R07

Code: R7420401
B.Tech IV Year II Semester (R07) Supplementary Examinations May/June 2014

OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(Electronics & Communication Engineering)
Time: 3 hours

Max. Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1 (a) Explain the various elements of basic fiber optical communication system.
(b) Define the following related to optical communication
(i) Total internal reflection
(ii) Graded index fibers
2 (a) Discuss about single mode fibers in detail.
(b) Determine the normalized frequency at 820 nm for step index fiber having a 25 meters core
radius, n1=1.48 n2=1.46. How many modes propagate in the fiber at 820 nm and 1500 nm?
What are core and cladding losses in optical communications? Explain.
3 (a) Explain with the help of diagram, the working of edge emitting double hetero junction LED.
Mention some of its applications.
(b) A GaAs-LED source emits light at 0.85 m having a spectrum width of 0.30 nm and the
material dispersion parameter is 0.035. Find the value of bandwidth distance product. By
comparing above two results what is your conclusion?
4 (a) What are different types of dispersion? Explain them.
(b) Discuss about single mode fiber connectors.
5 (a) Describe the physical principles of PIN and APD photo diodes and compare them.
(b) Explain the digital receiver performance and probability of errors occurrence.
6 (a) How to inter connect two fibers in a low loss manner? Explain.
(b) Give an account of Fiber optic link power budget with an example.
7 (a) List the factors involved in launching optical power from a light source to a filter.
(b) Discuss about Laser diode to fiber coupling and explain how the optical radiations are
generated.
8 (a) What are different types of WDM? Discuss about a bidirectional WDM system.
(b) Define the terms
(i) Transmission distance
(ii) Eye pattern

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