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DEPARTMENTOFELECTRONICS&COMMUNICATIONENGINEERING
EC6702OPTICALCOMMUNICATIONANDNETWORKS
QUESTIONBANK
IVYEARVIISEM
ACDEMICYEAR:20162017ODDSEMESTER
Preparedby
1.T.S.SHERIBA,AP/SGECE
2.S.SUBBULAKSHMI,AP/SGECE
3.A.G.MURALIKRISHNA,AP/OGECE
SUBJECT
:EC6702OPTICALCOMMUNICATIONANDNETWORKS
SEM/YEAR:VII/IVyearB.E.
OBJECTIVES:
Tofacilitatetheknowledgeaboutopticalfibersourcesandtransmissiontechniques
ToEnrichtheideaofopticalfibernetworksalgorithmsuchasSONET/SDHandoptical
CDMA.
Toexplorethetrendsofopticalfibermeasurementsystems.
UNITIINTRODUCTIONTOOPTICALFIBERS
EvolutionoffiberopticsystemElementofanOpticalFiberTransmissionlinkTotalinternal
reflectionAcceptanceangleNumericalapertureSkewraysRayOpticsOpticalFiberModes
and Configurations Mode theory of Circular Wave guides Overview of ModesKey Modal
conceptsLinearlyPolarizedModesSingleModeFibersGradedIndexfiberstructure.
UNITIISIGNALDEGRADATIONOPTICALFIBERS
AttenuationAbsorptionlosses,Scatteringlosses,BendingLosses,CoreandCladdinglosses,
Signal Distortion in Optical Wave guidesInformation Capacity determination Group Delay
MaterialDispersion,WaveguideDispersion,SignaldistortioninSMfibersPolarizationMode
dispersion, Intermodal dispersion, Pulse Broadening in GI fibersMode Coupling Design
OptimizationofSMfibersRIprofileandcutoffwavelength.
UNITIIIFIBEROPTICALSOURCESANDCOUPLING
Direct and indirect Band gap materialsLED structures Light source materials Quantum
efficiencyandLEDpower,ModulationofaLED,lasersDiodesModesandThresholdcondition
Rate equationsExternal Quantum efficiency Resonant frequencies Laser Diodes,
Temperatureeffects,IntroductiontoQuantumlaser,FiberamplifiersPowerLaunchingand
coupling, Lencing schemes, Fiber to Fiber joints, Fiber splicingSignal to Noise ratio ,
Detectorresponsetime.
UNITIVFIBEROPTICRECEIVERANDMEASUREMENTS
UNITVOPTICALNETWORKSANDSYSTEMTRANSMISSION
Basic Networks SONET / SDH Broadcast and select WDM Networks Wavelength
Routed Networks Non linear effects on Network performance Link Power budget Rise
time budget Noise Effects on System PerformanceOperational Principles of WDM
Performance of WDM + EDFA system Solutions Optical CDMA Ultra High Capacity
Networks.
TOTAL:45PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
Uponcompletionofthecourse,studentswillbeableto:
Discussthevariousopticalfibermodes,configurationsandvarioussignaldegradation
factors
associatedwithopticalfiber.
Explainthevariousopticalsourcesandopticaldetectorsandtheiruseintheoptical
communicationsystem.
Analyzethedigitaltransmissionanditsassociatedparametersonsystemperformance.
TEXTBOOKS:
1.GerdKeiser,"OpticalFiberCommunication"McGrawHillInternational,4thEdition.,2010.
2.JohnM.Senior,OpticalFiberCommunication,SecondEdition,PearsonEducation,2007.
UNITIINTRODUCTIONTOOPTICALFIBERS
EvolutionoffiberopticsystemElementofanOpticalFiberTransmissionlinkTotalinternal
reflectionAcceptance angle Numerical aperture Skew rays Ray OpticsOptical Fiber Modes and
Configurations Mode theory of Circular Wave guides Overview of ModesKey Modal concepts
LinearlyPolarizedModesSingleModeFibersGradedIndexfiberstructure.
