EXPERIMENT NUMBER -6

NAME OF STUDENT: HARSHAD AGARWAL

STUDENT UID: 20BCS3335
CLASS AND GROUP: CSE 28 /B
SEMESTER : 2
SUBJECT: QUANTUM AND SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS

AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT: The objective of this lab activity is

finding the numerical aperture of a given optical fiber and hence to
find its acceptance angle.

Requirements:
S.No. Equipment Quantities in No.
1 Emmiter/Laser 1
2 Fiber stand 1
3 Concentrator 1
4 Optical fiber 1
5 Detector 1
6 Output unit 1

Diagram:
 OBSERVATIONS AND CALCULATIONS:
One pitch scale division (n) = 0.5 mm
Number of divisions on head scale (m) = 100 Least
count (L.C) =n/m = 0.01 mm

As per the experiment the observations are as given below:

S.No. Distance X (in mm) Detector reading, I(µA)
1 8 0.10689348
2 8.5 0.16111446
3 9 0.1847264

CALCULATIONS:
Distance between the fiber and the detector, z = 4 mm
Radius of the spot, r = 0.06807156457 mm
Numerical Aperture of the optic fiber = 0.4472135955mm
Acceptance angle = 26.5650511𝛩

SOURCES OF ERROR:

1. Placement of components used.

2. Sensitivity of detecting component.
3. Power of emmitter.
4. Optical fiber broken or having cutted.
5. Concentrator malfunctioning.
6. Lose fiber stand

SCREEN SHOTS:
GRAPH:

Result(s):
Numerical aperture of the given Optical fiber = 0.4472135955mm

Conclusion:
-A high numerical aperture allows light to propagate down the fiber in rays both close to
the axis and at various angles, allowing efficient coupling of light into the fiber. However, a high
numerical aperture increases the amount of dispersion as rays at different angles have different
path lengths and therefore take different times to traverse the fiber. A low numerical aperture may
therefore be desirable.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• On completion students will be able to understand

• A high numerical aperture allows light to propagate down the fiber in rays
both close to the axis and at various angles, allowing efficient coupling of
light into the fiber .

• A high numerical aperture increases the amount of dispersion as rays at

different angles have different path lengths .

• A low numerical aperture may therefore be desirable.

EVALUATION COLUMN (To be filled by

concerned faculty only)

Sr. No. Parameters Maximum Marks

Marks Obtained
1. Post Lab Quiz Result. 5

2. Worksheet completion including writing 10

learning objectives/Outcomes.(To be
submitted at the end of the day)
3. Student Engagement in 5
Simulation/Demonstration/Performance and
Controls/Pre-Lab Questions.
4. Total Marks 20