SET A Reg. No.

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DHAANISH AHMED COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Dhaanish Nagar, Padappai (Near Tambaram) , Chennai– 601 301.
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT TEST-I
Date 22-08-2023 Max. Marks 50
Subject with Code EC-8751/Optical Communication Time 1:30 HRS
Branch ECE Year/Semester IV/VII

K1 – Remembering, K2-Understanding, K3-Applying, K4- Analysing, K5-Evaluting,K6- Creating

Part A-(5x2=10 marks) Univ. QP
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(Answer all the questions) Reference
1 CO1 K1 NOV 2022
What is called as fiber pigtail flylead?
2 A step-index fiber has a normalized frequency V=26.6 at a 1300-nm CO1 K1 MAY 2021
wavelength. If the core radius is 25mm, what is the numerical aperture?
3 Classify the fibers based on index of refraction and modes CO1 K1 NOV2020

4 Express Snell’s Law CO1 K1 NOV 2021

5 Distinguish meridional rays and skew rays CO1 K2 NOV 2018

Part B-(2x15=30 marks) Marks Univ. QP

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(Answer all the questions) Reference
6(a) i) Draw and Explain refractive index profile an ray transmission 15
in multimode step index fiber and single mode step index fiber.
ii)Consider a multimode step index fiber with a 62.5μm core
diameter and a core cladding index difference of 1.5%.if the
core refractive index is 1.480,Estimate normalized frequency of
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the fiber and the total number of modes supported in the fiber at
the wavelength of 850nm

OR

6(b) Label a neat block diagram and explain the fundamental blocks 15
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of optical fiber communication
7(a) i)Derive the expression for numerical aperture of the fiber. 15
ii) A graded index fiber has a core with a parabolic refractive
index profile which has a diameter of 50μm. The fiber has a
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Numerical aperture of 0.2. Calculate the total number of guided
modes propagating in the fiber when it is operating at a
wavelength of 1μm.
OR

7(b) i)Explain about any two fiber fabrication technique 15

ii) Examine the fiber configurations of Step-Index (SI) and
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Graded Index (GI) Fibers with appropriate diagrams.

Part C-(1x10=10 marks) Marks Univ. QP

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(Answer all the questions) Reference
8(a) A step-index silica fiber with a core radius much longer than the 10
operating wavelength of light has a core refractive index of 1.50
and a cladding refractive index of 1.48. Estimate the values of
a) Numerical aperture of the fiber.
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b) Relative refractive index differences
c) Maximum acceptance angle in air.
d) Maximum acceptance angle in water having a refractive of
1.33
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8(b) i).Step index fiber has an acceptance angle of 18 degree in air. 10
The fiber has a relative refractive index differences of
2.5%.Estimate the value of the critical angle at the core cladding
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interface of the fiber and also the NA of the fiber.
ii) Explain the single mode and multimode fiber with neat
diagrams.

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