PARTA
Q.No
Questions
BT
Domain
Level
1.
Defineattenuationconstantofafiber.
BTL1 Remembering
2.
Definenumericalapertureofastepindexfiber
BTL1 Remembering
3.
Definecriticalangle
BTL1 Remembering
4.
Whatistotalinternalreflectioninafiber?
BTL1 Remembering
5.
StateSnellslaw
BTL1 Remembering
6.
Whatisalinearlypolarizedmode?
BTL1 Remembering
7.
Statethenecessityofcladdingforanopticalfiber.
BTL2 Understanding
8.
Relatethemodefielddiameterandspotsize
BTL2 Understanding
9.
Outlineanyfouradvantagesofanopticalcommunicationsystem
BTL2 Understanding
10. WhatismeantbyConicalHalfangle?
BTL2 Understanding
11. RelateaformulaforthenormalizedfrequencyandNA.Hence,find
BTL3 Applying
theNumericalapertureforastepindexfiberthathasnormalized
frequencyV=26.6ata1300nmwavelengthandcoreradiusof
25m.
12. Applytheraytransmissiontheorytofindthecriticalincidentangle
BTL3 Applying
foraglassrodofrefractiveindex1.5,surroundedbyair.
13. Withtheknowledgeofthetotalinternalreflection,calculatethe
BTL3 Applying
criticalangleofincidencebetweentwosubstanceswithdifferent
refractiveindiceswheren1=1.5andn2=1.46.
14. Sortoutthefundamentalparameterofasinglemodefiber
BTL4 Analyzing
15. Listouttheadvantagesofthemultimodefiber.
BTL4 Analyzing
16. DistinguishStepindexfibersandgradedindexfiber
BTL4 Analyzing
17. Evaluatethecriticalanglewiththerelativerefractiveindex
BTL5 Evaluating
differenceof1%foranopticalfiber.Giventhecorerefractiveindex
is1.46.
18. Determinethecutoffwavelengthofasinglemodefiberwithcore
BTL5 Evaluating
radiusof4mand=0.003.
19. Therefractiveindexesofthecoreandcladdingofasilicafiberare
BTL6 Creating
1.48and1.46respectively.Findtheacceptanceangleforthefiber.
Proposeasuggestiontoincreasetheacceptanceangleofoptical
fiber.
20. Formulatethenormalizedfrequencyat820nmforastepindex
BTL6 Creating
fiberhavinga25mradius.Therefractiveindexesofthecladding
andthecoreare1.45and1.47respectively.Solvetofindthe
numberofmodesthatpropagateinthisfiberat820nm?
PARTB
1.
2.
(i)Whatisnumericalapertureofanopticalfiber?Deducean
BTL1 Remembering
expressionforthesame.(10)
(ii)Writeanoteonstepindexfiber(6)
3.
(i)Definenormalizedfrequencyforanopticalfiberandexplainits
use.(8)
BTL1 Remembering
(ii)Drawtheblockdiagramofaopticalfiberlinktransmissionand
explainthedifferentcomponents(8)
4.
(i)WhatisNumericalApertureofafiber?Deduceanexpressionfor
thesamewithneatfigureshowingallthedetails.(8)
BTL1 Remembering
(ii)Drawandexplaintherefractiveindexprofileandray
transmissioninmultimodestepindex&singlemodestepindex
fibers.(8)
5.
(i)Explainabouttransmissionoflightthroughgradedindexfiber
withneatdiagrams.(8)
(ii)Showthatlinearlypolarizedmodesinopticalfibersisrelatedto
theVnumberbyobtainingproperequationsandexpressions.(8)
BTL2 Understanding
6.
(i)ExplainthephenomenonoftotalinternalreflectionusingSnell's
BTL2 Understanding
lawwithfiguresandcalculations.(10)
(ii)Classifyfibersandexplainthem.(6)
7.
