Description : The main benefit of light-wave communications over microwaves or any other communications media is ∙ a. Lower cost ∙ b. Better security ∙ c. Wider bandwidth ∙ d. Freedom from interference
Last Answer : c. Wider bandwidth
Description : Coherence of laser light is important for _________ ∙ a. Light propagation ∙ b. Getting laser light to pass through air ∙ c. Drilling holes ∙ d. Holography
Last Answer : d. Holography
Description : The wavelength of light has no role in ∙ a. Diffraction ∙ b. Interference ∙ c. Polarization ∙ d. Reflection
Last Answer : c. Polarization
Description : Which light emitter is preferred for high-speed data in a fiber-optic system? ∙ A. incandescent ∙ B. LED ∙ C. neon ∙ D. laser
Last Answer : D. laser
Description : They wrote a paper describing how it was possible to use stimulated emission for amplifying light waves (laser) as well as microwaves (maser). ∙ A. Theodore Maiman ∙ B. KC Kao and GA Bockham ∙ C. Charles Townes and Arthur Schawlow ∙ D. Kapron, Keck and Maurer
Last Answer : C. Charles Townes and Arthur Schawlow
Description : Laser light is very bright because it is ∙ a. Pure ∙ b. White ∙ c. Coherent ∙ d. Monochromatic
Last Answer : c. Coherent
Description : Which light emitter is preferred for high speed data in a fiber-optic system ∙ a. Incandescent ∙ b. LED ∙ c. Neon ∙ d. Laser
Last Answer : ∙ d. Laser
Description : The laser frequency when the light has the wavelength 800 nm is ∙ a. 375 x 1012 Hz ∙ b. 475 x 1015 Hz ∙ c. 375 x 109 Hz ∙ d. 375 x 1018 Hz
Last Answer : d. 375 x 1018 Hz
Description : The first laser emitted ∙ a. Pulses of 694 nm red light ∙ b. A continuous red beam ∙ c. Pulses of white light from a helical flash lamp ∙ d. Spontaneous emission
Last Answer : ∙ a. Pulses of 694 nm red light
Description : Which of the following contributes to the broadening of laser emission bandwidth? ∙ a. Doppler shift of moving atoms and molecules ∙ b. Amplification within the laser medium ∙ c. Coherence of the laser light ∙ d. Optical pumping of the laser transition
Last Answer : Doppler shift of moving atoms and molecules
Description : Which laser emits light in the visible range 400 to 700 nm? ∙ a. Argon-ion ∙ b. Nitrogen ∙ c. Carbon-dioxide ∙ d. Neodymium-YAG
Last Answer : a. Argon-ion
Description : A dielectric waveguide for the propagation of electromagnetic energy at light frequencies ∙ a. Stripline ∙ b. Microstrip ∙ c. Laser beam ∙ d. Fiber optics
Last Answer : d. Fiber optics
Description : Laser light is ______ emission. ∙ a. Coherent ∙ b. Stimulated ∙ c. Spontaneous ∙ d. Coherent and stimulated
Last Answer : ∙ d. Coherent and stimulated
Description : What generates a light beam of a specific visible frequency? ∙ a. Laser ∙ b. Maser ∙ c. Infrared ∙ d. Flashlight
Last Answer : ∙ a. Laser
Description : Which of the following is not a major benefit of a fiber-optic cable? ∙ A. immunity from interference ∙ B. no electrical safety problems ∙ C. excellent data security ∙ D. lower cost
Last Answer : ∙ D. lower cost
Description : Which of the following is not a major benefit of fiber-optic cable? ∙ a. Immunity from interference ∙ b. No electrical safety problems ∙ c. Excellent data security ∙ d. Lower cost
Last Answer : b. No electrical safety problems
