Paavendhar College of Arts & Science, M.V. South 5.

The rate of stimulated emission depends both on

Pre Semester Examinations – March - 2024 (a) The energy of external photon and on the number of atoms
I M.Sc. Physics in the excited state.
ADVANCED OPTICS (b) The energy of external photon and the number of atoms in
the ground state.
Marks: 75 Duration: 3 Hours
(c) The energy of external photon and on the number of atoms
PART A – (15 x 1 = 15 marks) in the metastable state
Answer ALL Questions. (d) None of the above

1. Polarimeter is the instrument designed for 6. In a semiconductor laser, electrical energy is directly converted to
(a) measures the angle of rotation produce by a substance (a) Light energy (b) Sound energy
(b) to study nature of the polarized light (c) Heat energy (d) Nuclear energy
(c) to study the phase difference between circularly polarized
7. Optical fibre communication use are mostly fabricated from
light and elliptically polarized light.
(a) Plastic
(d) none of these
(b) Silica or multicomponent glass
2. In an elliptically polarized light (c) Ceramics
(a) amplitude of vibration changes in direction only (d) Copper
(b) amplitude of vibration changes in magnitude only
8. Optical fibres guides light waves by
(c) amplitude of vibration changes in magnitude and direction
(a) interference of waves
both
(b) diffraction of waves
(d) none of above
(c) total internal reflection of waves
3. The substance that show the phenomenon of optical rotation are (d) polarization of waves
said to be
9. Total internal reflection takes place when the angle of incidence is
(a) optically active
_______ the critical angle.
(b) optically inactive
(a) greater than (b) less than
(c) crystals
(c) equal to (d) both (a) and (b)
(d) polaroids
10. In second harmonic generation, the frequency is ____________.
4. The material in which population inversion can take place is
(a) Constant (b) Doubled
called
(c) Negative (d) All of the above
(a) Active medium (b) Passive medium
11. In optical mixing, the sources of ___________ frequencies are
(c) Gaseous medium (d) Vapour medium
mixed together
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 (a) Same (b) Different Answer ALL Questions.
(c) high (d) Low
21. (a) Explain the principle of quarter and half wave plates.
12. The nonlinear phenomena used to generate to new frequency is Or
called__________. (b) Describe in detail about the phenomenon of double
(a) optical mixing (b) electro deposition refraction.
(c) second harmonic generation (d) non linear optics
22. (a) Explain in detail about the Nd:YAG laser.
13. In Kerr effect ∆ n is proportional to Or
(a) E (b) √E (b) Explain with basic principle, the construction and working
(c) E2 (d) E
3 of CO2 laser.

14. If refractive index varies linearly with E it is ________ effect. 23. (a) Deduce an expression for numerical aperture of an optical
(a) Faraday’s (b) Stark’s fibre.
(c) Pockel’s (d) Kerr Or
(b) Explain with basic principle, the construction and working
15. In electro optic modulator ( II )=¿_________.
0
24. (a)
of precision displacement and vibration fibre optic sensor.

Discuss in detail about Second harmonic generation.

(a) sin2 ( )
π V
.
2 Vπ
(b) sin( ) π V
.
2 Vπ
(b)
Or
Explain in detail about the self-focussing of light.
sin ( ) sin ( )
V V 2
(c) (d)
Vπ Vπ 25. (a) Discuss in detail about the Zeeman effect.
Or
PART B – (2 x 5 = 10 marks)
(b) Explain the principle of Pockels electro-optic effect.
Answer any TWO Questions.

16. Explain about the polarization by reflection.

17. Explain the construction and working of Ruby laser.

18. Describe the principle of total internal reflection.

Mr. S.Iqbal/Physics
19. Discuss the concept of optical mixing in non linear optics.

20. Explain the principle of Faraday effect.

PART C – (5 x 10 = 50 marks)