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4. Infrared
5. Infrared
6. Blue
7. Laser
8. Photo resist
9. Higher refractive index than the cladding
10. Modes
11. Attenuation
12. 900 THz
13. The same
14. Mode
15. Spectral width
16. Quantum theory
17. 800 THz
18. Frequency
19. Splitting of white light into its component colors
20. Low wattage light bulb
21. Inverted
22. Virtual
23. Larger
24. Polarization
25. Polarization
26. Modal dispersion
27. 0.09 dB
28. 0.38 dB
29. 200,000 hours
30. 50,000 hours
31. Reversed bias
32. Step-index multimode
33. Coherent and stimulated
34. Fiber optics
35. LED
36. Semiconductor
37. Argon-ion
38. Pulse energy x repetition rate
39. 6.63 x 10-22 joules
40. 20 cm
41. Atmospheric absorption
42. Doppler shift of moving atoms and molecules
43. Pulses of 694 nm red light
44. Molten
45. LED
46. APD
47. 0.26
48. Core
49. Semiconductor
50. 375 x 1012 Hz
51. Consumer TV
52. Grater than
53. Reflection
54. Single-mode graded-index
55. dB/km
56. 2 km
57. Modal dispersion
58. Glass
59. Cladding
60. Slower
61. No electrical safety problems
62. Wider bandwidth
63. X-rays
64. 400 to 750 nm
65. 300,000,000 m/s
66. Bending of light waves
67. Index of refraction
68. 1.3 um
69. Single-mode step-index
70. Single-mode step-index
71. Single mode step-index
72. Reflection
73. 5 mi
74. 4.57 dB
75. 29.1 dB
76. Laser
77. Infrared
78. Forward bias
79. Monochromatic
80. Coherent
81. Photovoltaic diode
82. Avalanche photodiode
83. Reverse bias
84. 400 Mbits/s
85. 3 repeaters
86. Powerful, reliable light source
87. Interference
88. Monochromatic and in-phase
89. Holography
90. 99.9999 %
91. Plastic-clad-silica
92. No fixed limit, dependent on bandwidth and mode spacing
93. Infrared absorption
94. Silica-clad-silica
95. 1960
96. Spectral response
97. Thermally generated carriers in the diode
98. Ampere/watt
99. Dispersion
100. 940 nm
101. SONET stands for
a. System Optical Network
b. Synchronous Optical Network
c. Silica Optic Network
d. System Optical Fiber Net
102. Band loss is
a. A reduction in transmitter power caused by earth’s surface curvature
b. A reduction in strength of the signal caused by folded dipole bends
c. An attenuation increase caused by bends radiating from the side of the fiber
d. All of these
103. Infrared range for fiber optics
a. 400 – 700 nm
b. 700 – 1200 nm
c. 300 – 2000 nm
d. 400 – 7000 nm
104. Which of the following is a disadvantage for plastic fiber optics?
a. Noise immunity
b. Electric hazards
c. Higher losses
d. All of these
105. OTDR stands for
a. Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
b. Optical Transmit Direction Return
c. Optical Time Domain Time Regeneration
d. Overtime Direct Reference
106. Which of the following is determined by an OTDR?
a. Distance to trouble
b. Length of fiber
c. Refractive index
d. All of these
107. Under normal condition, a single fiber should not be used for a two-way communication mainly because of
a. Loss
b. Fading
c. Noise
d. Attenuation
108. A single mode optical fiber has a core diameter of _____ nm.
a. 0.1
b. 0.01
c. 0.2
d. 0.05
109. A step-index multimode optical fiber has a core diameter of _____ nm.
a. 0.02
b. 0.2
c. 2
d. 0.002
110. The graded-index multimode optical fiber has a core diameter of _____ nm.
a. 0.5
b. 0.05
c. 0.0005
d. 5
111. Which is not a possible cause of optical fiber loss?
a. Impurities
b. Glass attenuation
c. Stepped index operation
d. Microbending
112. The ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum and the speed of light in the material used.
a. S/N ratio
b. Refractive index
c. Intermodal dispersion
d. Monomode ratio
113. Splicing fibers means
a. Fusion
b. Butt
c. Glue
d. Both fusion and butt
114. An IC that represents a short distance one-way optical communications
