//OptoElectronics and Fibre Optics Communication, by C.K Sarkar and B.C Sarkar //Example 3.2 //OS=Windows 10 ////Scilab version Scilab 6.0.0-beta-2(64 bit) clc; clear; //given n1=1.46;//refractive inde for the silica p=0.286;//photo elastic coefficient for the silica Bc=7e-11;//isothermal compressibility in m^2/N lambda=1e-6;//wavelength in meters KB=1.38e-23;//Boltzman constant in J/K TF=1400//fictive temperature in K u=8*(%pi^3)*KB*Bc*TF*p^2;// partial product v=(n1)^8;//partial product z=(lambda)^4;//partial product taur=[(u*v)/(z*3)];//Rayleigh scattering coefficient in per Km mprintf("\n Rayleigh scattering coefficient=%.3f*10^-4 per meter",taur*10^4);//multiplication by 1e4 to convert the unit to !0^-4 per Km LKM=exp(-taur*1e3);//transmission loss factor of fiber per m AdB=10*log10(1/LKM);//Attenuation in dB mprintf("\n Attenuation in dB=%.2fdB per Km",AdB); //the answer vary due to rounding