Modes

A mode is a single electromagnetic field pattern that travels in fiber; the characteristic of the propagation of Light through a Waveguide that can be designated by a Radiation pattern in a plane transverse to the direction of travel.

Related Terms
Coupled Modes, Resonator Modes, Transverse Modes,

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