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This document contains 17 multiple choice questions about fiber optics. The questions cover topics like Snell's law, light sources used in fiber optics communication, acceptance angle of fibers, numerical aperture, refractive index, modes in step index and graded index fibers, cutoff wavelength, propagation of electromagnetic waves, total internal reflection, and properties of core and cladding regions. The answers provided are a, b, c or d for each question.

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This document contains 17 multiple choice questions about fiber optics. The questions cover topics like Snell's law, light sources used in fiber optics communication, acceptance angle of fibers, numerical aperture, refractive index, modes in step index and graded index fibers, cutoff wavelength, propagation of electromagnetic waves, total internal reflection, and properties of core and cladding regions. The answers provided are a, b, c or d for each question.

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1. Which law gives the relationship between refractive index of the dielectric?

a) Law of reflection
b) Law of refraction (Snell’s Law).
c) Millman’s Law
d) Huygen’s Law
Answer: b
2. The light sources used in fiber optics communication are:
a) LED’s and Lasers
b) Phototransistors
c) Xenon lights
d) Incandescent
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Answer: a
3. Light incident on fibers of angles ________the acceptance angle does not
propagate into the fiber.
a) Less than
b) Greater than
c) Equal to
d) Less than and equal to
Answer: b
4. What is the numerical aperture of the fiber if the angle of acceptance is 16
degree
a) 0.50
b) 0.36
c) 0.20
d) 0.27
Answer: d
5. The ratio of speed of light in air to the speed of light in another medium is
called as_________
a) Speed factor
b) Dielectric constant
c) Reflection index
d) Refraction index
Answer: d

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6. When a ray of light enters one medium from another medium, which quality
will not change
a) Direction
b) Frequency
c) Speed
d) Wavelength
Answer: b
7. Which equations are best suited for the study of electromagnetic wave
propagation?
a) Maxwell’s equations
b) Allen-Cahn equations
c) Avrami equations
d) Boltzmann’s equations
Answer: a
8. Refraction is the
a) Bending of light waves
b) Reflection of light waves
c) Diffusion of light waves
d) Refraction of light waves
Answer: a
Explanation: Unlike reflection, refraction involves penetration of a light wave from
one medium to another. While penetrating, as it passes through another medium it
gets deviated at some angle.
9. The phenomenon which occurs when an incident wave strikes an interface at
an angle greater than the critical angle with respect to the normal to the surface
is called as
a) Refraction
b) Partial internal reflection
c) Total internal reflection
d) Limiting case of refraction
Answer: c
10. A multimode step index fiber has a normalized frequency of 72. Estimate the
number of guided modes.
a) 2846
b) 2592
c) 2432
d) 2136

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Answer: b
Explanation: A step-index fiber has a constant refractive index core. The number of
guided modes in a step-index fiber are given by M = (V 2)/2. Here M denotes the
number of modes and V denotes normalized frequency.
11. A graded-index fiber has a core with parabolic refractive index profile of
diameter of 30μm, NA=0.2, λ=1μm. Estimate the normalized frequency.
a) 19.32
b) 18.84
c) 16.28
d) 17.12
Answer: b
Explanation: Normalized frequency for a graded index fiber is given by V=
2Πa(NA)/λ. Substituting and calculating the values, we get option b. Here, V denotes
normalized frequency and NA= numerical aperture.
12. A step-index fiber has core refractive index 1.46 and radius 4.5μm. Find the
cutoff wavelength to exhibit single mode operation. Use relative index difference
as 0.25%.
a) 1.326μm
b) 0.124μm
c) 1.214μm
d) 0.123μm
Answer: c
13. A single-mode step-index fiber or multimode step-index fiber allows
propagation of only one transverse electromagnetic wave.
a) True
b) False
Answer: True
Explanation: Single mode step index fiber is also called as mono-mode step index
fiber. As the name suggests, only one mode is transmitted and hence it has the
distinct advantage of low intermodal dispersion.
14. Most of the optical power is carried out in core region than in cladding. State
true or false:
a) True
b) False
Answer: a

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15. Meridional rays in graded index fibers follow
a) Straight path along the axis
b) Curved path along the axis
c) Path where rays changes angles at core-cladding interface
d) Helical path
Answer: b
16. What is the unit of normalized frequency?
a) Hertz
b) Meter/sec
c) Coulombs
d) It is a dimensionless quantity
Answer: d
Explanation: Normalized frequency of optical fiber is the frequency which exists at
cut-off condition. There is no propagation and attenuation above cut-off. It is directly
proportional to numerical aperture which is a dimensionless quantity; hence itself is a
dimensionless quantity.
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