Mitesh Sharma
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Posted 4 year ago

How do fiber optics work on the principle of total internal reflection?What are the 2 types of fiber optic cable?

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Seema Kumari
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Posted 4 year ago Seema Kumari

When light traveling in an optically dense medium hits a boundary at a steep angle (larger than the critical angle for the boundary), the light is completely reflected. This is called total internal reflection. This effect is used in optical fibers to confine light in the core.