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Applied Physics Question Bank

Unit-IV(LASERS and Optical fibre)


Short questions
1. What do you understand by population inversion?
2. What is pumping? List different types of pumping process.
3. Explain the basic principle of LASER.
4. Explain coherence in LASER.
5. Define numerical aperture and acceptance angle of optical fiber.
6. What is total internal reflection?
7. Outline the applications of optical fibre.

Long questions

1. a) Explain with neat diagrams a) Absorption b) Spontaneous emission c) Stimulated


emission.
b) Explain Lasing action.
2. a) Establish the relation between Einstein’s coefficients.
b) Mention the important characteristics of LASER beam.
3. a) Describe the construction and working of Ruby LASER.
b) Discuss the applications of lasers in various fields.
4. Explain the construction and working principle of He-Ne LASER.
5. Describe the principle, construction and working of semiconductor LASER.

6. a) Discuss the propagation of light through an optical fibre.


b) Calculate the numerical aperture of an optical fibre which has core refractive index
of 1.60 and the cladding refractive index of 1.52?
7. a) Derive an expression for acceptance angle and numerical aperture.
b) A silica optical fibre has a core refractive index of 1.50 and a cladding refractive
index of 1.47. Determine i) the critical angle at the core-cladding interface ii) The NA
of the fibre and the iii) Acceptance angle of the fibre.
8. Distinguish differences between the step-index and graded-index fibers.
9. Discuss the application of optical fibre in the field of communication with a neat block
diagram.
10. What is attenuation in optical fibres and explain types of attenuation in fibres.

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