a. Optoisolator
b. Insulator
c. Multivibrator
d. Optical IC
115. When light strikes a flat polished end of a fiber, it produces a loss of
a. 14 %
b. 4 %
c. 10 %
d. 1 %
116. When light strikes a flat polished end of a fiber, the fiber loss produced can be reduced by
a. Splicing
b. Antireflection coating
c. Insulation jacket
d. All of these
117. In fiber optics, higher-order mode refers to
a. Cladding boundary at high angle
b. Backscattering electromagnetic signals
c. Diffracting signals
d. All of these
118. The following are the cause of light attenuation in fiber optics except
a. Backscattering
b. Absorption
c. Refraction
d. Microbends
119. Why are visible-light LEDs not used for fiber optics?
a. It has high losses
b. It has short wave
c. It has low attenuation
d. It has weak signal
120. Optical cable testers are used for
a. Checking refractive index
b. Light power out of a fiber
c. Non-calibrated light into a fiber
d. Checking maximum distance covered
121. A function of an optic isolator
a. Cancels reflective waves
b. Amplifies signal transmitted
c. Filters unnecessary signals
d. All of these
122. An increase in light intensity produces fast optic switching due to
a. Increase in index of glass
b. Amplification of optical signal
c. High gain
d. Photoconductivity
123. Light traveling in optical fiber follows which of the following principles.
a. Huygen’s principle
b. Reflection theory
c. Light theory
d. Snell’s law
124. Optical fibers for telecommunications are typically about _____ mils thick and consists of a glass core, a
glass cladding of lower index of refraction, and a protective coating
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
125. Material dispersion is caused by the
a. Wavelength dependence of the index of refraction
b. Wavelength independence of the index of refraction
c. Dependence of the propagation constant on the mode number
d. Independence of the propagation constant on the mode number
126. Modal dispersion is caused by the
a. Dependence of wavelength on index of refraction
b. Dependence of propagation constant on index of refraction
c. Dependence of the propagation constant on the wavelength
d. Dependence of the propagation constant on the mode number
127. The dominant loss mechanisms in silica fiber are
a. Absorption and radiation losses
b. Absorption and Rayleigh scattering
c. Coupling and radiation losses
d. Radiation and modal dispersion
128. The bandwidth of a fiber is limited by
a. Mode
b. Wavelength
c. Dispersion
d. Frequency
129. Fiber bandwidth is generally specified as the
a. Product of the bandwidth and distance
b. Sum of the bandwidth and distance
c. Difference of the bandwidth and distance
d. Quotient of bandwidth and distance
130. The _____ of a detector is the fraction of incident photons that produce a photoelectron or electron-hole
pair
a. Responsitivity
b. Photon efficiency
c. Aperture
d. Quantum efficiency
131. In solid-state optical detectors, the excited charge is transported in the solid by
a. Holes and protons
b. Holes and electrons
c. Anion and cation
d. Protons and photons
132. One of the following is not a solid-state optical detector
a. APD
b. PIN
c. PMT
d. Phototransistors
133. Optical detectors are square-law devices because they respond to _____ rather than amplitude
a. Intensity
b. Light
c. Density
d. Photon
134. The _____ is equal to the number of electrons emitted per second times the electron charge
a. Intensity
b. Optical power
c. Photocurrent
d. Responsitivity
135. Which optical detector is used when high sensitivity and bandwidth are required?
a. PMT
b. APD
c. PIN
d. Phototransistor
136. What is the average loss in fiber splice?
a. 0.10 dB
b. 0.15 dB
c. 0.20 dB
d. 0.25 dB
