Mode Coupling

In an optical waveguide, the exchange of power among modes.

Note: In a multimode optical fiber, mode Coupling reaches statistical equilibrium, i.e. , equilibrium mode distribution, after the equilibrium length has been traversed.




Related Terms
Active Mode Locking,   Additive Pulse Mode Locking,   additive-pulse mode locking,   Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM,   Bayonet coupling ,   Bound Mode,   Burst Mode Laser,   Cladding Mode,   Cladding Mode Stripper,   Convergent Beam Sensing Mode,  

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