//Introduction to Fiber Optics by A. Ghatak and K. Thyagarajan, Cambridge, New Delhi, 1999 //Example 2.9 //OS=Windows XP sp3 //Scilab version 5.5.2 clc; clear; //given lambda0=1300e-9;//wavelength of single-mode fiber in m omega0=5e-6;//spot size of beam in m theta=atan(lambda0/(%pi*omega0));//Corresponding divergence in radians mprintf("Divergence of beam=%.2f degrees",theta*180/%pi);//multiplying by 180/pi to convert radians to degrees