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Assignment 2

ECED, IET Lucknow

Date of submission: 12/10/2023

Q.1 What do you mean by pulse broadening? Explain its effect on


information carrying capacity of a fiber .

Q.2 Derive an expression for intermodal dispersion in terms of n1, n2 and


length of fiber.

Q.3 Explain phenomenon of material dispersion and waveguide dispersion in


fiber. Which dispersion is more significant in SMF. Give reason in
support.

Q4 With the help of mathematical formulations, show material dispersion


dominates over waveguide dispersion in multimode step index fiber at
given wavelength.

Q.5 Explain following loss mechanism in optical fiber:

(a) Intrinsic and extrinsic absorption


(b) Macro-bending loss
(c) Rayleigh scattering
(d) Core-cladding loss
(e) Kerr effect

Q6 Comment over various dispersion managed profiles.

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