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Term: paraxial ray
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Definition: a light ray that is close to and nearly parallel with the fibre axis

NOTE – For purposes of computation, the angle, θ, between the ray and the optical axis is small enough for sin θ or tan θ to be replaced by θ (radians).


Publication date:1991-10
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