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The document is a midterm exam for an Engineering Physics course covering topics related to optics and fiber optics. It contains 10 multiple choice questions testing concepts such as: 1) Wave properties of matter and the uncertainty principle 2) Quantum mechanics concepts like quantization of energy and tunneling 3) Optical fiber properties including acceptance angle, numerical aperture, and modes of propagation 4) Devices like LEDs, photodiodes, and their applications in fiber optic communication systems.

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Engineering Physics

The document is a midterm exam for an Engineering Physics course covering topics related to optics and fiber optics. It contains 10 multiple choice questions testing concepts such as: 1) Wave properties of matter and the uncertainty principle 2) Quantum mechanics concepts like quantization of energy and tunneling 3) Optical fiber properties including acceptance angle, numerical aperture, and modes of propagation 4) Devices like LEDs, photodiodes, and their applications in fiber optic communication systems.

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School of Advanced Sciences

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Mid Term Test (MTT) - SET – 4
B.Tech – Fall Semester-2020-21
Course: PHY1701- Engineering Physics
Time: 90 mins Max Marks: 60
Part – A (10  6 = 60)
Answer all Questions

1 Why is the wave nature of matter not more apparent in our daily 6 CO1
life? Mention any five physical characteristics of wave function.
2 How do you differentiate matter waves from light and sound 6 CO1
waves? Explain.
Calculate the uncertainty in the velocity of an electron confined in a 6 CO1
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10 Ǻ box.
What is quantum tunneling? Explain an instrument working on this 6 CO2
4
principle.
In a 1 D box of length 1Ǻ has three electrons. Calculate the lowest 6 CO2
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energy of the system and write the quantum numbers of the
electrons.
Draw the structure of optical fiber. Explain how light is propagated 6 CO6
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inside the fiber.
6 CO6
7 A fiber has core refractive index n1 and cladding refractive index
n2. Prove that NA = √
In a step index fiber the refractive index of the core is 1.43 and 6 CO6
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cladding is 1.40. Find the critical angle, acceptance angle and NA.
Why are GRIN fibers preferred for high bandwidth applications? 6 CO7
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Justify your answer.
6 CO7
When 2.5  1012 photons generated by a laser source of wavelength
0.85 μm are incident on a photodiode, 1.5  1012 electrons on an
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average are collected at the output terminal. Calculate the quantum
efficiency and the responsivity of the photo diode at the above
wavelength.
School of Advanced Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Mid Term Test (MTT) - SET – 5
B.Tech – Fall Semester-2020-21
Course: PHY1701- Engineering Physics
Time: 90 mins Max Marks: 60
Part – A (10  6 = 60)
Answer all Questions

1 Explain how the different radiation laws account for the observed 6 CO1
spectrum of black body radiation.
2 Does the concept of Bohr’s orbit violate the uncertainty principle? 6 CO1
Explain.
Calculate the ratio of kinetic energy of an electron and proton if 6 CO1
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their de Broglie wavelengths are equal.
Obtain the energy eigen values of a particle in a 1 D box. Show that 6 CO2
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energy is quantized.
A particle constrained to move along X-axis in the region 0 ≤ x ≤ a 6 CO2
5 has a wave function, . Normalize the wave
function.
State the conditions needed for a light ray to propagate inside a 6 CO6
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fibre cable. Explain the physical parameters associated with it.
Discuss the pulse spreading experienced in multimode fibres and 6 CO6
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explain how it is eliminated in single mode fibres.
The NA of an optical fiber is 0.5, refractive index of core is 1.54. 6 CO6
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Find the refractive index of cladding. Also calculate the change in
core cladding refractive index per unit refractive index of the core.
What is dark current? Is it advisable to have a low dark current. 6 CO7
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With suitable diagram explain its measurement in p-n photo diode.
A p-i-n photodiode on an average generates one electron-hole pair 6 CO7
per two incident photons at a wavelength of 0.85 μm. Assuming all
10 the photo generated electrons are collected, calculate (i) the
quantum efficiency of the diode (ii) the maximum possible band
gap energy (in eV) of the semiconductor and (iii) the mean output
photocurrent when the incident optical power is 10 μm.
School of Advanced Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Mid Term Test (MTT) - SET – 6
B.Tech – Fall Semester-2020-21
Course: PHY1701- Engineering Physics
Time: 90 mins Max Marks: 60
Part – A (10  6 = 60)
Answer all Questions

1 Arrive at Wien’s displacement law from Planck’s law. 6 CO1

2 State the properties of matter waves. Obtain de Broglie wavelength 6 CO1


for a particle accelerated by a potential difference of V volt.
The uncertainty in the velocity of the particle is equal to its 6 CO1
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velocity, if ∆x. ∆px = h. Show that the uncertainty in its location is
its de Broglie wavelength.
Explain the principle, construction and working of an instrument 6 CO2
4
based on quantum tunneling.
6 CO2
5 If the wave function, ( ) satisfies time independent
Schrodinger equation. Find the form of the potential V(x).
Derive an expression for light gathering capacity of an optical fiber. 6 CO6
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Mention its significances.
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Distinguish between meridional and skew rays in optical fibers.
For a step index fiber of core refractive index 1.43 and cladding 6 CO6
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refractive index 1.4. Calculate critical angle, propagation angle and
Numerical Aperture.
Explain the role of LED as light source in optical fiber 6 CO7
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communication.
Calculate the total number of guided modes propagating in the 6 CO7
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multimode step index fiber having a diameter of 60 μm and
numerical aperture of 0.25, operating at a wavelength of 2.7 μm.

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