Question #3b811

1 Answer
Jan 30, 2018

The answer is that the light is made likely to undergo total internal reflection as it collided with the low reflective index cladding and stay in the core of the fibre.

Explanation:

A diagram is probably the best explanation:

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/optmod/fibopt.html

In fact the website I took this from (hyperphysics) is often my first point of call when searching for brief, clear explanations for teaching.