Assignment - 1

Q.1: How many speech signals can be sent simultaneously with 4Gb/s bandwidth analog
communication system?

a) 2×105
b) 1×105
c) 1×106
d) 2×106

Q. 2: How many simultaneous voice channels can be used in a 128 Gb/s digital
communication system?

a) 1×103
b) 2×103
c) 1×106
d) 2×106

Q. 3: Find the value of n1 for given fiber with n2 = 1.45 and ∆ = 1.35%

a) 1.42
b) 1.47
c) 1.49
d) 1.50

Q. 4: Using the parameters of Q. 3, what will be the numerical aperture of the fiber?

a) 0.15
b) 0.24
c) 0.27
d) 0.35

Q. 5: The maximum acceptance angle for skew rays in water (refractive index = 1.33) with α
= 45º using the parameters of Q. 3 and 4 is approximately

a) 5º
b) 10º
c) 15º
d) 20º

Q. 6: Find the value of normalized frequency (V ) for given fiber with n1 = 1.45, ∆ = 0.003,
µm for wavelength λ0 = 1300nm.

a) 1.0857
b) 1.5354
 c) 2.1714
d) 3.0708

Q. 7: A step index multimode fiber with NA = 0.2 supports approximately 1000 modes at 850
nm wavelength. What is core diameter?

a) 15.20 µm
b) 30.25 µm
c) 40.80 µm
d) 60.50 µm

Q. 8: Using the parameters of Q.7, estimate the number of guided modes supported by the
fiber at 1320 nm- wavelength.

a) 15
b) 30
c) 415
d) 830

Q. 9: If the core is made up of pure SiO2 material then which material can be used for
cladding?

a) B:SiO2
b) Ge:SiO2
c) Al:SiO2
d) Ti:SiO2

Q. 10: Maximum acceptance angle for light guidance in an optical fiber

a) is larger for skew rays than that for meridional rays

b) is smaller for skew rays than that for meridional rays
c) is the same for skew and meridional rays
d) depends on the core radius of the fiber