// Example no.2.7 // To find the core radius of step-index fiber // Page no.69 clc; clear; // Given data n1=1.45; // Refractive index of core delta=0.005; n2=n1*(1-delta); // Refractive index of cladding lambdac=1.1; // Cutoff wavelength in meter lambda=1.55; // Operating wavelength in micrometer a=((2.4048*lambdac*10^-6)/(2*%pi*(n1^2-n2^2)^(1/2)))/10^-6; // Core radius //Displaying the result in command window printf('\n The core radius of step-index fiber = %0.3f micrometer',a); printf('\n Operating wavelength = %0.2f micrometer',lambda); printf('\n Cutoff wavelength = %0.1f micrometer',lambdac); disp('Since operating wavelength is greater than cutoff wavelength, it is single moded at this wavelength.')