Physics
An endoscope uses optical fiber to transmit high resolution images of internal organs without loss of information. The phenomenon of light that governs the functioning of the optical fiber is:
- refraction
- reflection
- scattering
- total internal reflection
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total internal reflection.
Reason — Total internal reflection is the principle that allows light to propagate through the core of an optical fiber by continuously reflecting off the inner walls of the fiber due to the angle at which it strikes those walls.
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