Practice Questions
Module 1: Laser
1. Distinguish between spontaneous and stimulated emission of light.
2. Explain the terms absorption, spontaneous and stimulated emission.
3. What is importance of metastable state and pumping in production of
Laser?
4. Explain the terms population inversion and Pumping.
5. What is resonance cavity? State its requirement in any laser system.
6. What is importance of metastable state and pumping in the production of
Laser?
7. What is pumping in Laser? State Pumping Types and Pumping Schemes.
8. Write a note on Helium Neon Laser with a neat energy level Diagram.
Module 2: Fibre optics
9. What is difference in between critical angle and acceptance angle.
[Link] the terms: 1) Total internal refection. 2) Numerical Aperture 3)
Acceptance angle.
[Link] the expression for numerical aperture of a step index optical fiber.
[Link] are advantages of an optical fibre over conventional communication
system
[Link] with suitable schematic energy level diagram, the construction and
working and He-Ne laser.
[Link] is meant by single mode and multimode optical fibre? Explain the
term V-number
[Link] between step index and graded index optical fibres.?
[Link] the block diagram of Communication system using optical fibre.
Module 3: Interference in thin film
[Link] interference of light. Also explain Amplitude division method and
wave front division method.
[Link] between constructive and destructive interference.
[Link] are thin films and Thick films with few examples.
[Link] the effective path difference in Reflected system with the condition
of maxima and minima.
[Link] the effective path difference in transmitted system with the
condition of maxima and minima.
[Link] the conditions of Dark and Bright band in thin films.