Continuous Assessment Test (CAT - II), March 2023

Programme : B.Tech Semester : Winter 2022-2023

Course Title : Engineering Physics Course Code : BPHY101L
School : School of Advanced Sciences Slot : C2+TC2
Duration : 90 mins Max. Marks : 50
Faculty
Dr. K. Senthilnathan and Dr. Sudipta Saha
names :
3783, 3778
&Class No.
Answer ALL Questions (5 x 10 = 50)
S.
Max
No Questions Marks
a) What is a Louis de-Broglie wave? Calculate the de-Broglie wavelength of a 5
proton moving with 1/20th of velocity of light.
1
b) Discuss the Davisson and Germer experiment. 5
Model the position of a microscopic particle in terms of matter wave by
2 obtaining the time independent Schrödinger equation. 10

a) State Heisenberg uncertainty relation. An electron and a 180 gm baseball are 5

travelling at 2800 cm/s measured to an accuracy of 0.065%. Calculate and
compare uncertainty in position of each of the bodies.
3
b) What is quantum confinement? Explain quantum well, wire and dot with
relevant diagram.
5
Arrive at the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions for an electron enclosed in a 1-
4 dimensional potential box of width ‘L’ and infinite height. 10

a) In a GaAs laser diode, R 1 = R2 = 0.34 for uncoated facets and material ab-
sorption α is 10/cm. Calculate the threshold gain, k th, for a laser diode of length 5
500 μm and width 10 μm.
5 b) “It is highly challenging to construct a laser of high frequency radiation”.
Defend this statement by deriving the Einstein’s coefficients.
5