[April-12]

[EURPH 204]
B.Tech. Degree Examination
II SEMESTER
ENGINEERING PHYSICS-II
(Effective for BT, CSE, ECE & IT from the admitted batch 2007–08)
(Effective for Civil, EEE, EIE & Mech. from the admitted batch 2008–09)
(Effective for IE from the admitted batch 2010–11)
(Effective for Aeronautical Engg. from the admitted batch 2011–12)
(Common for all branches)
Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks: 60
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Instructions: Each Unit carries 12 marks.
Answer all units choosing one question from each unit.
All parts of the unit must be answered in one place only.
Figures in the right hand margin indicate marks allotted.
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UNIT-I
1. a) Describe Michelson Interferometer with necessary theory 8
b) Michelson and Morley conducted experiments to detect ether.
The data of their interferometer experiments are as given below:
The distance between the partially reflecting mirror and either
of the two fully reflecting mirrors, d = 11 m.
The wavelength of the light,   5.9 107 m
The orbital speed of the Earth, u = 10-4c
Where c is the speed of light in free space
Find the expected maximum fringe shift when the interferometer
is rotated through 90o 4
OR
2. a) Explain the theory of diffraction at a grating of multiple slits 8
b) Define dispersion of a grating 2
c) A grating has got 10,000 slits. Find its resolving power for the
first order diffraction spectrum 2
UNIT-II
3. a) Explain the scheme of analyzing the state of polarization of a
light beam with the help of two Nicol Prisms 6
 b) What is a quarter-wave plate? 2
c) How do you use the above for producing circularly polarized
light? 4
OR
4. a) In the context of lasers, define the following terms:
i) Optical pumping 2
ii) Metastable state 2
iii) Population inversion 2
iv) Stimulated emission 2
b) Write a note on semiconductor lasers 4
UNIT-III
5. a) Explain de-Broglie’s concept of matter waves 4
b) Derive an expression for the energy levels of a particle
(possessing wave nature) trapped in an infinite potential well 8
OR
6. a) Explain band theory of solids qualitatively and use it for
classification of the materials 6
b) The resistance of a semiconductor decreases with temperature
whereas that of a metal increases. Explain the reasons 4
c) Define Fermi energy level 2
UNIT-IV
7. a) Explain the principle and construction of an optical fibre 8
b) The refractive indices of core and clad of an optical fibre are
respectively 1.50 and 1.41. The light is launched into the fibre
from air. Calculate the numerical aperture and the acceptance
angle of the fibre 4
OR
8. a) Define and explain Meissner effect with neat diagrams 6
b) Write the properties and the corresponding uses of Type-I,
Type-II and high Tc superconductors 6
 UNIT-V
9. a) Illustrate with neat diagrams and explain the bond structures of
n-type and p-type semiconductors 8
b) Define Hall effect and give its applications 4
OR
10. a) What is depletion layer in a p-n junction? 4
b) Draw the V-I plot of a p-n junction diode 4
c) Write the applications of the diode 4

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