OC Question Bank
B.Tech IV Year-I Sem
(ECE)
Unit-1
Short questions
1. List the advantages of single mode fiber over multi mode fiber.(K1-
Remembering)
2. What is acceptance angle? (K1-Remembering)
3. Define skew rays and meridional rays. (K1-Remembering)
4. Demonstrate Numerical aperture of the fiber. (K2-Understanding)
5. What is meant by the term critical propagation angle? (K1-Remembering)
6. Explain Snell’s Law.(K2-Understanding)
7. Identify the need of Cladding. (K3-Applying)
8. Simplify V number. (K4-Analysing)
9. Analyze MFD. (K4-Analysing)
10. Explain the block diagram of fiber optic communication system.(K5-
Evaluating)
Long questions
1. Interpret the ray theory transmission. (K2-Understanding)
2. Illustrate the block diagram of fiber optic communication system and
describe the function of each component. (K2-Understanding)
3. Explain step index and Graded index fiber. (K2-Understanding)
4. Explain single mode and multimode fiber. (K2-Understanding)
5. What are the advantages of fiber optic communications? (K1-Remembering)
6. Define acceptance angle, critical angle and numerical aperture? A step index
fiber has a core and cladding refractive index of 1.50 and 1.46 resp. what is
the value of NA and acceptance angle of the fiber? (K1-Remembering)
7. Apply acceptance angle and numerical aperture for meridional rays.(K3-
Applying)
8. Analyze skew rays and derive numerical aperture for skew rays. (K4-
Analysing)
9. Simplify the equation for cut off wave length and effective refractive index.
(K4-Analysing)
10. Choose the fiber materials for manufacturing of the fiber components.(K5-
Evaluating)
Unit-2
Short questions
1. Define attenuation? (K1-Remembering)
2. Demonstrate the expression for attenuation coefficient? (K2-Understanding)
3. Define absorption? (K1-Remembering)
4. Explain wave guide dispersion? (K2-Understanding)
5. What is group delay? (K1-Remembering)
6. Name the types of optical fiber connectors? (K1-Remembering)
7. Distinguish the empirical relationship of intrinsic absorption? (K4-Analysing)
8. List the types of dispersions? (K4-Analysing)
9. Identify the types of bending losses?(K3-Applying)
10. Conclude the expression for effective number of modes and total number of
modes in straight fiber? (K5-Evaluating)
Long questions
1. Classify various dispersion mechanisms. (K2-Understanding)
2. Summarize the below scattering losses. (K2-Understanding)
a. Rayleigh Scattering
b. Mie Scattering
3. What is absorption in optical fiber and explain the two types of absorption?
(K1-Remembering)
4. Explain the bending losses? (K2-Understanding)
5. Summarize the core and cladding losses in optical fiber and also derive the
expression for those losses? (K2-Understanding)
6. Explain intermodal dispersion and Polarization mode dispersion? (K2-
Understanding)
7. Analyze the optical fiber connectors? (K4-Analysing)
8. Analyze information capacity determination? (K4-Analysing)
9. Sketch and explain the reason for pulse broadening due to material dispersion
in optical fibers? (K3-Applying)
10. Explain overall fiber dispersion in single mode fiber? (K5-Evaluating)
Unit-3
Short questions
1. List the three requirements of Laser action? (K1-Remembering)
2. What is splicing? (K1-Remembering)
3. Classify the splicing techniques? (K2-Understanding)
4. Outline the external quantum efficiency? (K2-Understanding)
5. What is power modulation? (K1-Remembering)
6. What is power coupling? (K1-Remembering)
7. Analyze power launching. (K4-Analysing)
8. Analyze Equilibrium numerical aperture.(K4-Analysing)
9. Compare the different types of fiber misalignments. (K4-Analysing)
10. Assess the reliability of LED. (K5-Evaluating)
Long questions
1. Classify multi mode fiber joints? (K2-Understanding)
2. Explain the structure of LED. (K2-Understanding)
3. List out various parameters which are needed to be optimized for getting
Maximum output power from the LED? (K1-Remembering)
4. Explain LASER diode rate equation? (K2-Understanding)
5. Explain resonant frequencies? (K2-Understanding)
6. Explain splicing techniques? (K2-Understanding)
7. Simplify Power Coupling? (K4-Analysing)
8. Analyze power launching and Equilibrium numerical aperture? (K4-
Analysing)
9. Analyze single mode fiber joints. (K4-Analysing)
10. Conclude splicing in single mode fibers. (K5-Evaluating)
Unit-4
Short questions
1. List the types of error Sources. (K1-Remembering)
2. Define Responsivity of a photo diode. (K1-Remembering)
3. What are the physical principles of PIN photo detector? (K1-Remembering)
4. Explain the temperature effect on avalanche gain. (K2-Understanding)
5. Compare the PIN photo detector and avalanche photo detector. (K2-
Understanding)
6. Define Probability of error. (K1-Remembering)
7. Analyze the term quantum limit. (K4-Analysing)
8. List the advantages of photo detectors. (K4-Analysing)
9. Analyze the probability of error. (K4-Analysing)
10. Discuss the receiver configuration.(K6-Creating)
Long questions
1. Explain briefly the difference between PIN diode and APD. (K2-
Understanding)
2. Demonstrate the principle of operation of a PIN diode. (K2-Understanding)
3. Illustrate the Fundamental receiver and explain the operation. (K2-
Understanding)
4. Explain briefly about the Error sources in Fundamental receiver operation.
(K2-Understanding)
5. Explain the Error sources in fundamental receiver operation. (K2-
Understanding)
6. Demonstrate the performance of a digital receiver by defining probability of
Error. (K2-Understanding)
7. Sketch APD and explain the operation of an APD. (K3-Applying)
8. Conclude the Digital Signal Transmission. (K4-Analysing)
9. Analyze the detector response time. (K4-Analysing)
10. Conclude the Analog receivers. (K5-Evaluating)
Unit-5
Short questions
1. Choose the range of system margin in Link Power Budget. (K1-
Remembering)
2. What are the components of system rise time? (K1-Remembering)
3. What are the component choices in system design? (K1-Remembering)
4. Define WDM. (K1-Remembering)
5. Rephrase the point to point links. (K2-Understanding)
6. Outline the factors to be considered in Link Power Budget. (K2-
Understanding)
7. Analyze Bidirectional WDM. (K4-Analysing)
8. Simplify the analysis used to measure System Performance. (K4-Analysing)
9. Analyze Power Budget Analysis(K4-Analysing)
10. Discuss rise time budget.(K6-Creating)
Long questions
1. Explain in Detail about system Considerations. (K2-Understanding)
2. Explain about Link Power Budget. (K2-Understanding)
3. Illustrate eye pattern. (K2-Understanding)
4. What is the Necessity of WDM? (K1-Remembering)
5. How to measure the Attenuation and Dispersion? (K1-Remembering)
6. Summarize the line coding in Optical links. (K2-Understanding)
7. Sketch WDM and explain the operational features of WDM and Explain its
Key features. (K3-Applying)
8. Distinguish the concept of Overall dispersion in optical fibers. (K4-
Analysing)
9. Classify the types of WDM. (K4-Analysing)
10. Discuss about Rise Time Budget of a fiber optic Point-Point Link. (K6-
Creating)