(i)Showthatnumericalapertureisdependentontherefractive
indicesofcoreandcladdingthroughproperderivation.(10)
8. (i)ApplythebasicMaxwellsequationtoderivethemodeequations
forthecircularfibre.(10)
9. (i)ChoosethepropercoresizeandcladdingrefractiveindexforaSi
fiberusingproperequations.Thesilicacorerefractiveindexis
1.458,v=75andNA=0.3andisoperatedat820nm.Calculatethe
BTL3 Applying
totalnumberofmodesenteringthisfiber.(10)
(ii)Identifytheproperangleofincidencesothatthetotalinternal
reflectiontakesplacewithintheopticalfiber.(6)
10. (i)CalculateNAofsilicafiberwithitscorerefractiveindex(n1)of
1.48andcladdingrefractiveindexof1.46.Analyzeandfindoutwhat
shouldbethenewvalueofn1inordertochangetheNAto0.23.
BTL4 Analyzing
(12)
(ii)Distinguishstepindexfromgradedindexfibers.(4)
11. Comparetheopticallinkwiththatofthesatellitelink(4)
BTL4 Analyzing
Explainthedifferencesbetweenmeridionalandskewrays.Indetail
discussabouttheskewrays.(12)
12. (i)Explaintheraypropagationintoanddownanopticalfibrecable.
BTL4 Analyzing
Alsoderivetheexpressionfortheacceptanceangle.(10)
(ii)Contrasttheadvantageanddisadvantageofstepindex,graded
index,singlemodepropagationandmultimodepropagation.(6)
13. Determinethefractionofaverageopticalpowerresidinginthe
claddingofastepindexfiberhavingcoreradiusof25m.Thefiber
operatesat1300nmandhasanumericalapertureof0.22.
(8)
BTL5 Evaluating
(ii)Afiberhascoreradiusof25mm,corerefractiveindexof1.48
andrelativerefractiveindexdifference()is0.01.Iftheoperating
wavelengthis0.84mm,findthevalueofnormalizedfrequencyand
thenumberofguidedmodes.Evaluatethenumberofguidedmodes
ifisreducedto0.003.(8)
14. (i)Astepindexfiberhasacorediameterof7mandcorerefractive
BTL6 Creating
indexof1.49.Estimatetheshortestwavelengthoflightwhichallows
singlemodeofoperationwhentherelativerefractiveindex
differenceforthefiberis1%.(6)
(ii)Supposethatanincomingrayfromalightsourceisnotwithin
theacceptanceanglelimits.Whatwillhappentothelighttobe
transmitted?Suggestapropersolutionsothatthewholeof
informationtobetransmittedisproperlythroughthefiber.(10)
UNITIISIGNALDEGRADATIONOPTICALFIBERS
Attenuation Absorption losses, Scattering losses, Bending Losses, Core and Cladding losses, Signal
Distortion in Optical Wave guidesInformation Capacity determination Group DelayMaterial
Dispersion, Wave guide Dispersion, Signal distortion in SM fibersPolarization Mode dispersion,
Intermodaldispersion,PulseBroadeninginGIfibersModeCouplingDesignOptimizationofSMfibers
RIprofileandcutoffwavelength.
PARTA
Q.
Questions
No
BT
Domain
Level
1.
Definechromaticdispersion&whatarethecausesforthesame?
BTL1
Remembering
2.
WhatisModeCoupling?
BTL1
Remembering
3.
Definedispersionflattening.
BTL1
Remembering
4.
WhatismeantbyStimulatedRamanScattering?
BTL1
Remembering
5.
Statesignalattenuation.
BTL1
Remembering
6.
Whatarebendinglosses?Nameitstypes.
BTL1 Remembering
7.
Outlinethemostimportantnonlineareffectsofopticalfiber
BTL2
Understanding
communication.
8.
Discussthesignificanceofgroupvelocity.
BTL2
Understanding
9.
