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Single-mode fibers are dielectric waveguides for optical waves. Although dielectric waveguides have a history that goes back as far as 1910 [Hondros and Debye 1910], they have never been used for long distance communication at microwave frequencies because of the losses in the dielectric materials available.
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Neumann, EG. (1988). Introduction. In: Single-Mode Fibers. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 57. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48173-7_1
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