Splice is
A. a non-permanent connection of two fibers
B. a non-separable junction of two fibers
C. a process of cutting a fibre at the ends
D. none of these
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In an optical fiber communication system, which among the following is not a typical transmitter function?
A. Coding for error protection
B. Decoding of input data
C. Electrical to optical conversion
D. Recoding to match output standard
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The noise factor of an attenuator pad that has an insertion loss of 6 dB is
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Optical fibers are preferred as communication links for Lasers because they:
A. prevent interference by other Lasers
B. ensure that the beam does not spread
C. prevent atmospheric interference
D. ensure amplification of the signal
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In optical communication, the maximum angle in which external light rays may strike the air/glass interface and still propagate down the fiber is called as
A. critical angle
B. numerical aperture
C. angle of refraction
D. acceptance angle
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Optical carrier frequency is in the range of
A. 109 to 1011 Hz
B. 1010 to 1012 Hz
C. 1013 to 1016 Hz
D. 109 to 1012 Hz
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In Kerr effect, induced index change is directly proportional to the . . . . . . . .
A. cube root of the electric field
B. cube of the electric field
C. on fourth power of the electric field
D. square of the electric field
E. square root of the electric field
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The multimode graded index fiber exhibits total pulse broadening of 0.1 µsec over a distance of 15 Km. The length - Bandwidth product of the fiber is
A. 37.5 MHz km
B. 75 MHz km
C. 150 MHz km
D. 300 MHz km
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Multimode graded index fibers have overall buffer jackets same as multimode step index fibers but have core diameters
A. Larger than multimode step index fibers
B. Smaller than multimode step index fibers
C. Same as that of multimode step index fibers
D. Smaller than single mode step index fibers
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