137. Which of the following colors is not found in the visible light wave spectrum?
a. Red
b. White
c. Orange
d. Yellow
138. What is the frequency limit of an optical fiber?
a. 20 GHz
b. 30 GHz
c. 40 GHz
d. 50 GHz
139. The mechanical splice attenuation loss is _____ dB or less
a. 0.1
b. 0.01
c. 0.001
d. 1
140. _____ is applied to protect core and cladding of the fiber
a. Insulation
b. Fiber insulation
c. Silica
d. Polymer jacket
141. The energy of the photon is
a. Directly proportional to its bandwidth
b. Directly proportional to the Planck’s constant
c. Directly proportional to Boltzmann’s constant
d. Inversely proportional to the Planck’s constant
142. Refractive index of glass
a. 1.0
b. 1.2
c. 1.4
d. 1.5
143. Refractive index of diamond
a. 1.0
b. 1.4
c. 1.8
d. 2.0
144. What is the unit of light wavelength?
a. Micrometer
b. Angstroms
c. Mils
d. Fathom
145. How much is the power loss of the fusion splice?
a. 0.1 dB or less
b. 0.01 dB or less
c. 1 dB or less
d. 10 dB or less
146. Used to test a fiber optics splice
a. Spectrum analyzer
b. Oscilloscope
c. Optical power meter
d. Field strength meter
147. A coupler which consists of a series of lenses and a partly reflective surface
a. Beam-splitting coupler
b. Reflective star coupler
c. Fused coupler
d. None of these
148. Reflections in many directions
a. Diffuse reflection
b. Diffraction
c. Scattering
d. Dispersion
149. Commonly used electro-optic crystal for polarization modulation
a. Lithium Niobate
b. Tourmaline
c. Sodium Chlorate
d. Sphalerite
150. Which modulation methods are the most widely used in optical systems?
a. Phase and frequency modulations
b. Polarization modulation and phase modulation
c. Intensity modulation and phase modulation
d. Intensity modulation and polarization modulation
101. Synchronous Optical Network
102. An attenuation increase caused by bends radiating from the side of the fiber
103. 700 – 1200 nm
104. Higher losses
105. Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
106. All of these
107. Noise
108. 0.01
109. 0.02
110. 0.05
111. Stepped index operation
112. Refractive index
113. Both fusion and butt
114. Optoisolator
115. 4 %
116. Antireflection coating
117. Cladding boundary at high angle
118. Refraction
119. It has high losses
120. Light power out of a fiber
121. Cancels reflective waves
122. Amplification of optical signal
123. Snell’s law
124. 5
125. Wavelength dependence of the index of refraction
126. Dependence of the propagation constant on the mode number
127. Absorption and Rayleigh scattering
128. Dispersion
129. Product of the bandwidth and distance
130. Quantum efficiency
131. Holes and electrons
132. PMT
133. Intensity
134. Photocurrent
135. PMT
136. 0.15 dB
137. White
138. 40 GHz
139. 0.1
140. Polymer jacket
141. Directly proportional to the Planck’s constant
142. 1.5
143. 2.0
144. Angstroms
145. 0.01 dB or less
146. Optical power meter
147. Beam-splitting coupler
148. Diffuse reflection
149. Lithium Niobate
150. Intensity modulation and polarization modulation
151. A device that was constructed from mirrors and selenium detectors that transmitted sound waves over a
beam of light.
A. lightphone
B. photophone
C. cameraphone
D. walletphone
152. Which fiber-optic system is better?
A. 3 repeaters
B. 8 repeaters
C. 11 repeaters
D. 20 repeaters
153. What is the frequency limit of a copper wire?
A. approximately 0.5 MHz
B. approximately 1.0 MHz
C. approximately 40 GHz
D. none of the above
154. They were granted patents for scanning and transmitting television images through uncoated fiber cables.
A. Baird and Hansel
B. Bockham and Kao
C. Kapron and Keck
D. Maiman and Schawlow
155. The product of the bit rate and distance of a fiber-optic system is 2 Gbits-km/s. What is the maximum rate
at 5 km?
