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Experiment - 9: Objective

This experiment aims to determine the numerical aperture (NA) of an optical fiber. The NA refers to the maximum angle at which light can enter the fiber and be internally reflected along its length. The experiment involves connecting a fiber optic communication kit to a light source and measuring the diameter of the light spot emitted from the fiber end when placed at different distances from a screen with concentric circles. By measuring the distances and diameters, the NA can be calculated using the given formula. The conclusion is that the NA of the tested fiber was determined to be 0.024.

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Experiment - 9: Objective

This experiment aims to determine the numerical aperture (NA) of an optical fiber. The NA refers to the maximum angle at which light can enter the fiber and be internally reflected along its length. The experiment involves connecting a fiber optic communication kit to a light source and measuring the diameter of the light spot emitted from the fiber end when placed at different distances from a screen with concentric circles. By measuring the distances and diameters, the NA can be calculated using the given formula. The conclusion is that the NA of the tested fiber was determined to be 0.024.

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EXPERIMENT 9

OBJECTIVE:
The theory of this experiment is to determine the Numerical Aperture of the fiber.

APPARATUS:
Fiber optic communication kit, optical fibre, screen, measuring scale

THEORY:
Numerical aperture refers to the maximum angle at which the light incident on the fiber end
is totally internally reflected and is transmitted properly along the fiber. The cone formed by the
rotation of this angle along the axis of the fiber is the cone of acceptance of the fiber. The light ray
should strike the fiber end within its cone of acceptance else it is refracted out of the fiber.
Consideration in NA measurement: It is very important that the optical source should be
properly aligned with the cable and the distance from the launched point & cable be properly
selected to ensure that the maximum amount of optical power is transferred to the cable.

BLOCK DIAGRAM:




PROCEDURE:
1. Connect the AC Supply to Kit.
2. Ensure that all fault switch is in normal position.
3. Make the connection as shown in Block Diagram.
4. Connect 1KHz sine wave output source to 660nm FO Transmitter output and Adjust the
amplitude at 5V p-p.
5. Hold the white screen with 4 concentric circle(10,15,20,25 mm diameter)vertically at a
suitable distance to make the red sport from the fiber coincided with 10mm circle.
6. Record the distances of screen from the fiber end L and the diameter W of the spot.
7. Compute the NA from formula given below:

NA=

(4
2
+
2
)

=sin
max
(acceptance angle)
8. Vary the distance between in screen and fiber cable and make it coincide with one of the
concentric circles. Note its distance.
9. Tabulate the various distances and diameter of the circles made on the white screen and
computes the NA from the formula given above.

CONCLUSION:
Thus the study of numerical aperture for the given optical fiber was performed. The
Numerical Aperture ( NA) for the given fiber is 0.024.

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