MU Electronics and Telecom Engineering (Semester 7)
Optical Communication & Networks
May 2016
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


sove following.
1(a) Compare between intermodal and intramodal dispersion.
5 M
1(b) What is the concept of bit interleaving and packet interleaving.
5 M
1(c) What are the elements of SONET/SDH infrastructure.
5 M
1(d) Explain the working principle of optical switches.
5 M

2(a) Derive the expression for cut off wavelength for single mode transmission.
10 M
2(b) ExplainOTDR with neat sketch.
10 M

3(a) Give the details of network management in a typical optical Network.
10 M
3(b) Explain the sources of loss at a fiber joint.
10 M

4(a) What are the sources of micro bending loss? How it can be overcomed?
5 M
4(b) Differenciate between Circulator and Isolator.
5 M
4(c) Explain SONET architecture in detail.
10 M

5(a) What is WDM? Explain the architecture of WDM with network component.
10 M
5(b) Comment on optical assess networks.
5 M
5(c) Comment on optical safety in communication Network.
5 M

6(a) Highlight need of link budget what are the strategies of link budget in optical communication Network.
10 M
6(b) A silica optical fiber has core refrative index of 1.5 and cladding refrative index 1.47 Determine.
i) The critical angle.
ii) Numerical aperture .
iii) The acceptance angle.
10 M



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