Givethemeasureofinformationcapacityinopticalwaveguide
BTL2
Understanding
BTL2
Understanding
10. Classifythefiberlosseswhicharegivenperunitdistance.
11. Constructanexpressionfortheeffectivenumberofmodesguided
BTL3
Applying
12. Identifythecauseofscatteringloss.
BTL3
Applying
13. StatetheimpactofRayleighscattering.
BTL3
Applying
14. Inspecttheeffectsofdispersioninmultimodefibers.
BTL4
Analysing
15. Comparematerialandwaveguidedispersion.
BTL4
Analysing
16. Listthefactorsthatcauseintrinsicjointlossesinafiber.
BTL4
Analysing
17. Expressgroupdelayinopticalfiber.
BTL5
Evaluating
18. Afiberhasanattenuationof0.5dB/Kmat1500nm.If0.5mWof
BTL5
Evaluating
19. Whatcouldbedonetominimizethepulsebroadening?
BTL6
Creating
20. Acontinuous12Kmslongopticalfiberlinkhasalossof1.5dB/Km.
BTL6
Creating
byacurvedmultimodefiberofradius'a'.
opticalpowerisinitiallylaunchedintothefiber,estimateisthe
powerlevelinafter25km?
Proposeapropersolutiontofindtheminimumopticalpowerthat
mustbelaunchedintothefibertomaintaintheopticalpowerlevel
of0.3wattatthereceivingend?
PARTB
1.
(i) What do you mean by pulse broadening? Explain its effect on BTL1
Remembering
informationcarryingcapacityofafiber.(10)
(ii)Whatarethelossorsignalattenuationmechanismsinafiber.
Explain.(6)
2.
(i)Whatismeantbycriticalbendingradiusofopticalfibers?Explain BTL1
Remembering
(8)
(ii) Define signal distortion? How does Signal distortion in single
modefibers?
3.
(i)Describethelinearscatteringlossesinopticalfibers.(8)
BTL1
Remembering
BTL1
Remembering
(ii)Howawaveguidedispersionaffectstheperformanceofthe
transmissioninanopticalfiber?Explain(8)
4.
(i)Showthattheintermodaldispersionthatoccursinamultimode
stepindexfibercausessignaldegradationinfibres.
(8)
(ii)Whatisdispersioninfibers?Whatarethecausesandtypesof
fiberdispersionloss.(8)
5.
(i)Showthatthematerialdispersionisinverselyrelatedtothe
BTL2
lengthofthefiber.(8)
Understanding
(ii)Explain(a)intramodaland(b)intermodaldispersion.(8)
6.
(i)Illustratethemodalnoiseduetointermodaldispersionthat
BTL2
occursinamultimodefibers.(8)
Understanding
(ii)Explainhowthebandwidthofanopticalfiberisaffected.(8)
7.
Withdiagramderivetheexpressionforintramodaldispersion.(8)
Explainhowtherefractiveindexprofileandcutoffwavelengthofa
singlemodefiberaffectstheperformanceasinglemodefiber.(8)
Understanding
BTL2
8.
Applying
(12)
BTL3
(ii)Solvethemaximumtransmissiondistanceforafiberlinkwith
anattenuationof0.2dB/Kmifthepowerlaunchedin1mWandthe
receiversensitivityis50V.Calculatetheattenuationforanother
linkwithsameparametersanddistanceof26Kms.
9.
