
Give one application of optical fibre in the medical field.
Important Questions on Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
In an optical fibre, the propagation of light occurs due to which phenomenon? Write answer only.

What is optical fibre? Write its two important uses.



(refractive index of fiber is , and .)



The prism will:


A ray of light originates from inside a glass slab and is incident on its inner surface at an angle as shown,
In this experiment the location of the spot where they ray hits the screen is recorded. Which of the following correctly shown the plot of variation of with the angle ?


The principle used in the transmission of signals through an optical fibre is


Light guidance in an optical fiber can be understood by considering a structure comprising of thin solid glass cylinder of refractive index surrounded by a medium of lower refractive index . The light guidance in the structure takes place due to successive total internal reflections at the interface of the media and as shown in the figure. All rays with the angle of incidence less than a particular value are confined in the medium of refractive index . The numerical aperture (NA) of the structure is defined as .
For two structures namely with and , and with and and taking the refractive index of water to be and that of air to be 1, the correct option(s) is (are)




If the refractive index of the prism is , then




[Speed of light


Light guidance in an optical fiber can be understood by considering a structure comprising of thin solid glass cylinder of refractive index surrounded by a medium of lower refractive index . The light guidance in the structure takes place due to successive total internal reflections at the interface of the media and as shown in the figure. All rays with the angle of incidence less than a particular value are confined in the medium of refractive index . The numerical aperture (NA) of the structure is defined as .
If two structures of same cross-sectional area, but different numerical apertures and are joined longitudinally, the numerical aperture of the combined structure is

