Stock") pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2002, under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), as amended by Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (as so amended, the "Registration Statement").
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning
set forth in the Registration Statement.

         This opinion is being furnished at the request of the Company.

         The Shares consist of: (i) 1,108,292 shares of Common Stock that the
Company has issued to Crescent International, Ltd. (the "Crescent Shares"); (ii)
339,412 shares of Common Stock issuable to Gruntal & Co. upon the exercise of
warrants of the Company (the "Gruntal Shares"); (iii) 5,644,770 shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants or conversion of securities issued
or issuable to Riverview Group, LLC, Laterman & Co., and Forevergreen Partners
(the "Investor Shares"); and (iv) 53,172 shares of Common Stock issuable to
other investors upon the exercise of warrants of the Company held by such
investors (the "Miscellaneous Shares").


         We have reviewed the Company's charter documents, the corporate
proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the
Shares and the form of the securities (whether stock purchase warrants or
otherwise) pursuant to which certain of the Shares were or will be issued and
sold. We have relied upon the certificates of all public officials and corporate
officers of the Company with respect to the accuracy of all matters contained
therein, including as to the number of shares of Common Stock which are issued
and outstanding. We have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to
us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of
natural persons and the conformity to originals of all copies of all documents
submitted to us. Based on such review and assumptions, we are of the opinion
that:

         1. The Crescent Shares have been duly authorized and legally issued and
are fully paid and nonassessable.

         2. The Investor Shares, the Gruntal Shares and the Miscellaneous Shares
have been duly authorized and, assuming that the certificates representing such
shares are duly executed and delivered, when issued and paid for in accordance
with the terms of the respective warrants and convertible securities, the
Investor Shares, the Gruntal Shares and the Miscellaneous Shares will be legally
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

         Nothing herein shall be deemed an opinion as to the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of Nevada.

         This opinion is rendered solely in connection with registration and
issuance of the Shares. It may not be relied upon for any other purpose, or
reproduced or filed publicly by any person, without the written consent of this
firm. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we consent to the filing of this opinion as
Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm
under the caption "Legal Matters" in the prospectus which is part of the
Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we
are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of
the Act, the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
promulgated thereunder, or Item 509 of Regulation S-K.

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         This opinion letter is rendered as of the date first written above and
we disclaim any obligation to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or
developments which hereafter may be brought to our attention and which may
alter, affect or modify the opinion expressed herein. Our opinion is expressly
limited to the matters set forth above and we render no opinion, whether by
implication or otherwise, as to any other matters relating to the Company or the
Shares.

                                            Very truly yours


                                            /s/ Lionel Sawyer & Collins


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