AU First Year Engineering (Semester 1)
Engineering Physics 1
December 2012
Total marks: --
Total time: --
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Assume appropriate data and state your reasons
(2) Marks are given to the right of every question
(3) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary


1 What is acoustic grating?
2 M

2 What is inverse pizoelectric effect?
2 M

3 Explain stimulated emission.
2 M

4 Name any two uses of lasers in medicine.
2 M

5 Define total internal reflection.
2 M

6 Calculate the numerical aperture and hence the acceptance angle for an optical fiber whose core and cladding has refractive index of 1.59 and 1.40 respectively.
2 M

7 Give the significance of wave function.
2 M

8 Write Plank's rediation formula.
2 M

9 What are Bravais lattices?
2 M

10 What are lattice parameter of a unit cell?
2 M

11.(a)(i) What is the phenomenon of magnetostriction? Using that phenomenon explain how high frequency sound waves are produced.
4 M
11.(a)(ii) A nickel crystal of length 10cm with density 8.1 × 10-1 N/m2 is used in a magnetostrictive oscillator.Determine the fundamental frequency of the ultrasonic waves generated.
4 M
11.(b)(i) Explain in detail how a A-Scan technique is employed to locate a defect.
12 M
11.(b)(ii) Find the depth of a submarine if an ultrasonic pulse reflected from the submarine is received 0.33 sec after sending out the ultrasonic waves.Gives the sound velocity in sea water is 1440 m/sec
4 M

12.(a) Describe the construction and working of CO2 laser and their uses
16 M
12.(b) Describe the construction and working of He-Ne laser and their uses
16 M

13.(a) Give an account of fiber optic communication system and its advantages
16 M
13.(b) Discuss about the various types of optical fibers.
16 M

14.(a) Give an account of scanning Electron Microscope.
16 M
14.(b) Derive Schrodinger time dependent wave equation.
16 M

15.(a) What are Miller indices? Show that for a cubic lattice the distance between two successive (h k 1)planes is given by d=a[ d=a/ sqrt{h^{2}+k^{2}+k^{2}} ]
16 M
15.(b) Calculate the number of atoms per unit cell,coordination number and packing factor for F.C.C and B.C.C structures.
16 M



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