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multimode en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English mode English multimode From multi- + mode.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having, or employing multiple modes.

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monomode

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multimodeness

multimode en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English mode English multimode From multi- + mode.

Meanings

1. A simultaneous superposition of modes.
   • When the feedback increases, external cavity modes become multimodes and generate the laser noise by random self-mode locking. When the feedback increases further, longitudinal mode hopping or incomplete multimodes appear. 1985, Semiconductors and Semimetals, page 80:
   • In the multimode graded index fiber, multimodes travel faster as compared to multimode step index fiber. 2018, S. C. Gupta, Textbook on Optical Fibre Communication and Its Applications, page 27:

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