// Scilab Code Ex7.3:: Page-7.8 (2009) clc; clear; n1 = 1.46; // Refractive index of the core material delta = 0.01; // Relative refractive index difference NA = n1*sqrt(2*delta); // Numerical aperture for the fibre theta_Q = %pi*NA^2; // Solid acceptance angle of optical fibre for small angles, radians // As relative refractive index, delta = 1-n2/n1, solving for n2 n2 = n1*(1-delta); // Refractive index of cladding phi_C = asind(n2/n1); // Critical angle of optical fibre, degrees printf("\nThe numerical aperture for the fibre = %4.2f", NA); printf("\nThe solid acceptance angle of the optical fibre = %4.2f radians", theta_Q); printf("\nThe critical angle of optical fibre = %4.1f degrees", phi_C); // Result // The numerical aperture for the fibre = 0.21 // The solid acceptance angle of the optical fibre = 0.13 radians // The critical angle of optical fibre = 81.9 degrees