Which signal degradation increases in optical fiber when exceeding the critical radius?

💡 Explanation

When the fiber radius exceeds the critical value, core confinement diminishes; therefore, increased path differences exacerbate modal dispersion because different modes travel at varying speeds rather than remaining tightly grouped, leading to pulse broadening.

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