Fiber Optics and Integrated Optics
Fiber Optics and Integrated Optics
M.Phil. Electronics
Question Paper
Final Examination 2021
Course title: Fiber Optics and integrated Optics
Course code: ELE - 7114
Semester: II
Total marks: 60
Nature of paper: Open book/Open internet
Q.1 a. Describe in detail the performance and characteristics of graded index fiber (09)
b. Calculate the critical angle and angle of entry for fiber having core refractive index 1.50 and
cladding refractive index 1.48. Also draw the ray diagram which illustrate the entrance and
transmission of light in fiber (03)
Q.2 a. When does optical power loss occur? Discuss all the power losses in fiber in detail also
explain the difference between the Mie scattering and Rayleigh scattering (09)
b. A glass light pipe in air totally internally reflect a light ray if its angle of incidence is at least
39 degree. What is the maximum angle for total internal reflection if pipe is in water? (03)
Q.3 a. Calculate the absorption coefficient of an optical fiber operating with the following
parameters (09)
1. Fiber attenuation
2. Optical power launched at the input of the fiber 35 mW
3. Optical power measured at the output of fiber 2.5 mW
b. The refractive index of core and cladding of an optical fiber are 1.6 and 1.4 respectively.
Calculate (i) the critical angle for the interface (ii) the maximum angle of incidence in the air of
ray which enters the fiber and is incident at the critical angle on the interface (03)
Q.4 Discuss the Maxwell set of equations in detail in vacuum and medium (09)
b. An optical ray of wavelength 620 nm is travel through the air. It is striking a medium with
refractive index equal to 1.33 at angle 42 degree (03)
Calculate the
(i) The angle of refraction
(ii) The velocity of optical ray in the 2nd medium
(iii) The wavelength of optical ray in the 2nd medium
Q.5. An optical beam travelling through a number of reflective plates with refractive indices of
1.5 has achieved a degree of polarization equal to 0.55 .if the degree of polarization is to be
increased to 0.3 calculate the number of the required additional reflective plates (09)
b. Compute the angle of acceptance, the critical angle, and the numerical aperture of an optical
fiber that satisfied the minimum core diameter requirements. The fiber core index of refraction is
1.4 and the cladding index of refraction is 1.35 (03)
Q.6 a. A light ray travel from one medium with a refractive index of n1 of 1.25.if the optical
medium with a refractive index n2 of 1.15. if the optical distance d is 30 cm , h1 and h2 are equal
to 10 cm , and BD is equal to 7 cm , compute the angle of refraction 2 (09)
b. The optical power launched at the input of 15 km fiber is 50 mW. If the power measured at
output is 8 mW. Compute the fiber attenuation. (01)
c. Compute maximum length of an optical fiber that exhibits 0.8 db/km attenuation if the output
optical power is 10 mW and the power launched at the input is 150 mW (02)