Reg. No.

Question Paper Code : 11303

B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2011

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Sixth Semester

Instrumentation and Control Engineering

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EI 2404 FIBER OPTICS AND LASER INSTRUMENTS

(Common to Electrical and Electronics Engineering)

(Regulation 2008)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

Answer ALL questions

PART A (10 2 = 20 marks)

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1. What is the maximum entrance angle for the step index fiber having n 1 =
1.48 and n 2 = 1.46, if the medium is air?
2. Write the principle of operation of Fabry Prot cavity.
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3. What are the special features of fiber optic sensors?
4. Classify the microbending sensors.
5. Write the different resonant cavities for laser action.
6. What are direct and indirect band gap semiconductor materials? Give
examples.
7. Enumerate the merits of laser heating.
8. What is HNDT?
9. Write in brief, about the features of laser surgery.
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10. Illustrate in brief, about the different stages involved in holography.

PART B (5 16 = 80 marks)
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11. (a) (i) Define Numerical Aperture of a fiber. Derive an expression for
NA. Explain on what factors does it depend? (7)
(ii) Compare and contrast the parameters of different types of glass
fibers. (9)

Or
(b) (i) Explain the principle of working of any two permanent splicers
with neat sketches. (6)
 (ii) What is ISI in optical fibers? Derive an expression for rms pulse
broadening in a single mode glass fiber due to intramodal
dispersion. (10)

12. (a) (i) Explain the principle of a fiber optic instrumentation system
with a neat sketch. (8)
(ii) Explain in detail the working principle of

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(1) Microbend sensor
(2) Fiber optic gyroscope with neat diagrams. (8)

Or

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(b) Describe in detail the principle of measurement of liquid level and
strain using fiber optic sensors with neat sketches.

13. (a) (i) Describe the construction and principle of a typical fabry perot
cavity with a neat diagram. (6)
(ii) Explain the principle of semiconductor laser with a neat
diagram.
(10)

(b) (i)
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Differentiate ILD from LED. (8)
(ii) Explain the working principle of gas laser with a neat diagram.(8)
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14. (a) Explain the principle of laser for the measurement of length and
acceleration with neat diagrams.

Or
(b) (i) Explain in detail the principle of laser heating and trimming. (8)
(ii) Explain the application of laser in material removal and
vaporization. (8)

15. (a) (i) Discuss the basic principle of holography. (8)

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(ii) Describe the different stages involved in the holography with

suitable diagrams. (8)

Or
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(b) Write a detailed technical note on the following :

(i) Laser Instruments for plastic surgery (8)
(ii) Lasers for endoscopy. (8)

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