Chapter 2: Optical fibers: Structures, Waveguiding, and Fabrication

Example 2.1, Page Number: 37

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import math

#variable declaration
n1 = 1.48                           #core refractive index for glass n1
n2 = 1.00                           #core refractive index for air n2

#calculation
phic = math.asin(n2/n1)             #Interflaction reflaction angle(degree)

#result
print  "Total Interflaction reflaction angle = ",round(phic*57.3,1),"degree"

Total Interflaction reflaction angle =  42.5 degree

Example 2.2, Page Number: 45

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import math

#variable declaration
n1=1.48                              #core refractive index
n2=1.46                              #cladding refractive index

#calculation
phiC=math.degrees(math.asin(n2/n1))       #critical angle (degree)
NA=math.sqrt((n1*n1)-(n2*n2))             #numerical apperture
phiO=math.degrees(math.asin(NA))          #maximum entrance angle (degree)

#result
print "Critical angle =" ,round(phiC,1),"degree"
print "Numerical apperture =" ,round(NA,3)
print "Acceptance angle =" ,int(phiO),"degree"

Critical angle = 80.6 degree
Numerical apperture = 0.242
Acceptance angle = 14 degree

Example 2.3 , Page Number: 58

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import math

#variable declaration
V=26.6                          #normalized frequency
lamda=1300*1e-9                 #wavelength(nm)
a=25*1e-6                       #core radius(um)


#caculation
NA=(V*lamda)/(2*math.pi*a)      #numerical aperture

#result
print "Numerical aperture =",round(NA,2)

Numerical aperture = 0.22

Example 2.4 , Page Number: 62

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import math   
 
#variable declaration
V2 = 22                      #normalized frequency2
V1=39                        #normalized frequency1
p=1.4   

#calculation
M1=(V1**2)/2                         #modes in fiber1
M2=V2**2/2                           #modes in fiber2
Pcladd_P1 = (4/3)*(M1**(-0.5))*p
Pcore_P1= 1-Pcladd_P1
Pcladd_P2 = (4/3)*(M2**(-0.5))*p
Pcore_P2= 1-Pcladd_P2    

#result
print 'case1 : Total number of modes',M1
print 'case1 : Percent age of power propagates in the cladding',int(Pcladd_P1 *100)
print 'case2 : Total number of modes',M2
print 'case2 : Percent age of power propagates in the cladding',int(round(Pcladd_P2 *100,0)) 

case1 : Total number of modes 760
case1 : Percent age of power propagates in the cladding 5
case2 : Total number of modes 242
case2 : Percent age of power propagates in the cladding 9

Example 2.5 , Page Number: 65

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import math
 
#variable declaration
lamda=1300*1e-9               #wavelength(nm)
Lp=8*1e-2                     #beat length(cm)

#calculation
Bf=lamda/Lp                   #modal birefringence
bita=(2*math.pi)/Lp           #birefringence(1/m)

#result
print "Modal birefringence =",round(Bf,7)
print "Birefringence Bita =",bita,"1/m"  

Modal birefringence = 1.62e-05
Birefringence Bita = 78.5398163397 1/m