Essays Short questions

Module 1 Quality factor,

1. Damped harmonic oscillator
2. Forced harmonic oscillator
3. One dimensional wave equation and its
solution
4. Transverse vibration in a stretched
string
Resonance-Expression for Resonant frequency,
Sharpness of Resonance
Electrical analogy of mechanical oscillators
Distinction between transverse and longitudinal
waves,
Transverse vibration in a stretched string,
Statement of laws of vibration.

Module 2 Applications of Airwedge

1. Thin film interference (cosine law) Antireflection coatings
2. Air wedge + applications of air wedge
3. Newton’s Rings Fresnel and Fraunhofer classes of diffraction,
4. Grating equation Diffraction.
Rayleigh criterion for limit of resolution
Resolving and Dispersive power of a grating

Module 3 Uncertainty principle,

1. Schrodinger equations
2. Particle in a one dimensional
potential well
3. Quantum confinement – 0 D, 1 D, 2 D
and 3D
Applications-Absence of electrons inside a nucleus
and Natural line broadening mechanism
Wave function, Quantum Mechanical Tunnelling
Increase in surface to volume ratio for
nanomaterials
Properties of nanomaterials-mechanical, electrical
and optical
Applications of nanotechnology

Module 4 Magnetic field and Magnetic flux density

1. Differentiate dia, para and Ampere’s Circuital law
ferromagnetic materials Faraday’s law in terms of EMF produced by
2. Derivation of 4 Maxwell’s equations changing magnetic flux
3. Derivation of velocity of em waves Concept of divergence and curl along with physical
using Maxwells equations
significance
Equation of continuity
Comparison of displacement current with
conduction current
Flow of energy and Poynting’s vector
Module 5
1. Differentiate Type I and Type II
superconductors
2. Derivation of Numerical aperture
3. Fibre optic communication system
and fibre sensors
Meissner effect and perfect diamagnetism,
BCS Theory
High temperature superconductors
Applications of super conductivity
Solar cells-I-V Characteristics
Optic fibre-Principle of propagation of light
Step index and Graded index fibres
Numerical aperture –Derivation
Industrial, Medical and Technological applications of
optical fibre
Fibre optic sensors-Intensity Modulated and Phase
modulated sensors.