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IV B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007OPTICAL COMMUNICATION( Common to Electronics & Communication Engineering and Electronics &Telematics)Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80Answer any FIVE QuestionsAll Questions carry equal marks
1. (a) Briefly explain historical development of Optical fiber communication..(b) What are the applications of optical fiber communication? [8+8]2. (a) Explain numerical aperture with reference to ray theory transmission? [8](b) A silica optical fiber with a core diameter large enough to be considered byray theory analysis has a core refractive index of 1.5 and a cladding refractiveindex of 1.47. Determinei. Critical angle at the core cladding interfaceii. Acceptance angle in air for the fiber. [4+4]3. (a) Explain in detail the signal attenuation or transmission loss in the optical fiberwith necessary equations and prove that this loss is a function of wavelengthusing graphical analysis. [5+3](b) The average optical power launched into a 10-km length of fiber is 100
µ
w andthe average output power is 25
µ
w. Calculatei. The signal attenuation in dB through the fiber. It is assumed that thereare no connectors or splices.ii. Signal attenuation per km of the fiberiii. Overall signal attenuation for the 11km optical link using the same fiberwith 3 splices each having an attenuation of 0.8dBiv. Numerical value of the ratio between input & output power. [4+4]4. (a) Write notes on broadening of pulse in the fiber dispersion.(b) For a fiber material dispersion parameter is 58.8 ps/nm/km.The relative spec-tral width
δ
λ
/λ
of the source is 0.0012 at the wavelength of 850nm.Calculatethe R.M.S. pulse broadening per km. [8+8]5. (a) Define the quantum efficiency and the responsivity of a photo detector. Derivean expression for the responsivity of an intrinsic photo detector in terms of thequantum efficiency of the device and the wavelength of the incident radiation.[2+2+6](b) Determine the wavelength at which the quantum efficiency and the responsiv-ity are equal. [6]1 of 2
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