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Acceptance Angle and Numerical Aperture
Acceptance Angle and Numerical Aperture
Equipment
Optical
Bench
Optical
Mounts
Ruler
Optical fibre
and holder
Imaging
screen
Protractor
cladding n2
air
core
core
n1
n1
n2
cladding n2
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One way of measuring the NA of this fibre is to fill the fibre with light and
measure the characteristics of the light leaving the fibre. Plug the fibre into the
analog output and position the components on the optical bench as shown in
figure 4.33.
screen
Fibre
Analog in
Analog out
Photodiode 1
Photodiode 2
intensity
FWHM
distance
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