4 optics Flashcards

1
Q

A concave mirror is used in

A

Headlights

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2
Q

A chromatic aberration

Spherical aberrations

A

Can be compensated by using a compound lenses

Incidents Ray’s further from the axis of intersect slightly closer to the lens to produced distorted image

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3
Q

A material with a gradually varying refractive under is said to have

A

Graded index

Graded index fibre cable - variable refractive index across its cross sectional area

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4
Q

A fibre optic cable is attenuated at 29 dB/metre. This is referring to?

Attenuated pulses have their sizes and shape restored by?

A

The figure allows for when calculating power again

Regenators- ( boost signal)

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5
Q

A parabolic mirror may be used to prevent

A

Spherical aberration

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6
Q

Attenuation is most often caused by

A

Absorption and scattering

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7
Q

Light in fibre optics is transmitted at

A

1.99 X 10 ( power of 5 ) m/s

200,000 kilometres per second

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8
Q

For light to travel down a fibre optic cable , it’s angle must be

A

Same or less than the done angle

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9
Q

Angle of reflection =

A

Angle of incidence

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10
Q

Illumination of one lumen per metre squared is one

The unit of luminous in the SI SYSTEM is

A

Lux

Candela

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11
Q

What does not require power?

What does require power in a fibre optics flight control system?

A

Passive sensor

Sensor and transmitter

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12
Q

In a multi mode fibre optics system?

A

Diameter is greater than the wave length

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13
Q

In refraction , SIN I/SIN R represents the

A

Refractive index

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14
Q

Lasers use which source of light?

A

Coherent

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15
Q

Fibre optics is used because

Optical fibres in communication

A

Greater bandwidth than electrical systems

Resistant to noise caused by stray electromagnetic signals

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16
Q

Refractive index

A

Speed of light / speed of light in the medium

17
Q

Speed of light is

Miles / second =

M/s?

Km/s

A

186,000 miles/s

300,000,000 m/s

300,000 km/s

18
Q

Speed of sound

M/s?

19
Q

Fibre optic receiver is a

A

Photodiode

20
Q

The numerical aperture (NA) of a fibre is a measure of

A

Max cone angle of light rays to be reflected down the fibre

21
Q

The power of a lens is measured in

22
Q

Range of core diameters for optical for optical fibres are

Thickness of a single mode fibre optic ?

A

50- 100 microns

5 micro meters

23
Q

When light meets a glass / air boundary at an angle of incidence less than the critical angle?

A

Both reflection and refraction takes place

24
Q

What does a passive filter achieve?

What does an active filter achieve?

A

Sorts out/ blocks certain wavelengths

Catch certain wavelengths and converts then to other wavelengths

25
Which type of electromagnetic radiation had the highest frequency?
Gamma
26
Best light source for use with silica glass is
Infrared
27
Regenerators are used to reduce
Attenuation