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UNIT 1A INTERFERENCE
1. State and explain the principle of Superposition and discuss the condition for constructive
and destructive interference (superpositions).
2. Discuss the interference phenomena in thin transparent films and obtain the conditions for
maxima and minima for the reflected light.
3. What is a wedge shaped film? Describe the interference in wedge shaped films and deduce
the expression for the fringe width.
4. What are meant by Newton's Rings. How the Newton's Rings phenomena can be used to
deduced to determine the wave length of monochromatic light.
5. Derive an expression for the radius of bright and dark rings in Newton Rings phenomena.
6. What is meant by coherence?
7. What are the important applications of interference of light.

UNIT 1B DIFFRACTION
1. Distinguish between Interference and diffraction
2. What is meant by diffraction and what are the different types of diffraction.
3. Describe, in detail, the Single slit diffraction experiment with a monochromatic light.
4. Discuss the diffration of light in a grating and obtain the grating equation.
5. Define Resolution of light waves and explain the Rayleigh's Criterion for the resolution of
light
6. Derive an expression for the Resolving power of grating.
7. Derive an expression for the Resolving power of a Telescope

UNIT 2A DIELECTICS
1. Define dielectric polarization and polarizability.
2. Explain the different contributions to the polarization of a dilectic.
3. Explain the electronic polarization of a material and deduce an expression for the electronic
polarizability of an atom
4. Explain the temperature dependence of polarization of a dielectric and what information can
be obtained from it .
5. Discuss the frequency dependence of total polarizability of a material
6. What is internal or Lorentz field in a dielectric? Deduce an expression for the internal field in
a cubic dielectric
7. Deduce the Claussius-Mosotti relation.
8. Explain the terms dielectric strength and dielectric breakdown.
9. What are the different applications of dielectrics.
UNIT 2 B MAGNETICS
1. Define Magnetization and Magnetic Permeability .Obtain the relation between them.
2. What the origin of Magnetization of the materials. What are the different contributions to the
magnetic moment of an atom
3. Give a classification of magnetic materials.
4. What are the important characteristics of ferromagnetics.
5. Using the Weiss Domain theory how the ferromagnetism can be explained.
6. What is Hysteresis? How it can be explained in magnetic materials using Weiss domain
theory.
7. Give a classification of permanent magnetic materials
(or) Distinguish between soft and hard magnetic materials.
8. Discuss the applications of magnetic materials.
9. Define Bohr magneton and explain its signficance.

UNIT 3 A LASERS
1. Differentiate ordinary light and Laser light
2. Distinguish between spontaneous and stimulated emission
3. What are Einstein's equations for amplification of light?
4. Define meta stable state and population inversion.
5. Describe the important requirements of a laser device
6. Describe, with a neat diagram, the principle and operation of Ruby laser
7. Describe, with a neat diagram, the principle and operation of He-Ne laser
8. What are the important characteristics of Lasers
9. What are the important applications of Lasers

UNIT- 3 B OPTICAL FIBERS


1. What is an optical fiber and explain how the light can propagate along it's length without any
loss
2. Define acceptance angle of an optical fiber and deduce an expression for it.
3. Define Numerical aperture of an optical fiber and deduce an expression for it. Explain an
expression
4. What are modes of propagation in a fiber and give a classification of fibers.
5. Discuss the index profile and light propagation in Step Index and Graded index fibers.
6. Discuss the optical fiber communication system using a Block diagram.
7. Describe the important applications of fibers
8. Discuss the sensor applications of optical fibers.
UNIT 4 SEMICONDUCTORS
1. What are Semiconductors? give a classification
2. Deduce an expression for the density of electrons/holes in an intrinsic semiconductor
3. Define Fermi level and Band gap
4. What is an n-type semiconductor . Deduce an expression for the density of majority charge
carriers in n-type semiconductor.
5. What is a p-type semiconductor . Deduce an expression for the density of majority charge
carriers in p-type semiconductor.
6. Discuss the effect of temperature and doping concentrations on the carrier concentration(or
density) in extrinsic semiconductors.
7. Distinguish between drift and diffusion currents.
8. Obtain Einstein's relation for diffusion constants in n-type and p-type semiconductors.
9. State and explain Hall effect. Deduce an expression for the Hall coefficient R H .
10. What are the important applications of Hall effect.
UNIT 5 A ULTRASONICS
1. Give a classification of sound waves or longitudinal mechanical waves.
2. Explain the Piezo electric effect and describe, with a neat circuit, how the Ultrasonics can be
produced using Piezoelectric effect.
3. Explain the Magnetostriction effect and describe, with a neat circuit, how the Ultrasonics
can be produced using Piezoelectric effect.
4. What is meant by Cavitation effect.
5. What is an acoustic grating and how the velocity of ultrasonics in liquids can be determined
using an acoustic grating .
6. Describe the methods of detecting the ultrasonics.
7. What are the important applications of ultrasonics.
UNIT 5 B NANO MATERIALS
1. What are nano materials and explain the reasons for the properties of nano materials to be
different from ordinary materials.
2. What are the different methods by which nano materials can be fabricated?
3. Describe the Chemical Vapour Deposition method for the synthesis of nano particles.
4. Describe the SOL-GEL method for the synthesis of nano particles.
5. How the Nano mateials can be characterized?
6. Compare the properties of nano materials verses the ordinary materials.
7. What are the important applications of nano materials./
8. What are the carbon Nano Tubes.

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