PET ENGINEERING COLLEGE-VALLIOOR DEPARTMENT OF EEE SERIES TEST -1 EI1001-FIBER OPTICS &LASER INSTRUMENTS YEAR/SEM:IV/VII BRANCH:EEE TIME:1.30HRS MAX.

MARKS:50

PART-A ANSWER ALL (5x2=10)

1. A silica optical fiber with a core diameter large enough to be considered by ray theory analysis has a core refractive index of 1.5 and a cladding refractive index of 1.47.Determine the numerical aperture and acceptance angle in air for the fiber. 2. What is the principle used in the working of fibers as light guides? 3. What are meridional rays &skew rays? 4. Define group velocity of waves. 5. What is Scribe & Break?

PART-B
1. a) What are the different types of optical fibers and their characteristics.(16) Or b) Define and explain the various losses and dispersion in an optical fiber (16)

(16+16+8=40)

2. a) Define and explain (i) numerical aperture (ii) acceptance cone (iii) total internal reflection (16) Or b) Discuss about the various splicing technologies (16) 3. a) Explain the difference between single mode and multimode fiber (08) Or

b) Explain in detail about edge emitting LED (08)