Description : Light intensity is generally described in terms of __________ and measured in _________. ∙ A. Luminous flux density; Lumens per unit area ∙ B. Luminous flux intensity; Lumens per unit area ∙ C. Luminous flux density; Lumens per unit volume ∙ D. Luminous flux intensity; Lumens per unit volume
Last Answer : Luminous flux density; Lumens per unit area
Description : Optical detectors are square-law devices because they respond to _____ rather than amplitude ∙ a. Intensity ∙ b. Light ∙ c. Density ∙ d. Photon
Last Answer : a. Intensity
Description : Human laser was developed by A. Javen at Bell laboratory in ∙ a. 1960 ∙ b. 1962 ∙ c. 1963 ∙ d. 1964
Last Answer : a. 1960
Description : Which type of laser is the simplest to modulate directly by changing its excitation? ∙ a. Semiconductor ∙ b. Ruby ∙ c. Helium-neon ∙ d. Neodymium-YAG
Last Answer : a. Semiconductor
Description : Which of the following is used as an optical receiver in fiber optics communications ∙ a. APD ∙ b. Tunnel diode ∙ c. Laser diode ∙ d. LED
Last Answer : a. APD
Description : Which of the following factor does not harm laser efficiency? ∙ a. Atmospheric absorption ∙ b. Excitation energy not absorbed ∙ c. Problems in depopulating the lower laser level ∙ d. Inefficiency in populating the upper laser level
Last Answer : ∙ a. Atmospheric absorption
Description : Which is the proper measurement of average power emitted by a pulsed laser? ∙ a. Energy x time ∙ b. Pulse energy x repetition rate ∙ c. Pulse energy / repetition rate ∙ d. Peak power x pulse length
Last Answer : ∙ b. Pulse energy x repetition rate
Last Answer : Semiconductor
Description : Which color has the shortest wavelength of light? ∙ a. Red ∙ b. Yellow ∙ c. Blue ∙ d. Green
Last Answer : c. Blue
Description : The leakage current that flows through a photodiode with no light input ∙ A. dark voltage ∙ B. dark impedance ∙ C. dark power ∙ D. dark current
Last Answer : D. dark current
Description : They experimented with light transmission cables through bundle of fibers and lead to the development of flexible fiberscope. ∙ A. Townes, Schawlow and Kao ∙ B. Maiman, Kao and Bockham ∙ C. Maurer, Kapron and Keck ∙ D. Van Heel, Hopkins and Kapany
Last Answer : D. Van Heel, Hopkins and Kapany
Description : Which of the following is not a part of the optical spectrum? ∙ A. infrared ∙ B. ultraviolet ∙ C. visible color ∙ D. x-rays
Last Answer : ∙ D. x-rays
Description : Which of the following is not part of the optical spectrum? ∙ a. Infrafed ∙ b. Ultraviolet ∙ c. Visible color ∙ d. X-rays
Last Answer : ∙ d. X-rays
Description : The main benefit of light wave communications over microwaves or any other communications media are ∙ A. lower cost ∙ B. better security ∙ C. wider bandwidth ∙ D. freedom from interface
Last Answer : C. wider bandwidth
Description : Refraction is the ∙ A. bending of light ∙ B. reflection of light waves ∙ C. distortion of light waves ∙ D. diffusion of light waves
Last Answer : A. bending of light
Description : EMD is best described by which statement? ∙ A. 70 percent of the core diameter and 70% of the fiber NA should be filled with light. ∙ B. 70 percent of the fiber diameter and 70% of the ... be measured at the output. ∙ D. 70 percent of the unwanted wavelengths should be attenuated by the fiber.
Last Answer : 70 percent of the core diameter and 70% of the fiber NA should be filled with light.
