Number of modes for multimode fiber propagation
The number of modes propagated depends on the core size and numerical aperture (NA). What determines the number of guided modes of a multimode fiber? Can we generalize a well-known equation (based on the V-number) which holds only for step-index fibers, so that we have an estimate for arbitrary index profiles? For multimode fibers, it can be of interest how many guided modes they. In order to accurately study optical modes, the complete Maxwell equations are to be solved.
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