Explore topic-wise MCQs in Optical Communications.

This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Optical Communications knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Stimulated Raman scattering may have an optical power threshold of may be three orders of magnitude ___________

A. Lower than Brillouin threshold
B. Higher than Brillouin threshold
C. Same as Brillouin threshold
D. Higher than Rayleigh threshold
Answer» C. Same as Brillouin threshold
2.

Stimulated Raman scattering occur in ___________

A. Forward direction
B. Backward direction
C. Upward direction
D. Forward and backward direction
Answer» E.
3.

High frequency optical phonon is generated in stimulated Raman scattering.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
4.

Stimulated Brillouin scattering is mainly a ___________

A. Forward process
B. Backward process
C. Upward process
D. Downward process
Answer» C. Upward process
5.

0.4 dB/km, 1.4 m, 6 m, 550MHz. Find threshold optical power for stimulated Raman scattering.

A. 1.98 W
B. 1.20 W
C. 1.18 W
D. 0.96 W
Answer» D. 0.96 W
6.

A single-mode optical fiber has an attenuation of 0.3dB/km when operating at wavelength of 1.1 m. The fiber core diameter is 4 m and bandwidth is 500 MHz. Find threshold optical power for stimulated Brillouin scattering.

A. 11.20 mw
B. 12.77 mw
C. 13.08 mw
D. 12.12 mw
Answer» C. 13.08 mw
7.

The phonon is a quantum of an elastic wave in a crystal lattice.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

Raman and Brillouin scattering are usually observed at ___________

A. Low optical power densities
B. Medium optical power densities
C. High optical power densities
D. Threshold power densities
Answer» D. Threshold power densities
9.

The in-homogeneities in Mie scattering can be reduced by coating of a fiber.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

Mie scattering has in-homogeneities mainly in ___________

A. Forward direction
B. Backward direction
C. All direction
D. Core-cladding interface
Answer» B. Backward direction
11.

The scattering resulting from fiber imperfections like core-cladding RI differences, diameter fluctuations, strains, and bubbles is?

A. Rayleigh scattering
B. Mie scattering
C. Stimulated Brillouin scattering
D. Stimulated Raman scattering
Answer» C. Stimulated Brillouin scattering
12.

Rayleigh scattering can be reduced by operating at smallest possible wavelengths.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
13.

Dominant intrinsic loss mechanism in low absorption window between ultraviolet and infrared absorption tails is ___________

A. Mie scattering
B. Rayleigh scattering
C. Stimulated Raman scattering
D. Stimulated Brillouin scattering
Answer» C. Stimulated Raman scattering
14.

Rayleigh scattering and Mie scattering are the types of _____________

A. Linear scattering losses
B. Non-linear scattering losses
C. Fiber bends losses
D. Splicing losses
Answer» B. Non-linear scattering losses