Description : The speed of light in plastic compared to the speed of light in air is ∙ A. less ∙ B. more ∙ C. the same ∙ D. zero
Last Answer : A. less
Description : The upper pulse rate and information-carrying capacity of a cable is limited by ∙ A. pulse shortening ∙ B. attenuation ∙ C. light leakage ∙ D. modal dispersion
Last Answer : D. modal dispersion
Description : Total internal reflection takes place if the light ray strikes the interface at an angle with what relationship to the critical angle? ∙ A. less than ∙ B. greater than ∙ C. equal to ∙ D. zero
Last Answer : ∙ B. greater than
Description : A popular light wavelength fiber-optic cable is ∙ A. 0.7 micrometer ∙ B. 1.3 micrometer ∙ C. 1.5 micrometer ∙ D. 1.8 micrometer
Last Answer : B. 1.3 micrometer
Description : The minimum optical power a light detector can receive and still produce a usable electrical output signal. ∙ A. light responsivity ∙ B. light sensitivity ∙ C. light collectivity ∙ D. illumination
Last Answer : B. light sensitivity
Description : The term responsivity as it applies to a light detector is best described as ∙ A. the time required for the signal to go from 10 to 90 percent of maximum amplitude ∙ B. the ratio of the diode ... . the ratio of the input power to output power ∙ D. the ratio of output current to input current
Last Answer : the ratio of the diode output current to the input optical power
Description : The time it takes a light induced carrier travel across the depletion region of the semiconductor. ∙ A. dispersion ∙ B. response time ∙ C. irradiance ∙ D. transit time
Last Answer : D. transit time
Description : A pn-junction diode emits light by spontaneous emission ∙ A. LED ∙ B. APD ∙ C. PIN
Last Answer : A. LED
Description : How can modal dispersion reduced entirely? ∙ A. Use a graded index fiber ∙ B. Use a single-mode fiber ∙ C. Use a monochromatic light source ∙ D. Use a very sensitive light detector
Last Answer : Use a single-mode fiber
Description : It is caused by the difference in the propagation time of light rays that take different paths down the fiber. ∙ A. modal dispersion ∙ B. microbending ∙ C. Rayleigh scattering ∙ D. chromatic dispersion
Last Answer : A. modal dispersion
Description : As light is coupled in a multiport deflective device, the power is reduced by ∙ A. 1.5 dB ∙ B. 0.1 dB ∙ C. 0.5 dB ∙ D. 0.001 dB
Last Answer : C. 0.5 dB
Description : Chromatic dispersion can be eliminated by __________. ∙ A. using a monochromatic light source ∙ B. using a very small numerical aperture fiber ∙ C. using a graded-index fiber ∙ D. using a very sensitive photo detector
Last Answer : A. using a monochromatic light source
Description : Light rays that are emitted simultaneously from an LED and propagated down an optical fiber do not arrive at the far end of the fiber at the same time results to ∙ A. intramodal dispersion ∙ B. pulse length dispersion ∙ C. modal dispersion ∙ D. wavelength dispersion
Last Answer : D. wavelength dispersion
Description : For a single mode optical cable with 0.25 dB/km loss, determine the optical power 100 km from a 0.1-mW light source. ∙ A. -45 dBm ∙ B. -15 dBm ∙ C. -35 dBm
Last Answer : ∙ C. -35 dBm
Description : It is caused by hydroxide ions in the material ∙ A. visible light absorption ∙ B. infrared absorption ∙ C. ultraviolet absorption ∙ D. ion resonance absorption
Last Answer : D. ion resonance absorption
Description : t is a result of photons of light that are absorbed by the atoms of the glass core molecule. ∙ A. ion resonance absorption ∙ B. infrared absorption ∙ C. ultraviolet absorption ∙ D. visible light absorption
Last Answer : B. infrared absorption
Description : It is caused by valence electrons in the silica material from which the fiber are manufactured. ∙ A. ion resonance absorption ∙ B. infrared absorption ∙ C. ultraviolet absorption ∙ D. visible light absorption
Last Answer : ultraviolet absorption
Description : It is analogous to power dissipation to copper cables, impurities in the fiber absorb the light and covert it to heat. ∙ A. power loss ∙ B. absorption loss ∙ C. resistive loss ∙ D. heat loss
Last Answer : B. absorption loss