REVIEWER IN TRANSMI
1. The speed of light in a
transparent material
a. is always the same
regardless of the material
chosen
b. is never greater than
the speed of light in free
space
c. increases if the light
enters a material with a
higher refractive index
d. is slowed down by a
factor of 1 million within
the first 60 meters
2. Which of the following
is used as an optical
receiver in fiber optics
communications
a. APD
b. Tunnel diode
c. Laser diode
d. LED
3. Both LEDs and ILDs
operate correctly with
a. Forward bias
b. Reverse bias
c. Neither A or B
d. Either A or B
4. The inner dimensions of
a rectangular wavelength
are 1.75 cm by 3.5 cm. The
cutoff
wavelength for the
dominant mode is
a. 1.75 cm
b. 3.5 cm
c. 7.0 cm
d. 0.4375 cm
5. If the refractive index of
the core of an optic fiber
was 1.47 and that of the 9. The following advantage
cladding was 1.44, the are the advantages of
cone of acceptance would optical fiber system except
have an angle of a. Greater capacity
approximately b. Crosstalk immunity
a. 17.19 degrees c. Safer to handle
b. 72.82 degrees d. Lower initial cost at
c. 78.4 degrees installation
d. 34.36 degrees
10. Waveguide becomes
compulsory above what
6. Which of the following frequencies?
terms describes the reason a. Above 3 GHz
that light is refracted at b. Above 10 kHz
different angles? c. At 300 MHz
a. Photon energy changes d. Above 10 GHz
with wavelength
b. Light is refracted as a
function of surface
smoothness
c. The angle is determined
partly by a and b
d. The angle is
determined by the index
of the materials
7. Which of the following
is not a major benefit of
fiber-optic cable?
a. Immunity from
interference
b. No electrical safety
problems
c. Excellent data security
d. Lower cost
8. Which of the following
is N
a. PIN photodiode
b. Photovoltaic diode
c. Photodiode
d. Avalanche photodiode