OCN Important Questions

1. Explain numerical aperture and acceptance angle.

2. What is attenuation?

3. Explain working principle of APD.

4. What is dispersion? Give the types of dispersion.

5. Categorize out the advantages of the multimode fibre.

6. Write a short note on future access network.

7. Explain the working principle and characteristics of LED.

8. Write a short note on filter. Explain Fabry Perot filter.

9. Explain the role of optical amplifier used in optical communication.

10. Compare-1. LED & LASER Sources.

2. Circulators & Isolators.
3. APD & PIN
4.Intermodal & Intramodal dispersion.
5.Linear & non-linear scattering.
6. Different optical amplifiers.
7.WDM & DWDM.
8.Spontaneous emission & stimulated emission.
9. Multimode step index & Multimode graded index fibre.
10. Single mode & multimode fibre

11. Explain three operating windows in optical communication.

12. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of SONET/SDH.

13. Define splicing. Mention its types and limitations.

14. Calculate the number of modes at 1.3μm wavelength in GIF having index profile α=2,
core radius 25 μm, core refractive index 1.48 and cladding refractive index 1.46.

15. Explain principle of working of p-i-n photo diode.

16. Explain working principle of LASER source used in optical fiber communication.
17. Write a short note on: performance and fault management in an optical network.
18. A Silica optical fiber has core refractive index of 1.4 and cladding refractive index of
1.35. Determine- i) The critical angle
ii) Numerical aperture
iii) The acceptance angle

19. What are the desirable requirements of a good connector? What are the lensing schemes
for coupling improvements?
20. List different types of fiber fabrication techniques and explain any one of them.
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21. Explain OTDR working principle in detail. Mention its limitations.
22. Define Spontaneous Emission, Stimulated Emission and Quantum Efficiency.
23. Compare Isolators and Circulator.
24. Explain Macro-bending loss.
25. Sketch the Refractive Index Profile of SIF and GIF. Derive an expression for Numerical
Aperture and Number of Modes in SIF.
26. Derive an expression for Responsivity of PIN photodiode. Differentiate PIN and RAPD
photodiodes.
27. Explain EDFA amplifier & mention its advantages
28. Derive an expression for Power Penalty with Impairment.
29. Write short note on-
1.Optical switches
2.Optical safety
3.Passive optical network
4.Performance & fault management in optical network
5.Cross talk in optical system
6.Network management functions
7.OTDM
8.Optical access network
9. Wavelength Stabilization
10.SONET/SDH

Module wise Important Questions

Module-I
1. State and explain the advantages and disadvantages of fiber optic communication
systems.
2. Explain the classification of optical fibers. Draw refractive index profile and mention ots
dimensions.
3. Define following terms with respect to optical laws a) Critical angle b) TIR.c) Phase
velocity d) group velocity e)’V’ number f) MFD g) Fresnel reflection h) acceptance angle
4. Compare: i) Single mode fiber and Multimode fiber. ii) Multimode step index and
multimode graded index fiber.
5. Explain different Optical Bands and three operating Windows.
6. Define numerical aperture and derive the expression for it. Mention the significance of
NA.
7. Explain fiber splices & connectors.
8. State and explain different fabrication techniques.
9. Explain different types of rays.
10. Explain Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF)
11.Derive expression for cut-off wavelength for single mode step index fiber.
12. Numerical
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Module-II
1. Write a short note on 1. Attenuation 2. Bending losses.
2. Differentiate between a) intrinsic and extrinsic absorption b) Intermodal and Intramodal
dispersion. c) Dispersion shifted and dispersion compensated fibres.
3. Derive an expression for pulse broadening in intermodal dispersion.
4.Explain linear & non-linear scattering.
6. Explain scattering losses.
7. Explain dispersion management.
8. Explain self-phase modulation.
9.Explain four wave mixing.
10. Numerical
Module-III
1. Differentiate between i) LED and LASER ii) Spontaneous emission and Stimulated
emission.
2. Explain working of i) vertical cavity surface emitting laser. ii) Edge emitting LED.
3. Explain basic working principle of LED and LASER.
4. Explain population inversion.
5. Explain Edge emitting LASER.
6. What is optical amplifier?
7. Explain EDFA.
8.Derive an expression for link power budget analysis of optical fiber.
9.Explain in detail working of RAPD. Why it is called reach through APD and compare its
working with PIN diode.
10.Numerical based on sources, detectors and link power budget and rise time budget
analysis.
Module-IV

1. Explain WDM architecture.

2. Explain protection scheme in SONET
3. Explain SONET architecture.
4. State the advantages and applications of SONET.
5. Explain SONET frame structure.
6. Explain isolators and circulators.
7. Explain architecture of optical transport networks (OTNs).
8. Write short note-Optical Switches
9. What is optical circulators? Give its applications.
10. Explain the advantages of OTN over SONET.
Module-V
1. What are the advantages of OTDM? Explain its working principle.
2. Write short note on: i) Optical access networks. ii) Optical burst switching network
3. Explain in brief different types of PON architecture.
4. Explain in bit interleaving and packet interleaving techniques used in OTDM.
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5. Explain passive optical network.

Module-VI
1. Explain different network management functions.
2. Write short note on: Optical Safety.
3. Explain Service Interface.
4. What is FSO? Explain wavelength used for FSO.
5. Explain its characteristics, advantages & disadvantages.
6. Explain FSO with the help of block diagram.
7. Explain challenges in FSO.
8. Explain different atmospheric weather conditions.
9. Explain crosstalk in optical system.
10. Compare-FSO & OFC.