OPE4701 Minor Test Memo (2021)
Question 1: Multiple choice
Please choose the correct answer
1. In single mode fibers, which is the most beneficial index profile?
a) Step index
b) Graded index (1)
c) Step and graded index
d) Coaxial cable
2. The fibers mostly not used nowadays for optical fiber communication system are
a) Single mode fibers
b) Multimode step fibers (1)
c) Coaxial cables
d) Multimode graded index fibers
3. Single mode fibers allow single mode propagation; the cladding dimeter must be at
least
a) Twice the core diameter
b) Thrice the core diameter (1)
c) Five times the core diameter
d) Ten times the core diameter
4. A fiber which is referred as non-dispersive shifted fiber
a) Coaxial cable
b) Standard single mode fibers (1)
c) Standard multimode fibers
d) Non zero dispersion shifted fibers
5. Multimode graded index fibers use incoherent source only.
a) True
b) False (1)
[5]
Question 2
1. A step index fibre with a core diameter of 0.060 nm has a numerical aperture of
0.16 and a core refractive index of 1.45.
a) Determine the normalized frequency of the fibre when light at a
wavelength of 900 nm is transmitted.
(4)
b) Calculate the number of modes that would propagate in the fibre.
(4)
2. A graded index fibre with a parabolic profile supports 742 guided modes. The fibre
has a numerical aperture in air of 0.3 and a core diameter of 0.07 nm.
a) Calculate the wavelength of the light propagating in the fibre.
(4)
b) Determine the maximum diameter of the fibre that will ensure single mode
operation at the operating wavelength.
(4)
[16]
Question 3
1. The numerical input/output ratio of the mean optical power in a 1 km length of
optical fibre is 2.5. Determine what the received optical power is when 1 mW of
optical power is launched into a 5 km length of fibre.
(4)
2. The material dispersion in an optical fibre is 4.0x10-2 (µm)-2. Determine the pulse
broadening/kilometer due to material dispersion within the fibre when it is
illuminated with an LED source with a peak wavelength of 900 nm and an rms spectral
width of 45 nm.
(5)
[9]
Total = [30]
