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OPTICAL COMMUNICATION QUIZ - 3

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A silica optical fiber with a large core diameter has a core refractive index of 1.5 and a Cladding refractive index of 1.47. Determine the acceptance angle in air for the fiber.

(a)  

2.

A silica optical fiber with core diameter large enough to be considered by Ray theory has a core refractive index of 1.5 and cladding refractive index of 1.47.Determine numerical aperture.

(a)  

3.

calculate the cut off wavelength of a single mode fibre with core radius of 4 m and index difference= 0.003

(a)  

4.

The V number of a fiber is 4. then the fiber is

a)

Single mode

b)

Multimode

5.

Range of optical communication

a)

700 nm to 1700 nm

b)

800 nm to 1600 nm

c)

800 nm to 1200 nm

d)

800mm to 1600 mm

6.

Fiber optics system transmit using infrared light, invisible to the human eye.

Say true or false.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which is the fundamental mode of propagation in fibers?

a)

LP01

b)

LP11

c)

LP21

d)

LP22

8.

Numerical aperture of a fiber is given by :

a)

(n1^2 - n2^2)^1/2

b)

(n2^2 - n1^2)1/2

c)

(n1^2 - n2^2)

d)

(n1^2 - n2^2)^3/2

9.

What is the energy of blue photon (lambda = 400 nm)?

a)

79.5 × 10 ^ -19 J

b)

4.97 × 10 ^-19 J

c)

1.8 × 10 ^ -19 J

d)

8 × 10 ^ -19 J

10.

For efficient propagation of light through a fiber angle of incident of light rays at the fiber input should be :

a)

Less than critical angle

b)

Less than acceptance angle

c)

Less than Brewster's angle

11.

The ratio of the refractive index difference of the

core and cladding to the refractive index of core of an optical fiber

a)

Fractional Index Change

b)

V-Number

c)

Numerical Aperture

d)

Acceptance Angle

12.

Which of these types of optical fibers is almost impossible to manufacture?

a)

Single mode, step index OFC

b)

MUlti mode, Step index OFC

c)

Single mode, graded index OFC

d)

Multi mode, graded index OFC

13.

Optical fibers are also called

(a)  

14.

The condition for propagation of light in optical fibers is

a)

Sinθi<NASin\theta_i<NA

b)

Sinθi>NASin\theta_i>NA

c)

Sinθi=NASin\theta_i=NA

d)

Sinθi=0.5Sin\theta_i=0.5

15.

The schematic represents

a)

Graded index optical fibre

b)

Step index optical fibre

c)

Single mode optical fibre

d)

Dual optical fibre

16.

Which of the following statements best explain the concept of material absorption?

a)

A loss mechanism related to the material composition and fabrication of fiber.

b)

A transmission loss for optical fibers.

c)

Results in attenuation of transmitted light.

d)

Causes of transfer of optical power.

17.

How many mechanisms are there which causes absorption?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

18.

Absorption losses due to atomic defects mainly include-

a)

Radiation

b)

Missing molecules, oxygen defects in glass

c)

Impurities in fiber material

d)

Interaction with other components of core

19.

The effects of intrinsic absorption can be minimized by-

a)

Ionization

b)

Radiation

c)

Suitable choice of core and cladding components

d)

Melting

20.

Which of the following is not a metallic impurity found in glass in extrinsic absorption?

a)

Fe2+

b)

Fe3+

c)

Cu

d)

Si

21.

Dominant intrinsic loss mechanism in low absorption window between ultraviolet and infrared absorption tails is

a)

Mie scattering

b)

Rayleigh scattering

c)

Stimulated Raman scattering

d)

Stimulated Brillouin scattering

22.

What is dispersion in optical fiber communication?

a)

Compression of light pulses

b)

Broadening of transmitted light pulses along the channel

c)

Overlapping of light pulses on compression

d)

Absorption of light pulses

23.

3dB optical bandwidth is always ___________ the 3dB electrical bandwidth.

a)

Smaller than

b)

Larger than

c)

Negligible than

d)

Equal to

24.

The core of the optical fibre is

a)

opaque and conducting material.

b)

opaque and dielectric material.

c)

transparent and conducting material.

d)

transparent and dielectric material.

25.

The unit of Numerical aperature is

a)

meter

b)

degree

c)

Coulomb per meter

d)

no unit.

26.

If the numerical aperature of an optical fibre is 0.515, then the maximum angle of incidence is __________ degree.

a)

0.008

b)

17.5

c)

31

d)

67

27.
What are fibre optics?
a)
thin, flexible fibres of glass/plastic
b)
flexible fibers of copper
c)
strands of rubber
d)
those glow toys
28.
How do Fiber Optics work?
a)
By connecting and transferring energy
b)
By remitting and subtracting power from other fiber optics
c)
By using light pulses to transfer data
d)
By converting sound waves in to binary code
29.

Fiber optics provide data security.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Which of the following statements best explain the concept of material absorption?

a)

A loss mechanism related to the material composition and fabrication of fiber.

b)

A transmission loss for optical fibers.

c)

Results in attenuation of transmitted light

d)

Causes of transfer of optical power.