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Bell-Shaped Refractive Index Profiles of Multimode Optical Fibers and Method for Calculating Their Optical Properties

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Optical properties of multimode fibers with refractive index profiles represented by a wide class of bell-shaped analytical functions are investigated. We consider profiles with different curvatures, which are described by functions such as the Fermi–Dirac distributions, Gaussian, cycloid, and a family of hyperbolic functions. Main approaches to determining the solutions to the eigenvalue problem are described. Comparative analysis of optical properties of a set of fiber modes is presented, and their advantages and disadvantages in fiber-optic data transmission systems are considered.

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    V. M. Gololobov, V. S. Motolygin, V. V. Zemlyakov & J. Gao

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Gololobov, V.M., Motolygin, V.S., Zemlyakov, V.V. et al. Bell-Shaped Refractive Index Profiles of Multimode Optical Fibers and Method for Calculating Their Optical Properties. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 50 (Suppl 5), S624–S634 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335623170049

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