An optical fiber is 1.0 meter long and has a diameter of 20 ?m. Its ends are perpendicular to its axis. Its index of refraction is 1.30

What is the maximum number of reflections a light ray entering one end will make before it emerges from the other end? A)

84,000
B)

42,000
C)

26,000
D)

24,000
E)

18,000


B

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