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OPTICAL FIBER WAVEGUIDE. Optical Fiber Waveguides. An Optical Fiber is a dielectric waveguide that operates at optical frequencies Normally cylindrical form It confines electromagnetic energy in the form of light to within in its surfaces and guides the light in direction parallel to its axis.
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Optical Fiber Waveguides • An Optical Fiber is a dielectric waveguide that operates at optical frequencies • Normally cylindrical form • It confines electromagnetic energy in the form of light to within in its surfaces and guides the light in direction parallel to its axis
Optical Fiber Waveguides core Cladding Buffer coatting
Optical Fiber Waveguides • Refraction Exit ray Low index High index Partial internal reflection Incident ray
Optical Fiber Waveguides • Critical angel Critical angel : Sin = n2/n1
Optical Fiber Waveguides • Total Internal Reflection Total internal reflection
Optical Fiber Waveguides • Acceptance Angle