Riesen, NicholasLove, John2015-12-072015-12-070306-8919http://hdl.handle.net/1885/27802Dispersion equalisation of the modes of cylindrically symmetric few-mode optical fibres is investigated using equivalent planar waveguide representations. A numerical analysis based on the Characteristic Matrix Method has identified what we believe to beKeywords: Characteristic matrices; Core fibre; Data channels; Data link; Equalisation; Group velocities; Intermodal dispersion; Linearly polarized modes; Long haul; Modal data; Power-law; Scalar wave equation; Dispersion (waves); Dispersions; Modal analysis; Numeri Dispersion equalisation; Few-mode optical fibres; Intermodal dispersion; Scalar wave equation; Segmented core fibre201110.1007/s11082-011-9480-92016-02-24