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Laser Cavity & Optical Fiber Waveguide Simulator

Interactive ray-tracing waveguide engine calculating Snell's law refraction, Total Internal Reflection (TIR), critical angle (θc), numerical aperture (NA), normalized frequency (V-number) single-mode cutoff, and dB link losses.

Instrument State:Live Analytical DSP Engine

Optical Fiber Waveguide & Total Internal Reflection Simulator

Explore Snell's law refraction, critical angle (θc), numerical aperture (NA), V-number single-mode cutoff, and dB link attenuation.

Launch Angle (θ_in):8°
Acceptance limit θa = 7.2°
Transmission Span:25 km
Loss = 0.18 dB/km
Numerical Aperture:0.1246
Critical Angle (θc):85.13°
V-Number:2.07 (Single Mode)
Core / Clad:1.4677 / 1.4624
Cladding (n2 = 1.4624)Core (n1 = 1.4677, 2a = 8.2 μm)Cladding (n2 = 1.4624)Air (n0=1)Refracted / Leaky Ray (Loss)
Leaky Ray: θ_in > θ_acceptance
Acceptance Half-Angle
θa = 7.16°
Max launch cone: 14.3°
Normalized V-Number
V = 2.07
V ≤ 2.405 (Single Mode)
Link Attenuation (25 km)
4.50 dB
Power throughput: 35.5%

Technical Instrument Specifications

Numerical ApertureNA = √(n₁² - n₂²) = sin(θ_a)
Critical Anglesin(θ_c) = n₂ / n₁
V-Number CutoffV = (2πa / λ) · NA (Single-mode if V ≤ 2.405)
Link LossP(L) = P_in · 10^(-α_dB · L / 10)

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