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Acceptance Angle

The maximum angle that a light ray


can have relative to the axis of the
fiber and propagate down the fiber.
A step index optical fibre into which light is launched at
one end is shown in fig
n1- refractive index of the cone

n2- refractive index of cladding [n1>n2]

n0- refractive index of the medium from


which light is launched into the fibre
 θi - angle of incidence (angle between the
incident ray and the axis of the fibre).

 θr - angle of refraction (angle between the


refracted ray and the axis of the fibre).
Ø - angle of incidence between the ray
and the normal to the interface.
Ø c - critical angle(angle at which the
refracted ray glides along the boundary
surface).
 A light ray enters the fibre at an angle θᵢ to
the axis of the fibre.
 The ray refracts at an angle θᵣ and strikes
the core - cladding interface at an angle Ø.
 If Ø > Øc the ray undergoes total internal
reflection at the interface since n₁ > n₂.
 As long as the angle Ø > Øc , the light will
stay within the fibre.
1) Applying Snell’s law to the launching face of
the fiber ,

…………………..(1)

The largest value of θi occurs when Ø = Øc.


2) From the triangle ABC,

sin θᵣ = sin(90°- Ø) = cos Ø …………………………….(2)

Using equation (2) in (1) ,

sin θᵢ = cos Ø
Acceptance cone :
 The maximum angle, represented in three
dimensional view as a cone, at which an optical
fiber will accept incident light.

The light rays contained within the cone having


a full angle 2θ0 are accepted and transmitted
along the fiber.

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