//Example 5.12, Page number 5.31 clc;clear;close // variable declaration n1=1.5 //unitless n2=1.49//unitless a=25 // in m // Calculations C_a=asin(n2/n1) // Critical angle L=2*a*tan(C_a) // in m N_r=10**6/L // reflections/m // Result printf("Critical angle = %.2f degrees",(C_a*180/%pi)) printf("\nFiber length covered in one reflection = %.2f micro-m",(L)) printf("\nTotal no.of reflections per meter = %.f",(N_r)) printf("\nSince L=1m, Total dist. travelled by light over one metre of fiber = %.4f m",(1/sin(C_a)))