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✖The Refractive Index of Core is defined as how the light travels through that medium. It defines how much a light ray can bend when it enters from one medium to the other.ⓘ Refractive Index of Core [η_core]			+10% -10%
✖Numerical Aperture is a measure of the light-gathering or light-capturing ability of an optical fiber or an optical system.ⓘ Numerical Aperture [NA]			+10% -10%

✖Refractive Index of Cladding is the measure of bending of a ray of light when passing from one medium(surrounding) into another.ⓘ Refractive Index of Cladding [η_clad]

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Refractive Index of Cladding Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Refractive Index of Cladding = sqrt(Refractive Index of Core^2-Numerical Aperture^2)
η_clad = sqrt(η_core^2-NA^2)
This formula uses 1 Functions, 3 Variables

Functions Used

sqrt - A square root function is a function that takes a non-negative number as an input and returns the square root of the given input number., sqrt(Number)

Variables Used

Refractive Index of Cladding - Refractive Index of Cladding is the measure of bending of a ray of light when passing from one medium(surrounding) into another.
Refractive Index of Core - The Refractive Index of Core is defined as how the light travels through that medium. It defines how much a light ray can bend when it enters from one medium to the other.
Numerical Aperture - Numerical Aperture is a measure of the light-gathering or light-capturing ability of an optical fiber or an optical system.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Refractive Index of Core: 1.335 --> No Conversion Required
Numerical Aperture: 0.4 --> No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

η_clad = sqrt(η_core^2-NA^2) --> sqrt(1.335^2-0.4^2)

Evaluating ... ...

η_clad = 1.27366596876889

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

1.27366596876889 --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

1.27366596876889 ≈ 1.273666 <-- Refractive Index of Cladding

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Ray Optics Critical Angle

LaTeX Go Critical Angle = sin(Refractive Index Releasing Medium/Refractive Index Incident Medium)^-1

Numerical Aperture

LaTeX Go Numerical Aperture = sqrt((Refractive Index of Core^2)-(Refractive Index of Cladding^2))

Refractive Index of Fiber Core

LaTeX Go Refractive Index of Core = sqrt(Numerical Aperture^2+Refractive Index of Cladding^2)

Refractive Index of Cladding

LaTeX Go Refractive Index of Cladding = sqrt(Refractive Index of Core^2-Numerical Aperture^2)

Refractive Index of Cladding Formula

LaTeX Go

Refractive Index of Cladding = sqrt(Refractive Index of Core^2-Numerical Aperture^2)
η_clad = sqrt(η_core^2-NA^2)

What is the relation between refractive index and cladding?

The cladding surrounds the core completely. The refractive index of the core is higher than that of the cladding, so light in the core that strikes the boundary with the cladding at an angle shallower than critical angle will be reflected back into the core by total internal reflection.

How to Calculate Refractive Index of Cladding?

Refractive Index of Cladding calculator uses Refractive Index of Cladding = sqrt(Refractive Index of Core^2-Numerical Aperture^2) to calculate the Refractive Index of Cladding, The Refractive Index of Cladding formula refers to the optical property that describes how light propagates through the outer layer (cladding) of an optical fiber. It is a measure of the speed at which light travels in the cladding material compared to its speed in a vacuum. Refractive Index of Cladding is denoted by η_clad symbol.

How to calculate Refractive Index of Cladding using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Refractive Index of Cladding, enter Refractive Index of Core (η_core) & Numerical Aperture (NA) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Refractive Index of Cladding calculation can be explained with given input values -> 1.273666 = sqrt(1.335^2-0.4^2).

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What is Refractive Index of Cladding?

The Refractive Index of Cladding formula refers to the optical property that describes how light propagates through the outer layer (cladding) of an optical fiber. It is a measure of the speed at which light travels in the cladding material compared to its speed in a vacuum and is represented as η_clad = sqrt(η_core^2-NA^2) or Refractive Index of Cladding = sqrt(Refractive Index of Core^2-Numerical Aperture^2). The Refractive Index of Core is defined as how the light travels through that medium. It defines how much a light ray can bend when it enters from one medium to the other & Numerical Aperture is a measure of the light-gathering or light-capturing ability of an optical fiber or an optical system.

How to calculate Refractive Index of Cladding?

The Refractive Index of Cladding formula refers to the optical property that describes how light propagates through the outer layer (cladding) of an optical fiber. It is a measure of the speed at which light travels in the cladding material compared to its speed in a vacuum is calculated using Refractive Index of Cladding = sqrt(Refractive Index of Core^2-Numerical Aperture^2). To calculate Refractive Index of Cladding, you need Refractive Index of Core (η_core) & Numerical Aperture (NA). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Refractive Index of Core & Numerical Aperture and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

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