Assignment - 5

Q. 1: Consider a step- index optical fiber with n1 = 1.5, n2 = 1.49 and a = 4 µm. Calculate the
number of modes (without including degeneracies) at wavelength 0.85 µm.

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

Q. 2: If 5.1356 < V < 5.5201, then the possible modes are

a) LP01, LP11, LP31

b) LP01, LP11, LP21, LP31, LP02
c) LP01, LP11, LP21, LP31,LP02,LP12
d) LP01, LP11, LP12, LP31

Q. 3: Consider a step- index optical fiber with n1 = 1.5, n2 = 1.49 and a = 6 µm. For which
wavelength only two modes (LP01 and LP11) are supported

a) 3.4 µm < λ < 5.5 µm

b) 2.55 µm < λ < 4.05 µm
c) 1.70 µm < λ < 2.71 µm
d) 0.85 µm < λ < 1.35 µm

Q. 4: Consider a step- index optical fiber with n1 = 1.47, n2 = 1.46, a = 25 µm at λ0 = 0.8 µm.
Calculate the approximate number of modes supported.

a) 1156
b) 564
c) 289
d) 105

Q. 5: Find the number of zeroes in r and ϕ – direction (except at r = 0) for LP76

a) 6 and 14
b) 5 and 12
c) 6 and 12
d) 5 and 14

Q. 6: Consider a step- index optical fiber with n1 = 1.474, n2 = 1.47 and a = 3 µm. Calculate
the Gaussian spot size (µm) of fundamental mode at 889 nm wavelength.

a) 3.4
b) 2.5
 c) 1.9
d) 0.85

Q. 7: Consider a step- index optical fiber with n1 = 1.474, n2 = 1.47 and a = 3 µm. Calculate
the mode effective index using empirical formula at wavelength 1 µm.

a) 1.4705
b) 1.4717
c) 1.4730
d) 1.4738

Q. 8: Consider two identical step-index optical fibres with n1 = 1.474, n2 = 1.47 and a = 3 µm
at wavelength 889 nm. Calculate the fraction of power coupled from fiber 1 to fiber 2 for
transverse off-set u = 1 µm.

a) 12%
b) 32%
c) 50%
d) 92%

Q. 9: Consider two identical step-index optical fibres with n1 = 1.429, n2 = 1.416 and a = 2
µm at wavelength 1.2 µm. Calculate the angular off-set loss in dB for angular
misalignment θ = 1º.

a) 0.35
b) 0.30
c) 0.24
d) 0.12

Q. 10: Consider two identical step-index optical fibres with n1 = 1.429, n2 = 1.416 and a = 2
µm at wavelength 1.2 µm . Calculate the longitudinal off-set loss in dB for D = 10 µm.

a) 0.12
b) 0.19
c) 0.32
d) 0.45