(4)
(i) Solve the maximum bitrate for the fiber link of 5kms. The
numericalapertureis0.25andtherefractiveindexis1.48.(6)
(ii)Withtheknowledgeondispersion,explainthefollowingin
BTL3
Applying
singlemodefiber:modebirefringenceandbeatlength.(10)
10. (i) Analyse and present how the refractive index profile and the BTL4
Analyzing
cutoffwavelengthaffectsthedesignofasinglemodefiber.(8)
(ii)Explainthemodecouplingthatoccursinamultimodestepindex
fibers.(8)
11. (i)Examinetheeffectsofnonlinearscatteringlossesinopticalfiber. BTL4
(10)
(ii)Bringoutthedifferencesbetweenintermodalandintramodal
dispersion.(6)
Analyzing
Analyzing
thetransmissionoflightthroughopticalfiber.(8)
Listouttheeffectsofthehydroxylionsandtransientimpurities.(8)
13. (i) Based on the behavior of the optical fiber, bring out the design BTL5
Evaluating
optimizationofasinglemodefiber.(8)
(ii)ExplainhowasignaldistortionoccursinOpticalwaveguides.
(8)
14. (i) Discuss about the intermodal dispersion that occurs in a BTL6
Creating
multimodegradedindexfiber.(8)
(ii)Imagineascenariowheretheenergyfromthelighttravelling
throughthecoreistransferredtothecladding.Presenttheconcept
behindthistojustifythatitleadstotheattenuationofthelight
signal.(8)
UNITIIIFIBEROPTICALSOURCESANDCOUPLING
DirectandindirectBandgapmaterialsLEDstructuresLightsourcematerialsQuantumefficiencyand
LED power, Modulation of a LED, lasers DiodesModes and Threshold condition Rate equations
ExternalQuantumefficiencyResonantfrequenciesLaserDiodes,Temperatureeffects,Introductionto
Quantum laser, Fiber amplifiers Power Launching and coupling, Lensing schemes, Fiber to Fiber
joints,FibersplicingSignaltoNoiseratio,Detectorresponsetime.
PARTA
Q.N
Questions
BT
Domain
Level
1.
DefineinternalquantumefficiencyofLEDandLaser.
BTL1
Remembering
2.
WhatismeantbymechanicalSplice?
BTL1
Remembering
3.
StatethedrawbacksofAvalanchephotodiode.
BTL1
Remembering
4.
Writeanyfourfactorswhichaffectthepowerlaunchedintothe
fiber.
BTL1
Remembering
5.
Whatissplicing?
BTL1
Remembering
6.
Definequantumefficiencyandresponsivityforaphotodiode.
BTL1
Remembering
7.
SummarizetheadvantageofPINdiodewithAPDdiode.
BTL2
Understanding
8.
DefineResponsivity
BTL2
Understanding
9.
Givetheexpressionforfibertofibercouplingefficiency
BTL2
Understanding
BTL2
Understanding
10. Whatistherelationbetweenpowerlaunchingandwavelength.
11. CalculatebandgapenergyforanLEDtoemit850nm
BTL3
Applying
12. Classifythedifferentnoisespresentintheavalanchephotodiode?
BTL3
Applying
13. Computeavalanchemultiplicationnoise
BTL3
Applying
14. WritetwodifferencesbetweenLEDandLASERdiode.
BTL4
Analyzing
15. Examinedarkcurrentnoise
BTL4
Analyzing
16. Categorizethetypesofmechanicalmisalignment.
BTL4
Analyzing
17. Determinethedifferentfactorsthatdeterminetheresponsetime
BTL5
Evaluating
BTL5
Evaluating
19. Constuctmechanicalsplicinginopticalfiber.
BTL6
Creating
20. Elaborateonfibertofibercouplingloss
BTL6
Creating
ofphotodetector?
18. Evaluatethelensingschemestoimproveopticalsourcetofiber
couplingefficiency.
PARTB
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
i)Whataredirectbandgapandindirectband,gap
semiconductors?(8)
(ii)DescribetheoperationofLED?(8)
Writeshortnoteon
Fiberconnectors
Splicesandcouplers.
Withneatsketch,explaintheworkingofalightemittingdiode.(8)
Derivetheexpressionforthequantumeffiencyofadoublehetro
structureLED.(8)
(i)Whatarethepossiblenoisesourcesthatcontributethe
photodetectornoise?(8)
(ii)Whatismeantbydetectorresponsetime?Explain.(8)
BTL1
BTL1
Remembering
Remembering
BTL1
BTL4
BTL3
Remembering
BTL1
BTL1
Remembering
Remembering
(i)Determinetheinternalquantumefficiencyandinternalpower
level.(8)
(ii)Iftherefractiveindexofthelightsourcematerialisn=3.5.
