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optics

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of interference is represented in this diagram?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

2.

What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?

a)

Constructive Interference

b)

Destructive Interference

3.

True or False? Two waves cannot exist in the same space or in the same medium at the same time.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Through which material does sound travel slowest?

a)

Water

b)

Paper

c)

Aluminum

d)

Air

e)

None of the above

5.

A diffraction grating is used to measure the wavelength of monochromatic light, as shown in the diagram.

The spacing of the slits in the grating is 1.00 x10-6 m. The angle between the first order diffraction maxima is 70.0o.

What is the wavelength of the light?

a)

287 nm

b)

470 nm

c)

574 nm

d)

940 nm

6.

Interference of light is evidence that:

a)

the speed of light is very large

b)

light is a transverse wave

c)

light is electromagnetic in character

d)

light is a wave phenomenon

7.

In a Young's double-slit experiment the centre of a bright fringe occurs wherever waves from the slits differ in the distance they travel by a multiple of:

a)

quarter of a wavelength.

b)

half a wavelength.

c)

a wavelength.

d)

three-fourths of a wavelength.

8.

In a Young's double-slit experiment, the slit separation is doubled. To maintain the same fringe spacing on the screen, the screen-to-slit distance D must be changed to:

a)

D/2

b)

D 2\sqrt{2}

c)

2D

d)

4D

9.

Extra distance travelled by one of waves compared with other is called

a)

path.

b)

displacement.

c)

phase difference.

d)

path difference.

10.

What principle is responsible for light spreading as it passes through a narrow slit?

a)

refraction

b)

polarization

c)

diffraction

d)

interference

11.

Two light sources are said to be coherent if they

a)

are of the same frequency.

b)

are of the same frequency, and maintain a constant phase difference.

c)

are of the same amplitude, and maintain a constant phase difference.

d)

are of the same frequency and amplitude.

12.
Which of the following will increase the spacing of Young's double slit fringes
a)
A blue light is used instead of a red light
b)
the screen is moved closer to the slits
c)
the slits are moved closer together
d)
Each slit is made wider
13.
A red light has a wavelength of 650nm.
It is shone through a double slit spacing 0.2mm onto a screen 2m away.
The fringe spacing is?
a)
6.5 x 10 -6 m
b)
1.6 x 10-3 m
c)
6.5 x 10-3 m
d)
1.6 x 10-6 m
14.
A red light of wavelength 650 nm is used with a diffraction grating with 500 lines per mm.
How many diffraction maxima will be seen in total
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
15.

A wave of constant wavelength diffracts as it passes through an opening in a barrier. As the size of the opening is increased, the diffraction effects

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

remain the same

16.
This image is representing what wave interaction?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Interference
17.
What is the main difference between refraction and diffraction?
a)
refraction is a phenomenon that affects light; diffraction is a phenomenon that affects sound
b)
refraction involves the bending of light; diffraction involves the bending and spreading of light, usually around an obstacle
18.

What would you call this?

a)

Reflection

b)

Diffraction

c)

Refraction

d)

Friction

19.

In, Fresnel type of diffraction

a)

Source at finite distance and screen at infinite distance

b)

Source and screen are at infinite distance

c)

Source at infinite distance and screen at finite distance

d)

Both source and screen are at a finite distance

20.

In Fraunhofer class of diffraction

a)

The source and screen are at infinite distance

b)

The source is at finite distance and screen is at infinite distance

c)

The source and screen are at a finite distance

d)

The source is at infinite distance and screen is at a finite distance

21.

In which type of diffraction, diffracted light is collected by a lens in a telescope

a)

Fresnel's

b)

Fraunhoffer's

c)

Both

d)

None

22.

In single slit Fraunhoffer diffraction, the position of minima is given by

a)

θ=0\theta=0

b)

a sinθ=±mλ where m=1, 2,3....a\ \sin\theta=\pm m\lambda\ where\ m=1,\ 2,3....

c)

asinθ=± (2m+1)λ2a\sin\theta=\pm\ \frac{\left(2m+1\right)\lambda}{2}

23.

The resolving power of a grating decreases with the increase in the number of lines on grating.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Each slit has a width of 0.15 mm and the distance between their center is 0.75 mm. What are the missing spectra.

a)

3, 6, 9,..... order will be missing.

b)

2, 4, 6,..... order will be missing.

c)

5,10, 15,..... order will be missing.

d)

4,8, 12,..... order will be missing.

25.

What should be the thickness of quarter wave plate for a light of wavelength 5000 Å if µe=1.553 and µo=1.544

a)

1.38x10-3 cm

b)

1.43x10-3 cm

c)

1.53x10-3 cm

d)

1.63x10-3 cm

26.

The velocity of light in water is 1.5x108 m/s. What is the polarizing angle of incidence.

a)

47.230

b)

51.030

c)

53.740

d)

63.430

27.

Which of the phenomena suggests that light may be a transverse wave?

a)

Interference

b)

Diffraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Polarization

28.

What happen if o-ray and e-ray travel along the optic axis?

a)

Both rays travel with the same speed.

b)

o-ray travel faster than e-ray.

c)

e-ray travel faster than o-ray.

d)

none of these

29.

How much phase change is introduced by a quarter wave plate between ordinary and extraordinary rays ?

a)

π2\frac{\pi}{2}

b)

π\pi

c)

π4\frac{\pi}{4}

d)

00

30.

The plane in which electric field vector of plane polarised light vibrates is known as

a)

Plane of vibration

b)

Plane of polarisation

c)

Principle plane

d)

none of these

31.

Properties of waves are

I. polarization

II. diffraction

III. refraction

Which of these properties apply to sound waves?

a)

I and II

b)

II and III

c)

I and III

d)

All of them

32.

