Table 1 Fibre types, V-parameters and observable mode groups.

From: Dynamic operation of optical fibres beyond the single-mode regime facilitates the orientation of biological cells

 

V 633 nm

V 1,072 nm

Observable mode groups (633 nm)

Observable mode groups (1,072 nm)

Nufern 780 HP

2.58

1.64

LP01, LP11

LP01

Nufern 1060 XP

3.50

2.06

LP01, LP11

LP01

Nufern 1310B-HP

4.79

2.82

LP01, LP11, LP21

LP01, LP11

  1. For the three different fibre types and two different wavelengths (633 nm and 1,072 nm) used in the experiments, the first two columns show the V-parameters calculated and the second two columns the observed mode groups excited in the fibres.
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