Findthepoweremittedfromthedevice.(8)
DrawandcompareLEDandInjectionLaserDiodestructures.(16)
BTL5
BTL5
Evaluating
Evaluating
BTL2
Understanding
Elaborateindetailaboutfibersplicing(10)
Whataretheprimaryrequirementsofagoodfiberconnector
design?(6)
Developtheoperationofainjectionlaser.(10)
ComparetheopticalsourcesLEDandILD.(6)
Classifythethreetypesoffibermisalignmentthatcontributeto
insertionlossatanopticalfiberjoint.(8)
Outlinethemajorcategoriesofmultiportfiberopticcoupler.(8)
BTL6
BTL1
Creating
Remembering
BTL6
BTL4
BTL3
BTL4
Creating
Analyzing
Applying
Analyzing
BTL2
Understanding
10. Summarizecoupledcavitysemiconductorlasersandtunable
Analyzing
Applying
semiconductorlasers.(8)
BTL2
Understanding
BTL4
BTL2
Analyzing
Understanding
12. Explain the various fiber alignment and joint losses with
diagram.(8)
Writenotesonfibersplicesandconnectors.
(8)
13. Analyzethefrontendopticalamplifiersandexplain.(8)
Constructpowerlaunchingandcouplinginopticalfiberamplifiers
(8)
BTL4
BTL1
BTL4
BTL3
Analyzing
Remembering
Analyzing
Applying
BTL2
BTL3
Understanding
Applying
DrawandExplainthestructureofFabryPerotresonatorcavityfor
aLaserdiode.DeriveLaserdioderateequation.(8)
11. Withdiagram,explainsurfaceandedgeemittersofLED
structures.(8)
DrawthestructuresandelectricfieldsinAPDandexplainits
working.(8)
Illustratethethreefactorsthatdecidestheresponsetimeof
photodiodes.Explainthemindetailwithneatsketches.(8)
UNITIV
FIBEROPTICRECEIVERANDMEASUREMENTS
Fundamentalreceiveroperation,Preamplifiers,ErrorsourcesReceiverConfigurationProbabilityof
Error Quantum limit.Fiber Attenuation measurements Dispersion measurements Fiber Refractive
index profile measurements Fiber cut off Wave length Measurements Fiber Numerical Aperture
MeasurementsFiberdiametermeasurements.
PARTA
Q.N
Questions
BT
Domain
Level
1.
Listtheadvantagesofusingtransimpedancefrontendreceiver
BTL1
Remembering
BTL1
Remembering
configuration.
2.
StatetheSignificanceofmaintainingthefibreouterdiameter
constant
3.
Definebiterrorrate.
BTL1
Remembering
4.
Writeanytwoadvantagesoftransimpedanceamplifiers.
BTL1
Remembering
5.
Adigitalfiberopticlinkoperatingat1310nm,requiresamaximum BTL1
Remembering
BERof108.Identifytheaveragephotonsperpulse.
6.
Thephotodetectoroutputinacutbackattenuationsetupis3.3V
atthefarendofthefiber.Aftercuttingthefiberatthenearend,5m
BTL1
Remembering
fromthefarend,photodetectoroutputreadwas9.2V.Recitethe
attenuationofthefiberindB/Km?
7.
Generalizetheerrorsourcesofreceiver.
BTL2
Understanding
8.
Givemainideaaboutquantumlimit.
BTL2
Understanding
9.
Expressdarkcurrent.