Approximately how much light is blocked by two polarizing filters that are perpendicular to each other?

a)

0%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

33.

? If the polarizing axis of the second filter is parallel to

that of the first, the light will .............

a)

pass through it

b)

block

c)

reflect

34.

Which of the following statements are true?

  1. LASER is used as optical source in single mode fibers.
  2. LASER lights are highly incoherent.
a)

1. is true and 2. is false

b)

1. is false and 2. is true

c)

Both 1 & 2 are true

d)

Both 1 & 2 are false

35.

Naturally occuring process in a LASER is

a)

Stimulated Emission

b)

Absorption

c)

Spontaneous Emission

d)

Population Inversion

36.

The process in which the electrons in the ground state are vibrated to the excited states by providing extra energy from energy sources is called as

a)

Population Inversion

b)

Spontaneous emission

c)

Stimulated emission

d)

Pumping

37.

The coherent nature of light from LASER is due to

a)

Spontaneous emission

b)

Stimulated Emission

c)

Absorption

d)

Pumping

38.

Light amplification in LASER is achieved by

a)

Population inversion

b)

Stimulated emission

c)

Spontaneous emission

d)

Pumping

39.

The lifetime of electrons are more in

a)

Pump state

b)

Excited state

c)

Meta stable state

d)

Ground state

40.

In a LASER diode,the light output is taken from

a)

P-layer

b)

Active layer

c)

N-layer

d)

Mirror polished reflecting surface

41.

High optical gain in LASER diode is due to

a)

Heavily doped P-layer

b)

Heavily doped N-layer

c)

Active layer

d)

Reflective surfaces

42.

Pumping technique employed in gas laser is

a)

Optical pumping

b)

Electrical Discharge Method

c)

Direct conversion

d)

Chemical reaction

43.

Albert Einstein discovered the most important process of the laser. What is it?

a)

Einstein Process

b)

photon emission

c)

medium process

d)

stimulated emission

44.

Pump system needs to raise the atoms from...

a)

exited state to ground state

b)

ground state to exited state

c)

ground state to unexcited state

d)

excited state to exited state

45.

The medium in which atoms are excited called...

a)

amplifying

b)

gain

c)

increasing

d)

magnifying

46.

Example for direct band gap semiconductors are

a)

GaAs

b)

Ge

c)

Si

d)

AlSb

47.

Direct band semiconductors are used to make

a)

Diode

b)

Transisters

c)

LED, Laser diodes

d)

Integrated circuits

48.

Active medium in semiconductor laser is

a)

CO2

b)

P-N junction diode

c)

Helium

d)

Neon

49.

To start the stimulated emissions in direct bandgap semiconductors is required

a)

low current density

b)

large divergence

c)

coherence

d)

Large current density

50.

--------- is an injection laser.

a)

He-Ne laser

b)

Semiconductor laser

c)

Molecular gas laser

d)

Solid state laser

51.

Pumping technique employed in semiconductor laser is -----------

a)

Direct conversion

b)

Optical pumping

c)

Electrical discharge method

d)

Chemicla reaction

52.

When a beam of light enters one medium from another, which quantity will not change?

a)

Direction

b)

Speed

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

53.

Laser light is ______ emission.

a)

Coherent

b)

Stimulated

c)

Spontaneous

d)

Coherent and stimulated

54.

Coherence of laser light is important for _________

a)

Light propagation

b)

Getting laser light to pass through air

c)

Drilling holes

d)

Holography

55.
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
56.
How does light travel through the cable?
a)
Refraction and Reflection
b)
Refraction only
c)
Dispersion
d)
Total Internal Reflection
57.

Single mode fiber is

a)

one mode

b)

two mode

c)

more than one mode

d)

none

58.

Step index multi mode fiber has

a)

core diameter has 50 to 200 µm

b)

core diameter has 100 to 200 µm

c)

core diameter has 50 to 100 µm

d)

core diameter has 50 to 150 µm

59.

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.

60.

A measurement of the ability of an optical fibre to capture light is called

a)

acceptance angle.

b)

cladding.

c)

numerical aperature.

d)

critical angle.

61.

The unit of Numerical aperature is

a)

meter

b)

degree

c)

Coulomb per meter

d)

no unit.

62.

Which of the following statement is correct?

a)

Refractive index of core and cladding are equal.

b)

Refractive index of core is more then that of cladding.

c)

Refractive index of core is less then that of cladding.

d)

Refractive index of core is less or equal to that of cladding.

63.

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

64.

The refractive index of core and cladding for a step index fibre are 1.42 and 1.29 respectively. The numerical aperature of the fibre is

a)

0.3523

b)

0.59

c)

0.13

d)

2.71

65.

Which of the following is ( are) correct?

a)

The refractive index of the core of the step index fiber is constant throughout the core.

b)

The refractive index of the graded index fibre is maximum at the centre of the core and then it decreases towards core-cladding interface.

c)

The bandwidth in fibre optical communication is very high as against in case of coaxial cable transmission.

d)

All the above

66.

The function of cladding is

a)

to produce refraction of rays.

b)

to produce total internal reflections of rays.

c)

to produce transmission of Ray's.

d)

to provide a firm support to the core glass.

67.
What are the two general types of fiber optic cable found in current networking environments?
a)
Red and Green
b)
Singlemode and Multimode
c)
High-frequency and Low-frequency
d)
Narrowband and Wideband
68.

Which cable sends data as light?

a)

Copper

b)

Fibre Optic

c)

Ethernet

69.

when we look through rainbow glasses... (diffraction-slits)... which color is bent the least (shows up closest to the object)

a)

red

b)

violet

c)

yellow

d)

green

70.

What is the process responsible for producing photons in diode laser?

a)

Fermi level shift

b)

Majority carrier injection

c)

Carrier freeze out

d)

Electron-hole recombination