The temporal spreading of a pulse in an optical waveguide caused by modal effects.
Dispersion resulting from the different transit lengths of different propagating modes in a multimode optical fiber.
Dispersion arising from differences in the times that different modes take to travel through multi-mode fibers. Mode: An electromagnetic field distribution that satisfies theoretical requirements for propagation in a wave-guide or oscillation in a cavity (e.g., a laser). Light has modes in a fiber or laser.
Pulse spreading due to multiple light rays traveling different distances and speeds through a fiber.
Dispersion caused by the difference in time taken by different modes to travel along a multimode fibre.
The tendency of light to travel in a wavelike motion, rather than a straight line. The greater the level of wave fluctuations, the greater the dispersion of the signal and the associated degradation of performance.
See multimode dispersion.
Term for multimode dispersion, which is pulse broadening due to optical power running via different waveguide modes
Distortion of an optical signal caused by different optical path lengths in a multimode fiber.
