ELEC 306 HOMEWORK #5 Spring 2001

(1) Problem P.10-34, page 598, D.K. Cheng.

(2) Problem P.10-36a, page 598, D.K. Cheng.

(3) A step index fiber has a core diameter of 100 µm and a refractive index of 1.480. The classing has a refractive index of 1.460. Calculate the numerical aperture of the fiber, acceptance angle from air, and the number of modes sustained when the source wavelength is 850 nm.