A. 100 Mbits/s
B. 200 Mbits/s
C. 400 Mbits/s
D. 1000 Gbits/s
156. Approximately what is the frequency limit of the optical fiber?
A. 20 MHz
B. 1 MHz
C. 100 MHz
D. 40 GHz
157. 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
158. Photodiodes operate properly with
A. forward bias
B. reverse bias
C. neither forward nor reverse bias
D. either forward or reverse bias
159. He coined the term “fiber optics” in 1956.
A. Kapany
B. Kao
C. Bockham
D. Keck
160. 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
161. The scientist who built the first optical maser
A. Charles Townes
B. GA Bockham
C. Theodore Maiman
D. ACS Van Heel
162. A single fiber can handle as many voice channels as
A. a pair of copper conductors
B. a 1500-pair cable
C. a 500-pair cable
D. a 1000-pair cable
163. They proposed a new communication medium using cladded fiber cables.
A. Kao and Bockham
B. Maiman, Kao and Bockham
C. Kapron, Keck and Maurer
D. Maiman and Schawlow
164. An incident ray can be defined as
A. a light ray reflected from a flat surface
B. a light directed toward a surface
C. a diffused light ray
D. a light ray that happens periodically
165. Developed an optical fiber with losses less that 2 dB/km
A. Kao and Bockham
B. Maiman, Kao and Bockham
C. Maiman and Schawlow
D. Kapron, Keck and Maurer
166. The band of light frequencies that are too high to be seen by the human eye.
A. Ultraviolet
B. Visible light
C. Infrared
D. Yellow
167. Which of the following is the fastest light sensor?
A. PIN photodiode
B. Photovoltaic diode
C. Photodiode
D. Avalanche photodiode
168. Range of infrared
A. 360 nm to 440 nm
B. 670 nm to 10^3 nm
C. 110 nm to 240 nm
D. 770 nm to 10^6 nm
169. The term dispersion describes the process of
A. separating light into its component frequencies
B. reflecting light from a smooth surface
C. the process by which light is absorbed by an uneven rough surface
D. light scattering
170. The band of light frequencies to which human eye will respond
A. Infrared
B. Visible light
C. Ultraviolet
D. Cosmic ray
171. Laser light is very bright because it is
A. pure
B. white
C. coherent
D. monochromatic
172. Which of the following is the fastest light sensor?
A. PIN photodiode
B. Photovoltaic diode
C. Photodiode
D. Avalanche photodiode
173. Range of wavelength of visible light
A. 670 nm to 10^3 nm
B. 440 nm to 540 nm
C. 110 nm to 240 nm
D. 390 nm to 770 nm
174. The band of light frequencies that are too low to be seen by the human eye
A. Infrared
B. X-rays
C. Visible
D. Ultraviolet
175. Which of the following terms best describes the reason that light is refracted at different angles?
A. Photon energy changes with wavelength
B. Light is refracted as a function of surface smoothness
C. The angle is determined partly by a and b
D. The angle is determined by the index of the materials
176. Range of wavelengths of ultraviolet
A. 670 nm to 10^3 nm
B. 440 nm to 540 nm
C. 110 nm to 240 nm
D. 10 nm to 390 nm
177. Single frequency light is called
A. pure
B. intense
C. coherent
D. monochromatic
178. The coating in a fiber helps protect fiber from moisture, which reduces the possibility of the occurrence of
a detrimental phenomenon called
A. static fatigue
B. mechanical fatigue
C. stress fatigue
D. coating fatigue
179. The term critical angle describes
A. the point at which light is refracted
B. the point at which light becomes invisible
C. the point at which light has gone from the refractive mode to the reflective mode
D. the point at which light has crossed the boundary layers from one index to another
180. The ratio of the speed of light in air to the speed of light in another substance is called
A. speed factor
B. index of reflection
C. index of refraction
D. speed gain
181. The three essential types of fiber commonly used today except:
A. Plastic core and cladding
B. Plastic core and glass cladding
C. Glass core and glass cladding (SCS)
D. Glass core and plastic cladding (PCS)
182. What phenomenon will result if the glass fiber is exposed to long periods of high humidity?
A. stress fatigue
B. core corrosion
C. stress corrosion
D. cladding corrosion
183. The law that states “When visible light of high frequency electromagnetic radiation illuminates a metallic
surface, electrons are emitted” is known as ____________.
