Weakly guiding fiber

In fiber optics, a weakly guiding fiber is one where the difference between the refractive indexes of the core and the cladding is very small (typically less than 1%).[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gloge, D. (1 October 1971). "Weakly Guiding Fibers". Applied Optics. 10 (10): 2252. Bibcode:1971ApOpt..10.2252G. doi:10.1364/AO.10.002252. Retrieved 31 January 2015.


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