Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

ECN-539: Fiber Optic Systems Quiz-1 Autumn 2017

Time:40 mins. Maximum Marks: 13, Weightage: 8%

Choose the correct answer and put a tick X mark. One mark will be awarded to each correct answer
and one-half of a mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer

Name: En. No.:

1. An optical fiber exhibits an attenuation of 0.4 dB/km. If the optical power measured at 12.5km
from the input is 0.2mW, calculate the optical power at the input.
A. 4.84 mW B. 4.84 mW C. 6.32 mW D. 5.78 mW E. None of the above

2. A step-index fiber with core and cladding refractive indices n1 =1.5 and n2 =1.48, respectively,
has a core radius of a = 5m. Determine the cut-off wavelength for a step-index fiber to exhibit
single-mode operation.
A. 2.405 m B. 2.33 m C. 10 m D. 3.18m E. None of the above

3. A step-index fiber with core refractive indices n1 =1.5 has a core radius a = 5m. Find the
minimum allowable value of the cladding refractive index n2 for single-mode propagation at
= 10m:
A. 1.48 B. 1.43 C. 1.29 D. 1.46 E. None of the above

4. Consider a step-index multi-mode fiber with core and cladding refractive indices n1 =1.48 and
n2 =1.46, respectively. Calculate the maximum bit-rate that can be transmitted over 6km.
A. 2.4 Mbps B. 14 Gbps C. 4.0 Mbps D. 2.56 Gbps E. None of the above

5. It is given that for a GaAs LED, the spectral width at an wavelength 800nm is 35 nm. This
source is coupled to a pure silica fiber having material dispersion parameter = -80ps/(nm.km).
Calculate the pulse broadening per km sue to material dispersion.
A. 8 ns/km B. 2.8 ns/km C. 12.5 ns/km D. 3.5 ns/km E. None of the above

6. A multi-mode step-index fiber has a relative index difference =0.02 and a core refractive index
of 1.5. The number of modes propagating at a wavelength of 1.3 m is 1000. Calculate the
diameter of the fiber core.
A. 48 m B. 62 m C. 10.5 m D. 0.36 m E. None of the above

7. In a multi-mode step-index fiber, the higher order modes propagate within the fiber with
A. lower group velocity than the lower order modes.
B. higher group velocity than the lower order modes.
C. same group velocity than the lower order modes.
D. random group velocity.
E. None of the above

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 8. A multi-mode step-index fiber has an acceptance angle of 100 in a medium having refractive
index 1.2, calculate the relative refractive index difference between the core and the cladding
when the refractive index of the core is 1.5.
A. 1.44 B. 1.48 C. 1.43 D. 1.46 E. None of the above

9. A step-index fiber has a core diameter of 7.2 m, a core refractive index of 1.46, and a relative
index difference of 0.01. A light of wavelength 1.55 m is used to excite the modes in the fiber.
Find the normalized propagation constant b for HE11 mode.
For HE11 mode,

1+ 2 V
u1 a
1 + (4 + V 4 )0.25
.
A. 0.24 B. 0.43 C. 0.78 D. 0.64 E. None of the above

10. The curve for a dispersive channel can be approximated by

1 1 k2
= +
2 02 2
in the vicinity of = 0.50 , where k is a constant. Find the the group velocity for a signal
composed of two frequencies 0.40 and 0.60
A. 0.866/k B. 0.635/k C. 0.866k D. 0.68/k E. None of the above

11. A step-index fiber with core and cladding refractive indices n1 =1.5 and n2 =1.48, respectively,
has a core radius of a = 4m. Find the cut-off wavelength for LP04 .
A. 0.44 m B. 0.33 m C. 0.74 m D. 0.6 m E. None of the above

12. Write the TM, TE, EH and HE modes that are coupled to form LP13 mode. A step-index fiber
with core and cladding refractive indices n1 =1.5 and n2 =1.48, respectively, has a core radius of
a = 4m, find the cut-off wavelength of LP13 mode.
A. 0.54 m B. 0.64 m C. 0.13 m D. 0.88 m E. None of the above

13. Calculate the waveguide dispersion at 1320 nm in units of [ps/(nm.km)] for a single mode fiber
with a core diameter 5m and a core refractive index of 1.48. Let the relative index difference
=0.022.
A. -2.0 B. -2.2 C. +2.1 D. +2.8 E. None of the above