A. Einstein law of photon
B. Marconi’s law
C. Maxwell’s law
D. Plank’s law
184. Both LEDs and ILDs operate correctly with
A. forward bias
B. reverse bias
C. neither forward nor reverse bias
D. either forward or reverse bias
185. Any energy above the ground state is called ___________.
A. normal state
B. above-ground state
C. excited state
D. spontaneous state
186. The process of decaying from one energy level to another energy level is called __________.
A. Spontaneous emission
B. Excited emission
C. Absorption
D. Any of these
187. The process of moving from one energy level to another is called ____________.
A. Spontaneous emission
B. Excited emission
C. Absorption
D. Spontaneous decay
188. Most fiber optic light sources emit light in which spectrum?
A. visible
B. infrared
C. ultraviolet
D. X-ray
189. A packet of energy which is equal to the difference between the two energy levels.
A. Photons
B. Electronvolt
C. Quantum
D. Quanta
190. It is the science of measuring only light waves that are visible to the human eye.
A. Radiometry
B. Photometry
C. Ophthalmology
D. Optometry
191. The refractive index number is
A. a number which compares the transparency of a material with that of air
B. a number of assigned by the manufacturer to the fiber in question
C. a number which determines the core diameter
D. a term describing core elasticity
192. It is a science of measuring light throughout the entire electromagnetic spectrum
A. Radiometry
B. Photometry
C. Ophthalmology
D. Optometry
193. Which light emitter is preferred for high-speed data in a fiber-optic system?
A. incandescent
B. LED
C. neon
D. laser
194. 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
195. In radiometric terms, it measures the rate at which electromagnetic waves transfer light energy
A. Optical radiation
B. Optical impedance
C. Optical illusion
D. Optical power
196. It is described as the flow of light energy past a given point in a specified time
A. Optical radiation
B. Optical impedance
C. Optical illusion
D. Optical power
197. The term single mode and multimode are best described as
A. a number of fibers placed into fiber-optic cable
B. the number of voice channels each fiber can support
C. the number of wavelengths each fiber can support
D. the index number
198. Optical power is sometimes called __________.
A. Radiant emission
B. Radiant power
C. Radiant flux
D. Radiant optics
199. In refraction that occurs in air/glass interfaces, among the visible light, which is bent the most?
A. red
B. violet
C. yellow
D. green
200. Fiber-optic cables with attenuation of 1.8, 3.4, 5.9 and 18 dB are linked together. The total loss is
A. 7.5 dB
B. 19.8 dB
C. 29.1 dB
D. 650 dB
151. photophone
152. 3 repeaters
153. approximately 1.0 MHz
154. Baird and Hansel
155. 400 Mbits/s
156. 40 GHz
157. Van Heel, Hopkins and Kapany
158. reverse bias
159. Kapany
160. Charles Townes and Arthur Schawlow
161. Theodore Maiman
162. a 1500-pair cable
163. Kao and Bockham
164. a light directed toward a surface
165. Kao and Bockham
166. Infrared
167. Avalanche photodiode
168. 770 nm to 10^6 nm
169. separating light into its component frequencies
170. Visible light
171. coherent
172. Avalanche photodiode
173. 390 nm to 770 nm
174. Ultraviolet
175. The angle is determined by the index of the materials
176. 10 nm to 390 nm
177. monochromatic
178. static fatigue
179. the point at which light has gone from the refractive mode to the reflective mode
180. index of refraction
181. Plastic core and glass cladding
182. stress corrosion
183. Plank’s law
184. forward bias
185. excited state
186. Spontaneous emission
187. Absorption
188. infrared
189. Photons
190. Photometry
191. a number which compares the transparency of a material with that of air
192. Radiometry
193. laser
194. Luminous flux density; Lumens per unit area
195. Optical power
196. Optical power
197. the number of wavelengths each fiber can support
198. Radiant flux
199. violet
200. 29.1 dB
201. In refraction that occurs in air/glass interfaces, among the visible light, which is the bent the least?
A. violet
B. blue
C. red
D. orange
202. Ratio of the velocity of propagation of a light ray in free space to the velocity of propagation of a light ray
in free space in a given material.
A. refractive index
B. standing wave ratio
C. velocity factor
D. propagation velocity
203. It is the angle at which the propagating ray strikes the interface with respect to the normal.
A. refracted angle
B. incident angle
C. reflected angle
D. critical angle
204. It is the angle formed between the propagating ray and the normal after the ray has entered the second
medium.
A. angle of incidence
B. angle of reflection
C. propagation angle
D. angle of refraction
205. Between silicon and gallium arsenide, which has the greatest index of refraction?
A. Gallium arsenide
B. Neither of silicon nor gallium arsenide
C. Silicon
D. They are equal
206. A fiber-optic cable has a loss of 15 dB/km. The attenuation in a cable 1000 ft. long is
A. 4.57 dB
B. 9.3 dB
C. 24 dB
D. 49.2 dB
207. Medium 1 is a glass (n1 = 1.5) and medium 2 is an ethyl alcohol (n2 = 1.36). For an angle of incidence of
30 degrees, determine the angle of refraction.
A. 44.5 degrees
B. 14.56 degrees
C. 33.47 degrees
D. 75 degrees
208. The minimum angle of incidence at which the light ray may strike the interface of two media and result in
an angle of refraction of 90 degrees or greater.
A. optimum angle
B. angle of refraction
C. refracted angle
D. critical angle
209. The higher the index number
A. the higher the speed of light
B. the lower the speed of light
C. has no effect on the speed of light
D. the shorter the wavelength propagation
210. The maximum angle in which external light rays may strike the air/glass interface and still propagate down
the fiber.
A. Acceptance cone half-angle
B. Acceptance cone
C. Critical angle
D. Angle of incidence
211. It is the figure of merit used to measure the magnitude of the acceptance angle.
A. acceptance angle
B. numerical aperture
C. index profile
D. refractive index
212. The effect of a large magnitude of the numerical aperture
A. The amount of external light the fiber will accept is greater.
B. The amount of external light the fiber will accept is less.
C. The amount of modal dispersion will be less.
D. The amount of chromatic dispersion will be greater.
213. Only one path for light rays to take down the fiber
A. Multimode
B. Step-index
C. Single mode
D. Graded index
214. More than one path for light rays to take down the fiber
A. Multimode
B. Step-index
C. Single mode
D. Graded index
215. The three major groups of the optical system are
A. the components, the data rate and the response time
B. the source, the link and the receiver
C. the transmitter, the cable and the receiver
D. the source, the link and the detector
216. Infrared light has a wavelength that is
A. less than 400 nm
B. more than 700 nm
C. less than 700 nm
D. a little over 400 nm
217. How many modes possible with a multimode step-index with a core diameter of 50 um, a core refractive
index of 1.6, a cladding refractive index of 1.584, and a wavelength of 1300 nm.
