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Ec6016 Optoelectronics QB 2013 PDF
Ec6016 Optoelectronics QB 2013 PDF
QUESTION BANK
SUB. NAME: OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES YEAR/SEM: IV / VII
SUB.CODE : EC6016 DEPT :ECE
UNIT I
ELEMENTS OF LIGHT AND SOLID STATE PHYSICS
PART-A (2Mark Questions)
1. Define uncertainty principle of Quantum mechanics.
2. State and Explain Bragg’s Law in Diffraction
3. What is meant by doping and how will you get n type Semiconductors?
4. Define wave front.
5. Define refractive index.
6. What are the two kinds of polarization?
7. What is Hetero junction material?
8. What do you understand wave particle Duality of Light
9. Give the expression for wave nature of light.
10. Define Brewster angle.
11. What do you meant by interference?
12. What is meant by Diffraction?
13. Define the term wave front.
14. What are light sources and name the different types of Light sources.
15. What is black body sources
16. What is line sources
17. What do you understand by the quantum mechanical concepts
18. What do you meant by semiconductor and name the different types of semiconductor?
19. What is intrinsic semiconductor?
20. What is Extrinsic semiconductor?
21. Differentiate Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductor.
22. What are miller indices of crystal?
23. Differentiaate Diffraction and Scattering.
24. The average electric field in a particular 2.0 µm GaAs device is 5KV/CM. calculate the average
velocity of electron if its mobility value is 8000 CM2/V-S
25. What is meant by polarization
UNIT- II
DISPLAY DEVICES AND LASERS
PART-A (2Mark Questions)
1. What are the types of LED?
2. What is stimulated emission time?
3. Define Population inversion.
4. What is Mode locking of Laser?
5. Define DBR (Distributed Bragg Reflector) Laser.
6. What is threshold condition for Lasing?
7. What is the necessary condition for Lasing?
8. What is LED?
9. What is a cryotron? [ MAY-13]
10. What are liquid crystals?[MAY-12]
11. What are the advantages of liquid crystal display?[MAY-13}
12. What is meant by intrinsic absorption?
13. What is meant by electro-absorption?
14. What are high TC superconductors? { DEC-12]
15. What are the laser light properties?
16. What is meant by laser action?
17. What is meant by threshold condition for laser oscillation?
18. What are the drawbacks of homojunction laser diodes?
19. Define internal quantum efficiency of a laser or LED?
20. What are the factors that decrease the life time of laser diode?
21. Mention some application of Electro luminescence.
22. What is meant by mode locking laser?
23. Define Electroluminescence.
24. Why cathode luminescence is less efficiency than photoluminescence
25. Find the Q-factor of a laser cavity oscillating at 650 nm and having a line width of 1 MHZ
PART -B
1. Explain Emission, Absorption, and Radiation of Laser.
2. Explain the construction and working of various Display devices.
3. Explain the following terms (i).Photo luminescence (ii).Cathode luminescence (iii).Electro
luminescence (iv).Injection luminescence
4. Write short notes on Mode locking of semiconductor laser
5. Explain in detail the application of laser
6. Discuss about the various Classification of laser
7. Explain the operation of LED and derive an expression for the frequency response and bandwidth of
an LED.
8. What are the major advantages of LED over LCD? { MAY-12]
EC6016 OPTO ELECTRONIC DEVICES
UNIT-III
OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICES
PART-A
PART-B
UNIT-IV
OPTOELECTRONIC MODULATOR
PART-A (2Mark Questions)
1. What are the advantages of optical fiber communication system?
2. Define birefringence
3. What is Electro-Optic effect?
4. Define Pockets effect and Kerr effect.
5. Why? Junction carrier –Injection modulators are called as BRAQWET modulator.
6. List the characteristics of Self-Electro-Optic Effect (SEED) Devices.
7. Compare analog and digital Modulation.
8. Name the Different types of electro-optic modulators.
9. What are the drawbacks of analog modulation?
10. What are magneto –optic devices?
11. What are Acoustopic devices?
12. What is need of SEED Device?
13. Mention any four Electro optic devices
PART-B
UNIT V
OPTO-ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
5.Explain the various steps involved in the fabrication of OEIC transmitter and also draw the equivalent
circuit of integrated transmitter.(16 marks)
6.Explain in detail about the properties of .optical guided wave and couplers. (16 marks)
7.Distinguish between hybrid and monolithic integration. (4 marks)
8.Describe in Detail about monolithically integrated front end Photo diode receiver. Also explain with
neat sketches the measurement of the eye diagram. (12 marks)
9. Describe with schematic of Guided wave Mach-Zehnder interferometer and hence arrive at the
expression for half wave voltage Vπ (16 marks)