BTL2
Understanding
BTL2
Understanding
11. JustifytheUseofsiliconispreferredtomakeopticalreceivers.
BTL3
Applying
12. InterpretModalNoiseandModepartitionNoise
BTL3
Applying
13. Calculatethemeanof(1/f)noisecornerfrequency
BTL3
Applying
14. Pointouttheadvantagesofpreamplifiers.
BTL4
Analyzing
15. Categorizethetypesofpreamplifiers?
BTL4
Analyzing
16. Examinethestandardfibermeasurementtechniques?
BTL4
Analyzing
17. DetermineBendattenuation
BTL5
Evaluating
18. Whytheattenuationlimitcurveslopestowardstotheright?
BTL5
Evaluating
19. Developthemeasurestoavoidmodalnoise.
BTL6
Creating
20. Proposetherangeofsystemmargininlinkpowerbudget.
BTL6
Creating
BTL1
Remembering
Withdiagramsdescribethefollowing:
(i)MeasurementofNAofafiber(8)
BTL1
Remembering
BTL1
Remembering
BTL1
Remembering
10. Summarizethedifferentmethodsformeasuringrefractiveindex
profile.
PARTB
1.
Drawtheblockdiagramoffundamentalopticalreceiver.Write
abouteachblock.
2.
(ii)Measurementofrefractiveindexprofile.(8)
3.
Explaininbrieftheblocksandtheirfunctionsofanoptical
receiverwithschematicdiagrams.
4.
(i)Adigitalfiberopticlinkoperatingat850nmrequiresa
maximumBERof10^9.Citethequantumlimitintermsofthe
quantumefficiencyofthedetectorandtheenergyoftheincident
photon.(8)
(ii)Definetheattenuationanddispersionmeasurementsindetail.
(8)
5.
6.
(i)Explainanytwotypesofpreamplifiersusedinareceiver(12)
(ii)EstimatethetermsQuantumlimitandProbabilityofErrorwith BTL2
Understanding
respecttoareceiverwithtypicalvalues(4)
(i)GivemainideaaboutInsertionLossmethodusedfor
attenuationmeasurement.(8)
BTL2
(ii)ExpressthetechniqueusedinFrequencyDomainintermodal
Understanding
Dispersionmeasurement.(8)
7.
(i)Listthevarioustypesofpreamplifiersavailableforoptical
networksanditssignificanceinopticalnetworks.(8)
BTL2
Understanding
(ii)Explainanythreeofthemwiththeircircuitdiagrams.(8)
8.
Demonstratethefollowingindetail:
(i)Fibrerefractiveindexprofilemeasurement.(8)
BTL3
Applying
(ii)Fibrecutoffwavelengthmeasurement(8)
9.
Constructtheopticalreceiveroperationanditsperformancewith
BTL3
neatdiagram
Applying
10. (i)Examinethedispersionandnumericalaperturemeasurements
BTL4
Analyzing
BTL4
Analyzing
function.(8)
offibre.
11. (i)Explainindetailaboutthefrontendopticalamplifiers.(8)
12. Analyzethefollowing:
BTL4
Analyzing
(i)Fibrerefractiveindexprofilemeasurement.(8)
(ii)Fibrecutoffwavelengthmeasurement.(8)
BTL5
Evaluating
Discusstheperformanceofdigitalreceiverbydefiningthe
probabilityoferror
13. Evaluatetheerrorsourcesoffundamentalreceiveroperations.
Creating
(8)
(b)Designthefundamentalreceiveroperationinoptical
communication.(8)
UNITV OPTICALNETWORKSANDSYSTEMTRANSMISSION
Basic Networks SONET / SDH Broadcast and select WDM Networks Wavelength Routed
Networks Non linear effects on Network performance Link Power budget Rise time budget Noise
EffectsonSystemPerformanceOperationalPrinciplesofWDMPerformanceofWDM+EDFAsystem
SolitonsOpticalCDMAUltraHighCapacityNetworks.
PARTA
Q.No
Questions
BT
Domain
Level
1.
StatetheconceptofWDM.
BTL1 Remembering
2.
Definesoliton
BTL1 Remembering
3.
