// Example 4.9.1 page 4.19 clc; clear; n1=1.5; //refractive index of core delta=0.03/100; //relative refractive index lamda=0.82d-6; //wavelength n2=sqrt(n1^2-2*delta*n1^2); //computing cladding refractive index Rc=(3*n1^2*lamda)/(4*3.14*(n1^2-n2^2)^1.5); //computing critical radius Rc=Rc*10^3; printf("\nCritical radius is %.1f micrometer.",Rc); //answer in the book is 9 micrometer, deviation of 0.1 micrometer.