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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, mode