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Single
mode fiber
Single mode fiber
allows a single mode of light to propagate along its
core efficiently. Conventional sizes of single
mode fiber are 8/125μm,
8.3/125μm or 9/125μm. Single mode fiber
allows very high-speed transmission, and a single mode
system is usually only limited in signal transmission
by the electronic components on either the transmitting
or receiving end.
See also:
fiber, multimode fiber,
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