modal equilibrium

modal equilibrium definition - telecom
More correctly known as equilibrium mode distribution. Referring to a state in which optical power is evenly distributed across all modes, i.e., physical paths in an optical fiber. See also mode and optical fiber.

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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