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This set of Optical Communications Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on
“Cable Design”.

1. The cable must be designed such that the strain on the ber in the cable does not exceed
__________
a) 0.002%
b) 0.01%
c) 0.2%
d) 0.160%

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Answer: c
Explanation: The constraints included in cable design are stability, protection, strength and
jointing of the bers. The ber cable does not get a ected if the strain exerted on it is below
0.2%. Although, it is suggested that the permanent strain on the ber should be less than
0.1%.
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2. How many categories exists in case of cable design?

a) Two
b) Three
c) One
d) Four

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Answer: b
Explanation: Cable design is separated into three categories. They are ber bu ering, cable
structural and strength and cable sheath and water barrier. After successfully going through
these tests, an optical cable is designed.

3. How many types of bu er jackets are used in ber bu ering?

a) Three
b) One
c) Two
d) Four

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Answer: a
Explanation: The bu er jacket is designed to protect the ber from micro-bending losses.
There are three types of bu er jackets used in ber bu ering. They are tight bu er jackets,
loose tube bu er jackets and lled loose tube bu er jacket.

4. Loose tube bu er jackets exhibits a low resistance to movement of the ber.

a) True
b) False

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Answer: a
Explanation: Loose tube bu ering is achieved by using a hard, smooth, exible material in the
form of extruded tube. The bu er tube is smooth from inside. Thus, it exhibits a low

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resistance to movement of the ber. Also, it can be easily stripped for jointing or ber
termination.

5. An inclusion of one or more structural members in an optical ber so as to serve as a cable

core foundation around which the bu er bers may be wrapped is called _____________
a) Attenuation
b) Splicing
c) Bu ering
d) Stranding

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Answer: d
Explanation: Optical ber is made structurally stronger by adding one or more strength
members. The core ber is trapped with bu ered bers or they are slotted in the core
foundation. This approach is called as stranding.

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6. Which of the following is not a strength member used in optical cable?

a) Steel wire
b) Germanium
c) Aramid yarns
d) Glass elements

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Answer: b
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Explanation: Strength members or tensile members are added to the ber to make it stronger
and durable. These members include solid steel wire, dielectric aramid yarns (Kevlar), glass
elements etc. Germanium is not a structural or strength member.

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7. When the stranding approach consists of individual elements (e.g. single- ber or multi ber
loose tube bu er) than the cable is termed as _____________
a) Optical unit cable
b) Coaxial cable
c) Layer cable
d) Bare glass cable

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Answer: c
Explanation: The stranding approach consists of a ber core foundation around which the
bu ered bers are wrapped. The cable elements are stranded in one, two or several layers
around the central structural member. When the stranding is composed of individual
elements, then the cable is termed as layer cable. If the cable core consists of stranding
elements each of which comprises a unit of stranding elements, then it is termed as optical
unit cable.

8. The primary function of the structural member is load bearing.

a) True
b) False

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Answer: b
Explanation: The primary function of the structural member is not load bearing. It’s function is
to provide suitable accommodation for the ber ribbons within the cables. These ber ribbons
lie in the helical grooves or slots formed in the surface of the structural members.

9. What is the Young’s modulus of Kevlar, an aromatic polyester?

a) 9 ×1010Nm-2
b) 10 ×1010Nm-2
c) 12 ×1010Nm-2
d) 13 ×1010Nm-2

View Answer

Answer: d
Explanation: Kevlar is used as a strength member in an optical ber. The Young’s modulus of
Kevlar is very high which gives it strength to weight ratio advantage four times that of steel.
Kevlar is coated with extruded plastic to provide a smooth surface which in turn prevents
micro-bending losses.

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10. The cable is normally covered with an outer plastic sheath to reduce _______________
a) Abrasion
b) Armor
c) Friction
d) Dispersion

View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: Abrasion is the process of scraping or wearing something away. If the cable is not
coated with plastic sheath, it gives rise to e ects such as abrasion and crushing. The most
common plastic sheath material used in covering a cable is polyethylene (PE).

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