See fiber optics glossary. Refractive Material Index (n) Vacuum 1.0 Air 1.0** Water ... air is a tiny franction greater than 1.0 THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction ...

When a ray of light is incident at normal incidence, (at right angles), to the surface between two optical materials ... can be used to calculate the refractive index. For the example above ...

A multimode optical fiber in which the refractive index of the ... cladding diameter of 125 µm. See step-index fiber and dispersion-shifted fiber. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.