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Light remains confined within core of simple optical fibre because of.

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Refraction
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Total internal reflection from insulation
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Total internal reflection from core cladding boundary
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None of the above
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The correct option is C Total internal reflection from core cladding boundary

Light remains confined within core of simple optical fibre because of Total internal reflection from core cladding boundary.

Light is confined within the core of a simple optical fiber by. If light hits a boundary of a material of lower refractive index at a steep enough angle, it cannot get out and it's reflected back into the high index medium, as in the figure below.

An optical fibre is a thin rod of high-quality glass. Very little light is absorbed by the glass. ... Optical fibres can carry more information than an ordinary cable of the same thickness. The signals in optical fibres do not weaken as much over long distances as the signals in ordinary cables.

Total internal reflection. 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 effect is used in optical fibers to confine light in the core.

The light in a fiber-optic cable travels through the core (hallway) by constantly bouncing from the cladding (mirror-lined walls), a principle called total internal reflection. Because the cladding does not absorb any light from the core, the light wave can travel great distances.


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