Optics and OC Assignment
Optics and OC Assignment
Solve the following problems clearly ( Part I will be submitted in hard copy)
1. The mean optical power launched into an optical fiber link is 1.5 mW and the fiber has an
attenuation of 0.5 dB.km-1 . Determine the maximum possible link length without
repeaters (assuming lossless connectors) when the minimum mean optical power level
required at the detector is 2 W.
2. A graded index fiber with a parabolic index profile supports the propagation of 742
guided modes. The fiber has a numerical aperture in air of 0.3 and a core diameter of 70
μm. Determine the wavelength of the light propagating in the fiber. Further estimate the
maximum diameter of the fiber which gives single-mode.
3. A photodiode has a quantum efficiency of 0.65% when photons of energy 1.510 19 J
are incident upon it.Calculate the incident optical power required to obtain a photocurrent
of 2.5 A.
4. The numerical input/output mean optical power ratio in a 1km length of optical fiber is
found to be 2.5. Calculate the received mean optical power when a mean optical power of
1mW is launched into a 5km length of the fiber (assuming no connectors).
5. A single-mode step index fiber with a core refractive index of 1.49 has a critical bending
radius of 10.4 mm when illuminated with light at a wavelength of 1.30 μm. If the cutoff
wavelength for the fiber is 1.15 μm calculate its relative refractive index difference.
6. An 11km optical fiber link consisting of optimum near-parabolic profile graded index
fiber exhibits rms intermodal pulse broadening of 346ps over its length. If the fiber has a
relative refractive index difference of 1.5%.
a) Evaluate the core axis refractive index.
b) Hence determine the numerical aperture for the fiber
7. A typical optical detector has a parameter of wavelength of 1300 nm and dark current 𝐈𝐝
of 4 nA and quantum efficiency of 0.9 with a load resistance of R = 1kΩ. Here the
surface leakage current is negligible and incident optical power is 300nW. The receiver
bandwidth is 20 MHz and if the noise figure and multiplication factor have a unit (one)
value, then find
a) Quantum (shot) noise current
b) Bulk dark current noise and
c) Thermal noise of amplifier at a temperature of 293 k.
Instructions
1. Prepare a precise and wise essay notes or discussions that will express the given tasks as
depicted or given in the table below.
2. After you write and prepare the task, you have to change the word document in to Pdf
format( Submitted in soft copy)
3. Copy and paste from another group is strictly forbidden & result zero mark ( Do your own )
4. Nice works will be rewarded a nice mark.
5. Assignment date of submission is on Tuesday Tiri 16, 2015 E.C
Section A