IFET COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

(An Autonomous Institution)

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES
Subject Code: 23PH1205 Year/ Sem : I /I
Subject Name: PHYSICS FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE
UNIT –II FIBER OPTICS – QUESTION BANK

Fiber optics deals with the transmission and reception of light waves/signal using optical fibers.
Fiber-optic cables provide high bandwidths and low losses which allow high data-transmission rates over
long distances. Light is kept in the fiber core by the principle total internal reflection. This causes the fiber to
act as a waveguide.
PART – A (2 Marks)
OPTICAL FIBER
1. What is an optical fiber and why it is considered as wave guide? U
2. Write about the structure of optical fiber. R
3. How the core and cladding play an important role in an optical fiber? A
4. What is the principle of fiber- optic communication? R
5. Do signals really travel faster in Fiber Optics? A
TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION
6. What is total internal reflection process? R
ACCEPTANCE ANGLE AND NUMERICAL APERTURE
7. What is acceptance angle and give its mathematical relation. R
8. Write about the significance of an acceptance angle. A
9. If input signal fall outside the acceptance cone, what will be the communication in the fibre
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optics cable.
10. Define numerical aperture and write its mathematical relation. R
DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPTICAL FIBER
11. List out the different types of optical fiber. U
12. How step index-single mode fiber used in different fields? A
13. Distinguish Step-index and Graded index fiber. R
14. How the refractive index gets changed in step index and graded index fiber? U
15. If there is no dispersion in single mode fiber means whether it is an advantage or A
disadvantage? Justify.
16. Which mode of fiber is used for long distance communication? Give your answer. A
FIBER FABRICATION
17. Give the techniques that are available for the fabrication of optical fiber. R
18. Mention the advantages and disadvantages of crucible-crucible technique. R
SPLICES AND CONNECTORS
19. Define splicing. Write about mechanical and fusion splices. R
20. Give the requirements of a good splicing and connectors for fiber optic cable. A
21. What are connectors? List few types. R
22. How does fiber optics transmit data and how much of data will carry? A
LOSSES IN FIBER-OPTIC CABLES
23. Define the term attenuation. R
24. Differentiate macro and microscopic bending losses. U
APPLICATIONS OF FIBER-OPTIC COMMUNICATION
25. How do you construct a sensor using optical fiber? A
26. Whether the information source signal is either analog or digital? Give an example for an A
information signal.
27. Mention the components involved in fiber optic communication system. R
28. How do you distinguish active and passive sensor? R
29. What is endoscopy? R
30. Give the advantages of the fiber optical communication system in endoscopy based A
treatments.
 PART-B (16 Marks)
1. (i) Explain the structure of fiber-optic cable with neat diagram. 6 R
(ii) Discuss the principle and its related conditions behind light transmission in optical 10 U
fibers with neat diagrams.
2. (i) Derive an expression for Acceptance angle of an optical-fiber. Also give relation 12 R
between fractional index change and numerical aperture.
(ii) What is the numerical aperture of an optical fiber, which has a relative index difference 4 S
of 0.05 and a core refractive index of 1.5?
3. Describe the classification of optical fiber on the basis of material, modes of propagation 16 R
and refractive index. IFETEC

4. (i) Describe a technique with neat sketch for manufacturing an optical fiber using crucibles. 12 R
(ii) Calculate the numerical aperture for an optical fiber immersed in water with a core 4 S
index of 1.56 and cladding index of 1.52. (Refractive index of water is 1.33).
5. (i) Discuss about the different types of sensor available based on fiber cable and specifically 8 A
explain the working of displacement sensor using fiber cable?
(ii) If fiber-optic cable is accidently broken means how do you rectify it? 8 A
6. Explain the different types of losses associated with propagation of light through optical 16 U
fibre.
7. (i) Describe the signal propagation using fibre optic communication with a block diagram. 10 U
(ii) Describe the method of sensing the temperature using fiber-optical cable. 6 A
8. (i) Explain the construction and working of a medical endoscope and give its applications. 12 A
(ii) A step index optical fiber has a core refractive index of 1.5 and cladding refractive 4 S
index of 1.48.Calculate the critical angle at the core-cladding interface.