Explore topic-wise MCQs in Optical Communications.

This section includes 12 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.

Standard single mode fibers (SSMF) are utilized mainly for operation in ___________

A. C-band
B. L-band
C. O-band
D. C-band and L-band
Answer» D. C-band and L-band
2.

A fiber which is referred as non-dispersive shifted fiber is?

A. Coaxial cables
B. Standard single mode fibers
C. Standard multimode fibers
D. Non zero dispersion shifted fibers
Answer» C. Standard multimode fibers
3.

Single mode fibers allow single mode propagation; the cladding diameter must be at least ___________

A. Twice the core diameter
B. Thrice the core diameter
C. Five times the core diameter
D. Ten times the core diameter
Answer» E.
4.

The fibers mostly not used nowadays for optical fiber communication system are ___________

A. Single mode fibers
B. Multimode step fibers
C. Coaxial cables
D. Multimode graded index fibers
Answer» B. Multimode step fibers
5.

Multimode graded index fibers with wavelength of 0.85 m have numerical aperture of 0.29 have core/cladding diameter of ___________

A. 62.5 m/125 m
B. 100 m/140 m
C. 85 m/125 m
D. 50 m/125 m
Answer» C. 85 m/125 m
6.

Multimode graded index fibers have overall buffer jackets same as multimode step index fibers but have core diameters ___________

A. Larger than multimode step index fibers
B. Smaller than multimode step index fibers
C. Same as that of multimode step index fibers
D. Smaller than single mode step index fibers
Answer» C. Same as that of multimode step index fibers
7.

The performance characteristics of multimode graded index fibers are ___________

A. Better than multimode step index fibers
B. Same as multimode step index fibers
C. Lesser than multimode step index fibers
D. Negligible
Answer» B. Same as multimode step index fibers
8.

Multimode graded index fibers are manufactured from materials with ___________

A. Lower purity
B. Higher purity than multimode step index fibers.
C. No impurity
D. Impurity as same as multimode step index fibers.
Answer» C. No impurity
9.

Multimode step index fibers have a bandwidth of ___________

A. 2 to 30 MHz km
B. 6 to 50 MHz km
C. 10 to 40 MHz km
D. 8 to 40 MHz km
Answer» C. 10 to 40 MHz km
10.

Multimode step index fiber has a large core diameter of range is ___________

A. 100 to 300 m
B. 100 to 300 nm
C. 200 to 500 m
D. 200 to 500 nm
Answer» B. 100 to 300 nm
11.

A typically structured glass multimode step index fiber shows as variation of attenuation in range of ___________

A. 1.2 to 90 dB km<sup>-1</sup> at wavelength 0.69 m
B. 3.2 to 30 dB km<sup>-1</sup> at wavelength 0.59 m
C. 2.6 to 50 dB km<sup>-1</sup> at wavelength 0.85 m
D. 1.6 to 60 dB km<sup>-1</sup> at wavelength 0.90 m
Answer» D. 1.6 to 60 dB km<sup>-1</sup> at wavelength 0.90 m
12.

Multimode step index fiber has ___________

A. Large core diameter &amp; large numerical aperture
B. Large core diameter and small numerical aperture
C. Small core diameter and large numerical aperture
D. Small core diameter &amp; small numerical aperture
Answer» B. Large core diameter and small numerical aperture