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Term End Examination November 2012

Course : PHY101 - Modern Physics

Slot: E2
Class NBR : 3078 / 3082

Time : Three Hours

Max.Marks:100
( Physical Constants : Plancks constants, h = 6.626 x 10
-34
Js; Rest mass of the electron,
m
e
= 9.109x10
-31
kg; Velocity of light in vacuum, c = 3x10
8
m/s; Boltzmann constant,
k
B
= 1.38x10
-23
J/K; Charge of an electron, e=1.602x10
-19
)

PART - A (8 X 5 = 40 Marks)
Answer any EIGHT Questions
1. What is Scanning Tunneling Microscope? Give its principle? Can we use it for
insulators?
[2+3]
2. Determine the wave length associated with an electron having an energy 0.025 MeV.
3. Draw the probability density function for third energy function for a particle in a one
dimensional box. Hence calculate the probability of finding particle between L/6 and
L/2 where L is the length of the box.

4. List the properties of Carbon Nano tubes and give the importance of nanomaterials.
5. What are the conditions needed for laser action? List out the types of pumping
methods.
[2+3]
6. Rank the two level, three level and four level laser. Why? [3+2]
7. A laser beam has a power of 100 mW. It has an aperture of 10 mm and wave length
14400 A and beam diameter 0.1 m. Calculate the angular spread and number of
photons per second?

8. Define Phase velocity and Group velocity. [2 +2]
9. Mention any five advantages of fiber optic communication.
10. Write a note on endoscope.
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PART B (6 X 10 = 60 Marks)
Answer any SIX Questions

11. a) State the Compton Effect. Derive an expression for the Compton shift.
b) A photon of wave length 3 A suffers Compton scattering by a free electron. If the
angle of scattering is at 90 , what is the kinetic energy of the recoil electron?
[2+6+2]
12. a) Explain with neat sketch the experimental verification of matter waves using
Davission Germer experiment.
b) An electron is bound by a potential box of infinite height having width of 2.5A.
Calculate the lowest three permissible energy.
[7+3]
13. Describe the classification of synthesis of nanomaterials with flow chart. Explain one
of these.
[5+5]
14. a) What is a gas laser? Explain the working of He Ne laser with relevant energy
level diagram.
b) How lasers are used in reading the data in optical disc?
[7+3]
15. What is a molecular gas laser? Explain with a neat sketch the construction and working
of a CO
2
laser with relevant energy level diagram.
[2+6+2]
16. Derive the wave equation for electric field using Maxwellss equations. [10]
17. a) Derive an expression for numerical aperture and acceptance angle of an optical fiber.
b) What is dispersion? Calculate the pulse spreading due to intermodal dispersion in a
step index fiber.
[5+5]
18. a) Distinguish between single and multi mode fibers.
b) What is dispersion? Calculate the pulse spreading due to intermodal dispersion in a
step index fiber.
[5+2+3]