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An optical fiber waveguide can guide a finite number of distinct waves or modes, each with a characteristic transverse field distribution. For a given refractive-index profile, the number of guided modes depends on the core radius, the relative refractive-index difference, and the operating wavelength. These data are combined into the normalized frequency V (5.8). The higher the value of V, the larger the number of guided modes. Although a single-mode fiber is designed for transmitting only the fundamental mode, it is necessary to have some knowledge about the other guided modes, the so-called higher-order modes.
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Neumann, EG. (1988). Higher-Order Modes. In: Single-Mode Fibers. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 57. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48173-7_6
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