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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


BE - SEMESTER–VI(NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2022
Subject Code:3161005 Date:14-12-2022
Subject Name:Fiber Optic Communication
Time:02:30 PM TO 05:00 PM Total Marks:70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.
MARKS
Q.1 (a) Define: (i) V number (ii) Responsivity (iii) Spontaneous emission 03
(b) Give in brief the comparison of S.I. and G.I. fibers. 04
(c) Explain the advantages of the optical communication system using 07
optical fiber over conventional copper system as a transmission link.
State the optical transmission windows.

Q.2 (a) Draw and explain schematic of a fiber drawing apparatus. 03


(b) Draw ELED configuration and explain its working in detail. 04
(c) Define Numerical Aperture and derive its expression for the step index 07
fiber.
OR
(c) Explain the electromagnetic mode theory for light propagation through 07
fiber.

Q.3 (a) Compare LED and LASER diodes as light sources for optical fiber. 03
(b) What is ‘population inversion’ and how it can be achieve? 04
(c) With reference to LED, explain how to achieve. 07
a) a high radiance and high quantum effect
b) carrier and optical confinement.
OR
Q.3 (a) A step index fiber in air has a numerical aperture of 0.16, a core 03
refractive index of 1.45 and a core diameter of 60 µm. Calculate
refractive index of cladding, relative refractive index difference ( Δ )
and acceptance angle.
(b) Explain the working principle of Avalanche photo diode. 04
(c) Discuss briefly the distributed feedback LASER with neat sketch. 07

Q.4 (a) Explain types of Mechanical Misalignment occur during fiber joining 03
process.
(b) Explain double crucible method of fiber fabrication. 04
(c) Explain the basic principles of WDM and DWDM with respect to 07
optical fiber system.
OR
Q.4 (a) Explain different fiber ‘end face’ preparation techniques. 03
(b) What is dispersion in fiber optic communication? Describe: Material 04
dispersion
(c) Sketch and explain the different lensing scheme to improve coupling 07
efficiency.

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Q.5 (a) What is dispersion in optical fiber? How to reduce the effect of 03
dispersion?
(b) Summarize the attenuation loss in optical fiber. 04
(c) Write short notes on Synchronous optical fiber networks(SONET) 07
OR
Q.5 (a) Explain the Scattering Losses occur in optical fiber. 03
(b) Calculate the link power budget to construct an optical link of 15KM 04
and a bandwidth of 100Mb/s. Components are chosen with following
characteristics:
Receiver sensitivity is -50dBm, fiber loss is 2dB/KM and a transmitter
launch power of 0dBm, source and detector coupling loss of 1dB each.It
is anticipated that 10 splices are required with each of loss of
0.4dB.Determine whether the system operates with sufficient power
margin or not.
(c) Discuss the need of optical amplifier and also describe the architecture 07
and amplification mechanism of Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier.
(EDFA).

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