A. 456
B. 213
C. 145
D. 372
218. It is a graphical representation of the magnitude of the refractive index across the fiber.
A. mode
B. index profile
C. numerical aperture
D. refractive index
219. A type of index profile of an optical fiber that has a central core and outside cladding with a uniform
refractive index
A. multimode
B. graded index
C. step-index
D. single mode
220. A type of index of an optical fiber that has no cladding and whose central core has a non-uniform
refractive index.
A. graded index
B. multimode
C. single mode
D. step-index
221. Results in reduction in the power of light wave as it travels down the cable.
A. power loss
B. absorption loss
C. resistive loss
D. heat loss
222. Which of the following is not a factor in cable light loss?
A. reflection
B. absorption
C. scattering
D. dispersion
223. 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
224. 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
225. It 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
226. It is caused by hydroxide ions in the material
A. visible light absorption
B. infrared absorption
C. ultraviolet absorption
D. ion resonance absorption
227. Which type of fiber-optic cable has the least modal dispersion?
A. single-mode step-index
B. multimode step-index
C. single-mode graded-index
D. multimode graded-index
228. 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
D. –25 dBm
229. 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
230. 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
231. Type of bend that occurs as a result of differences in thermal contraction rates between the core and the
cladding material.
A. Macrobending
B. Microbending
C. Quad bending
D. Constant-radius bending
232. These bends are caused by excessive pressure and tension and generally occur while fiber are bent during
handling or installation.
A. microbending
B. macrobending
C. constant-radius bending
D. kinks
233. 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
234. 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
235. 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
236. It indicates what signal frequencies can be propagated through a given distance of fiber cable.
A. Bandwidth Distance Product
B. Pulse width dispersion
C. Rise time
D. Cutoff frequency
237. For a 300-m optical fiber cable with a bandwidth distance product of 600 MHz-km, determine the
bandwidth.
A. 5 GHz
B. 1 GHz
C. 2 GHz
D. 3 GHz
238. For an optical fiber 10 km long with a pulse spreading constant of 5 ns/km, determine the maximum digital
transmission rates using Return to Zero (RZ) and Nonreturn to Zero (NRZ).
A. 5 Mbps and 10 Mbps
B. 10 Mbps and 5 Mbps
C. 10 Mbps and 20 Mbps
D. 20 Mbps and 10 Mbps
239. What is the spectral width of a standard LED?
A. 20 to 40 nm
B. 30 to 50 nm
C. 10 to 30 nm
D. 40 to 60 nm
240. What is the spectral width of an ILD?
A. 0.1 nm to 1 nm
B. 2 nm to 5 nm
C. 1 nm to 3 nm
D. 3 nm to 4 nm
241. When connector losses, splice losses and coupler losses are added, what is the limiting factor?
A. source power
B. fiber attenuation
C. connector and splice loss
D. detector sensitivity
242. A pn-junction diode emits light by spontaneous emission
A. LED
B. APD
C. PIN
D. Zener diode
243. Which type of fiber optic cable is best for very high speed data?
A. single-mode step-index
B. multimode step-index
C. single-mode graded-index
D. multimode graded-index
244. A measure of conversion efficiency of a photodetector.
A. Efficiency
B. Responsivity
C. Dark current
D. Spectral response
245. The leakage current that flows through a photodiode with no light input
A. dark voltage
B. dark impedance
C. dark power
D. dark current
246. 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
247. The range of wavelength values that a given photodiode will respond.
A. spectral response
B. permeance
C. dark current
D. reluctance
248. 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 output current to the input optical power
