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What is cutoff wavelength?

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The cutoff wavelength is the minimum wavelength in which a particular fiber still acts as a single mode fiber. Above the cutoff wavelength, the fiber will only allow the LP01 mode to propagate through the fiber (fiber is a single mode fiber at this wavelength).

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