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For an optical fiber, a step-index profile is a refractive index profile characterized by a uniform refractive index within the core and a sharp decrease in refractive index at the core-cladding interface so that the cladding is of a lower refractive index. The step-index profile corresponds to a power-law index profile with the profile parameter approaching infinity. The step-index profile is used in most single-mode fibers〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SINGLE MODE STEP-INDEX FIBERS )〕 and some multimode fibers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fiber Optics Overview )〕 A step-index fiber is characterized by the core and cladding refractive indices ''n1'' and ''n2'' and the core and cladding radii a and b. Examples of standard core and cladding diameters 2a/2b are 8/125, 50/125, 62.5/125, 85/125, or 100/140 (units of µm). The fractional refractive-index change . The value of n1 is typically between 1.44 and 1.46, and is typically between 0.001 and 0.02. Step-index optical fiber is generally made by doping high-purity fused silica glass (SiO2) with different concentrations of materials like titanium, germanium, or boron. Pulse dispersion in a step index optical fiber is given by where is the difference in refractive indices of core and cladding. is the refractive index of core is the length of the optical fiber under observation ==See also== *Graded-index fiber *Critical Angle *Numerical aperture 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Step-index profile」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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