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Step-index profile
Step-index profile: For an optical fiber, a refractive index profile[?] characterized by a uniform refractive index within the core and a sharp decrease in refractive index at the core-cladding interface.
Note 1: The step-index profile corresponds to a power-law index profile with the profile parameter[?] approaching infinity.
Note 2: The step-index profile is used in most single-mode fibers and some multimode fibers.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188
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