cutoff wavelength

cutoff wavelength definition - telecom
In fiber optic transmission, the wavelength beyond which a single-mode fiber (SMF) supports only a single mode of propagation. See also fiber optics, mode, propagation, SMF, and wavelength.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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