C. the ratio of the input power to output power
D. the ratio of output current to input current
249. 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
250. Type of lasers that uses a mixture of helium and neon enclosed in glass tube.
A. gas lasers
B. solid lasers
C. semiconductor lasers
D. liquid lasers
201. red
202. refractive index
203. incident angle
204. angle of refraction
205. Gallium arsenide
206. 4.57 dB
207. 33.47 degrees
208. critical angle
209. the lower the speed of light
210. Acceptance cone half-angle
211. numerical aperture
212. The amount of external light the fiber will accept is greater.
213. Single mode
214. Multimode
215. the source, the link and the detector
216. more than 700 nm
217. 372
218. index profile
219. step-index
220. graded index
221. power loss
222. reflection
223. absorption loss
224. ultraviolet absorption
225. infrared absorption
226. ion resonance absorption
227. single-mode step-index
228. -35 dBm
229. wavelength dispersion
230. using a monochromatic light source
231. Microbending
232. constant-radius bending
233. 0.5 dB
234. modal dispersion
235. Use a single-mode fiber
236. Bandwidth Distance Product
237. 2 GHz
238. 20 Mbps and 10 Mbps
239. 30 to 50 nm
240. 1 nm to 3 nm
241. detector sensitivity
242. LED
243. single-mode step-index
244. Responsivity
245. dark current
246. transit time
247. spectral response
248. the ratio of the diode output current to the input optical power
249. light sensitivity
250. gas lasers
251. Type of lasers that use organic dyes enclosed in glass tube for an active medium.
A. liquid lasers
B. plasma lasers
C. neon lasers
D. ruby lasers
252. A popular light wavelength fiber-optic cable is
A. 0.7 micrometer
B. 1.3 micrometer
C. 1.5 micrometer
D. 1.8 micrometer
253. Type of lasers that use solid, cylindrical crystals such as ruby
A. solid lasers
B. ILD
C. gas lasers
D. liquid lasers
254. Type of lasers that are made from semiconductor ph-junctions commonly called ILDs
A. semiconductor lasers
B. liquid lasers
C. plasma lasers
D. gas lasers
255. Which of the following is not a common application of fiber-optic cable?
A. computer networks
B. long-distance telephone system
C. closed-circuit TV
D. consumer TV
256. 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
257. Loss comparisons between fusion splices an mechanical splices
A. 1:10
B. 10:1
C. 20:1
D. 1:20
258. The operation of a fiber-optic cable is based on the principle of
A. refraction
B. reflection
C. dispersion
D. absorption
259. Which of the following is not a common type of fiber-optic cable?
A. single-mode step-index
B. multimode graded-index
C. single-mode graded-index
D. multimode step-index
260. Cable attenuation is usually expressed in terms of
A. loss per foot
B. dB/km
C. intensity per mile
D. voltage drop per inch
261. Which cable length has the highest attenuation?
A. 1 km
B. 2 km
C. 95 ft.
D. 500 ft.
262. The mechanical splice is best suited for
A. quicker installation under ideal condition
B. minimum attenuation losses
C. field service conditions
D. situations in which cost of equipment is not a factor
263. 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
264. The core of a fiber-optic cable is made of
A. air
B. glass
C. diamond
D. quartz
265. The core of fiber-optic cable is surrounded by
A. wire braid shield
B. Keviar
C. cladding
D. plastic insulation
266. The speed of light in plastic compared to the speed of light in air is
A. less
B. more
C. the same
D. zero
267. 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
268. 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 cone of acceptance should be filled with light.
C. 70 percent of input light should be measured at the output.
D. 70 percent of the unwanted wavelengths should be attenuated by the fiber.
269. 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
270. Which of the following is not a part of the optical spectrum?
A. infrared
B. ultraviolet
C. visible color
D. x-rays
271. The wavelength of a visible extends from
A. 0.8 to 1.6 um
B. 400 to 750 nm
C. 200 to 660 nm
D. 700 to 1200 nm
272. Single-mode step-index cable has a core diameter in the range of
A. 100 to 1000 micrometer
B. 50 to 100 micrometer
C. 2 to 15 micrometer
D. 5 to 20 micrometer
273. Refraction is the
A. bending of light
B. reflection of light waves
C. distortion of light waves
D. diffusion of light waves
274. Which of the following cables will have the highest launch power capability?
A. 50/125/0.2
B. 85/125/0.275
C. 62.5/125/0.275
D. 100/140/0.3
275. Which type of fiber-optic cable is the most widely used?
A. single-mode step-index
B. multimode step-index
C. single-mode graded index
D. multimode graded index
276. The term power budgeting refers to
A. the cost of cable, connectors, equipment and installation
B. the loss of power due to defective components
C. the total power available minus the attenuation losses
D. the comparative costs of fiber and copper installations
277. It refers to the abrupt of change in refractive index from core to clad
A. step index
B. graded index
C. semi-graded index
D. half step index
251. liquid lasers
252. 1.3 micrometer
253. solid lasers
254. semiconductor lasers
255. consumer TV
256. greater than
257. 1:10
258. refraction
259. single-mode graded-index
260. dB/km
261. 2 km
262. situations in which cost of equipment is not a factor
263. modal dispersion
264. glass
265. cladding
266. less
267. lower cost
268. 70 percent of the core diameter and 70% of the fiber NA should be filled with light.
