Chapter 2 Fiber Optics

Unit 1 Introduction
Task 1 Match the words which collocate with
each other:
1. Protective a. Internal reflection
2. Total b. Angle
3. Reflective c. Behavior
4. medical d. Strand
5. Fiber e. Equipment
6. Light f. Index
7. Incident\critical g. Coating
Today we are going to watch
a video about some basic
items of Fiber Optics.
What do you know about Fiber Optics?

Now watch the first three minutes of the video and get ready to
do some activities
Task 2 Read the statements and say if they
are true of false. If it is false, correct it.
1. An optic fiber strand is thinner that a human hair.
2. The speed of light doesn’t change when it passes through the medium.
3. The optical phenomenon that is effectively used for transmission of information
is refraction.
4. The light bends towards the interface when it goes from a medium of high to
one of low refractive indices.
5. The total internal reflection is possible if we increase the incident angle than
increasing the refractive index.
6. Total internal reflection will happen if the laser strikes the interface at an angle
greater than the critical angle.
7. Total internal reflection happens between the high refractive index glass and
the low refractive index air.
Task 3 Watch the video again and answer the
questions:
1. What kind of technology has become wide-spread around the world to get emails or
any other information from any corner of the world within a blink of eye?
2. What kind of optical phenomenon is used to transmit the information?
3. Where can a cable system be laid?
4. What is another application of optical fiber cables?
5. How many fiber strands is an optical fiber cable made of?
6. What is the reason of optical phenomenon ‘refraction’?
7. What can we do to change refractive index of a medium?