If n1 and n2 are the refractive indices of the core and cladding respectively, the maximum acceptance angle at the air-core interface should be
A. tan − 1 n 1 n 2
B. C. D. tan − 1 n 2 n 1
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For a single mode optical cable with 0.25 dB/km loss, the optical power 100 km from a 0.1 mW source will be . . . . . . . .
A. -30 dBm
B. -35 dBm
C. -40 dBm
D. -45 dBm
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Numerical aperture is describing the ability of
A. Light Collection
B. Light Scattering
C. Light Dispersion
D. Light Polarization
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The distortion in the transmission of carrier frequencies in an underground cable can be eliminated by using
A. Inductive loading
B. Resistive loading
C. Capacitive loading
D. Shielding
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A single mode fiber does not suffer from which type of dispersion?
A. Waveguide dispersion
B. Material dispersion
C. Intermodal dispersion
D. Polarization mode dispersion
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The sources for fibre optical communication is
A. LED
B. Laser
C. Photo diode
D. Both A and B
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The critical angle θc in an optical fiber is given
by . . . . . . . . Where n1 is refractive index of medium 1 and n2 is the refractive index of medium 2.
A. Sin-1 (n2 /n1 )
B. Sin-1 (n1 /n2 )
C. Sin-1 (n2 ∗n1 )
D. Sin-1 n2
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The configuration used by a line communication system capable of transmitting a data at the rate of 1000 Mbps is
A. open line system
B. optical fiber system
C. coaxial cable system
D. twisted wire system
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Some of the diffracted light continues down the fiber and some of it escapes through the cladding. The light rays that escape represent a loss in light power which is called
A. Rayleigh scattering loss
B. Chromic distortion loss
C. Chromatic distortion loss
D. Predominant fiber loss
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An optical fiber cable laid underground has developed a discontinuity at a distance d from the source end. The fault can be located using the instrument
A. Optical spectrum Analyzer (OSA)
B. Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
C. Optical Power Meter (OPM)
D. Laser Diffractometer (LD)
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Modern day optical fibers have losses of the order of
A. 10 dB/km
B. 1 dB/km
C. 20 dB/km
D. 100 dB/km
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Copper-network can be converted to fibre optics by using
A. fibre hubs
B. media converters
C. patch panel
D. rewiring
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In an optical fiber, the pulse dispersion effect is minimized by
1. Using a high frequency light source
2. Using plastic cladding
3. Minimizing the core diameter
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
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In single mode fibers, the most beneficial index profile is
A. Step index
B. Graded index
C. Step and graded index
D. Coaxial cable
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The typical core dimensions of single mode step-index fiber is
A. 125-140 µm
B. 8-50 µm
C. 8-12 µm
D. 50-200 µm
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Identify the false statement for interferomatric method:
A. It is used to determine the refractive index profile of optical fiber
B. It does not require Interference fringe pattern to measure refractive index
C. It is used for surface topography measurement
D. Instruments do not physically contact the surface under test
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In an optical fibre, if the total internal reflection takes place, which of the following conditions have to be satisfied?
A. n 2 > n 1 and ϕ 1 > cos − 1 ( n 1 n 2 )
B. n 2 < n 1 and ϕ 1 > cos − 1 ( n 1 n 2 )
C. n 1 < n 2 and ϕ 1 < cos − 1 ( n 1 n 2 )
D. n 1 > n 2 and ϕ 1 > cos − 1 ( n 1 n 2 )
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Non-linear Cross Phase Modulation (XPM) occurs due to
A. Difference in transmission phase of peak pulse & leading or trailing edges of pulse
B. Third-order optical non-linearity
C. Intensity dependence of refractive index
D. Change in wavelength
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The Dispersion Shifted fiber is normally designed to have zero chromatic dispersion at
A. 850 nm
B. 1300 nm
C. 1480 nm
D. 1550 nm
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An optical fibre has a reflective index of 1.641 for the core and 1.422 for the cladding. The critical angle above which the ray will be totally internally reflected is:
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