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A simple formula has been derived by means of a perturbation approach, yielding the cutoff υ-values in an optical fibre with parabolic index profile in the core, and uniform cladding. The corresponding count of propagating modes matches well with the law υ1/4, predicted by previous theories.
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Someda et al. (1975) studied this question.
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