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Fundamentals of Fiber Lasers and Fiber Amplifiers pp 65–78Cite as

Propagation of Light and Modes in Optical Fibers

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Distance transfer of electromagnetic energy (i.e., energy transfer between remote points in space) in the spectral range of optical frequencies (light) can be done by propagation of an electromagnetic field in a dielectric waveguide. The main properties of this light propagation in an optical waveguide are determined by total internal reflection (TIR).

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    Valerii (Vartan) Ter-Mikirtychev

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Ter-Mikirtychev, V.(. (2014). Propagation of Light and Modes in Optical Fibers. In: Fundamentals of Fiber Lasers and Fiber Amplifiers. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 181. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02338-0_6

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