An optical fiber is to be constructed with a cladding index of refraction

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Problem

An optical fiber is to be constructed with a cladding index of refraction n2=1.40n_2=1.40. To guarantee that all rays hitting the core–cladding boundary at angles up to 35∘35^{\circ} (measured from the normal inside the core) undergo total internal reflection, what is the minimum allowable index of refraction for the core n1n_1? (a) 1.711.71 (b) 3.003.00 (c) 2.442.44 (d) 2.002.00

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