269. wider bandwidth
270. x-rays
271. 400 to 750 nm
272. 2 to 15 micrometer
273. bending of light
274. 50/125/0.2
275. multimode step-index
276. the total power available minus the attenuation losses
277. step index
COMPLETION
1. In the core, the angle of incidence equals the angle of ____________________.
ANS: reflection
2. The core is surrounded by the ____________________.
ANS: cladding
3. The ____________________ angle is where refraction changes to reflection.
ANS: critical
4. An electron-volt is a measure of ____________________.
ANS: energy
5. The numerical aperture is the ____________________ of the angle of acceptance.
ANS: sine
6. Optical fiber relies on total ____________________ reflection.
ANS: internal
7. Chromatic dispersion is also called ____________________ dispersion.
ANS: intramodal
8. With optical fiber, ____________________ light is more common than visible light.
ANS: infrared
9. In multimode fiber, ____________________ index has less dispersion than step index.
ANS: graded
10. For laser diodes, the term ____________________ is used instead of bandwidth.
ANS: linewidth
11. Dispersion can be expressed in units of ____________________ rather than bandwidth.
ANS: time
12. ____________________ interference is when one pulse merges with the next pulse.
ANS: Intersymbol
13. The optical fiber is free to move around in a ____________________ cable.
ANS: loose-tube
14. The optical fiber is not free to move around in a ____________________ cable.
ANS: tight-buffer
15. A ____________________ is a short length of fiber that carries the light away from the source.
ANS: pigtail
16. Good connections are more critical with ____________________-mode fiber.
ANS: single
17. A ____________________ diode is the usual light source for single-mode cable.
ANS: laser
18. The quantum of light is called the ____________________.
ANS: photon
19. A ____________________ diode is the usual light detector for single-mode cable.
ANS: PIN
20. For safety, you should never ____________________ at the end of an optical fiber unless you know it is not
connected to a light source.
ANS: look
COMPLETION
1. FTTC stands for Fiber To The ____________________.
ANS: Curb
2. FITL stands for Fiber In The ____________________.
ANS: Loop
3. SDH stands for Synchronous Data ____________________.
ANS: Hierarchy
4. WDM stands for ____________________-division multiplexing.
ANS: Wavelength
5. SONET stands for ____________________ Optical Network.
ANS: Synchronous
6. FDDI stands for Fiber ____________________ Data Interface.
ANS: Distributed
7. Optical amplifiers use ____________________-doped glass.
ANS: erbium
8. Optical amplifiers use a ____________________ laser.
ANS: pump
9. Dense ____________________ allows many different wavelengths of light to share a cable.
ANS: WDM
10. The OC-1 line rate is ____________________ Mbps.
ANS: 51.84
11. SONET does not use bit ____________________ to synchronize two digital signals.
ANS: stuffing
12. SONET uses a ____________________ to denote the starting position of an information frame.
ANS: pointer
13. FDDI systems use two ____________________ rings to carry signals.
ANS: token
14. The two rings of an FDDI system carry data in ____________________ directions.
ANS: opposite
15. Each ____________________ in an FDDI system acts as a regenerative repeater.
ANS: node
16. FDDI uses ____________________ mode cables.
ANS: multi
17. The data rate of an FDDI system is ____________________ bps.
ANS: 100 M
18. SONET frames have considerably more ____________________ than do DS frames for information about
signal routing and setup.
ANS: overhead
19. The number of bytes in a SONET frame is ____________________.
ANS: 810
20. The number of bytes in the payload of a SONET frame is ____________________.
ANS: 774
21. The number of rows in a SONET frame is ____________________.
ANS: 9
22. The total number of overhead bytes in a SONET frame row is ____________________.
ANS: 4
23. The number of path overhead bytes in a SONET frame row is ____________________.
ANS: 1
24. SONET frame rows contain path overhead and ____________________ overhead.
ANS: transport
25. In SONET, SPE stands for synchronous payload ____________________.
ANS: envelope
SHORT ANSWER
1. What is the bandwidth of a first-order LPF with a rise time of 350 nanoseconds?
ANS:
1 MHz
2. Calculate the total rise time for a fiber-optic system if the transmitter, receiver, and cable each have a rise
time of 50 nanoseconds.
ANS:
86.6 nanoseconds