WhatisSONET
BTL1 Remembering
4.
BTL1 Remembering
5.
SummarizethetransmissionbitrateofthebasicSONETframe
inMbps
OutlineinterchannelcrosstalkthatoccursinaWDMsystem
6.
Writeaboutbroadcastandselectnetwork?
BTL1 Remembering
7.
ListthebenefitsofSONEToverPDHnetworks.
BTL2 Understanding
8.
Givethesignificanceofsolitons.
BTL2 Understanding
9.
IllustratetheproblemsassociatedwithPDHnetworks?
BTL2 Understanding
BTL1 Remembering
10. ExpressthevariousSONET/SDHlayers.
BTL2 Understanding
11. DemonstrateamodelofEDFA
BTL3 Applying
12. ReportaboutChirping
BTL3 Applying
13. Demonstratethedifferencebetweenfundamentalandhigher
ordersoliton.
14. Analyzethecrossphasemodulation
BTL3 Applying
15. Analyzehowthespecklepatterncanform.
BTL4 Analyzing
16. ClassifytheimportantfeaturesoftimeslottedopticalTDM
network.
17. JustifythefeaturesinDWDM
BTL4 Analyzing
18. Concludetheadvantagesofusingsolitonsignalsthroughfiber.
BTL5 Evaluating
19. DevelopthebasicperformanceoftheWDM
BTL6 Creating
20. Proposethethreetopologiesusedforfiberopticnetwork
BTL6 Creating
BTL4 Analyzing
BTL5 Evaluating
PARTB
1. DrawtheblockdiagramofOTDR.Citeaboutthemeasurementof BTL1 Remembering
anytwofiberopticmeasurementwiththis.(16)
2. Describethefollowing:
(i)WDMnetworks(8)
BTL1 Remembering
(ii)Ultrahighcapacitynetworks(8)
3. (i)DefineandexplaintheprincipleofWDMnetworks(8)
BTL1 Remembering
(ii)Statethenonlineareffectsonopticalnetworkperformance.(8)
4. (i)Outlinethefeaturesofultrahighcapacitynetworks(8)
BTL1 Remembering
(ii)IdentifytheOTDRanditsapplications(8)
5. (i)GeneralizefourfiberBLSRringinaSONET.Explainthe
reconfigurationofthesameduringnodeorfiberfailure.(8)
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(ii)Restatebroadcastandselectmultihopnetwork.Explain.
(8)
6. (i)Explainthefollowingrequirementsforthedesignofan
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opticallyamplifiedWDMlink:(8)
(1)LinkBandwidth
(2)OpticalpowerrequirementsforaspecificBER.
(ii)Paraphrasenotesonsolitons.(8)
7. (i)GivemainideaaboutSA/SAprotocolandmodifiedSA/SA
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protocolofbroadcastandselectnetworks.(8)
(ii)Expressthenonlineareffectsonnetworkperformance(8)
8. (i)ModeltheLayeredarchitectureofSONET/SDHwithneat
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diagram.(8)
(ii)IllustratethedetailednotesonopticalCDMAandits
applications.(8)
9. DemonstrateSONETlayersandframestructurewith
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diagram.(16)
10 Withsuitableexample,analyzetheconditionsandconstraintsin
theformulationandsolutionofroutingandwavelength
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assignmentprobleminanoptimalway.(8)
AnalyzethefeaturesofSolitons(8)
11 Findouttheconceptsofmediaaccesscontrolprotocolsin
broadcastandselectnetworks.Explain(16)
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12 (i)Groupthenonlineareffectsonnetworkperformanceindetail.
(8)
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(ii)InspectthebasicsofopticalCDMAsystems.(8)
13 Deducethebasicframestructureandnetworkarchitectureof
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SONET.(16)
14 Proposethesalientfeatureofsolitonsusingrelevantexpressions BTL6 Creating
anddiagrams(8)
DevelopatheoryonthenoiseEffectsonSystemPerformance(8)