Question 1
What physical principle allows light to travel through an optical fiber by bouncing off the core-cladding boundary?
Correct Answer:
Total internal reflection
Question 2
What is the term for the maximum angle at which light can enter a fiber and still be guided through the core?
Correct Answer:
Numerical aperture
Question 3
In a standard multimode fiber, the core is surrounded by which component?
Correct Answer:
Cladding
Question 4
What is the standard outer diameter of the cladding for both singlemode and multimode fibers?
Correct Answer:
125 µm
Question 5
Which type of fiber has a core diameter of 9 µm and supports only one mode of light propagation?
Correct Answer:
Singlemode (OS1/OS2)
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