Optical Fiber communications

Assignment 1

Date of submission:31.07.2023, 11:59pm

Mode of Submission: Individually submit soft copy (NOT SCANNED COPY) to:
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Question 1

A step-index silica optical fibre has a core refractive index of 1.465 and a cladding
refractive index of 1.461 and is held in air. Assume the refractive index of air is 1.0. If the
core diameter of the fiber is 8μm and the wavelength transmitted by the fibre is 1.30μm,
estimate the modal nature of the fibre (i.e., whether it is single mode or
multimode). Show your calculation. [10 Marks]

Question 2

A step index optical fiber has a core diameter is large enough so that the ray theory is
considered applicable. In this fiber, 1 n =1.5 and 2 n =1.47. Determine the following.

(i) The critical angle at core cladding boundary for total internal reflection to
occur. [3 Marks]
(ii) The numerical aperture of the fiber? [3 Marks]
(iii)The acceptance angle at the air fiber boundary. [3 Marks]

Question 3

Consider a 1.3-mm long-haul optical communication link designed to operate at 1.5 Gb/s.
An average power of 1 mW is coupled into the fiber. The design takes into consideration a
0.5-dB/km fiber cable loss, splice losses inclusive. The connectors at each end have 1-dB
loss. The InGaAs p-i-n receiver has a sensitivity of 250 nW. Calculate the power budget and
estimate the repeater spacing. [6 Marks]

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