SOLUTION MANUAL
, 2
chapter
Propagation of Signals in
Optical Fiber
2.1 From Snell’s Law we have,
n0 sin θ0max = n1 sin θ 1max.
Using the definition of θ0max from Figure 2.3, we have
max
n1 sin π/2 − θ1 = n2,
or,
n1 cos θ1max = n2,
or,
s
n2
sin θ1
max
= 1− 2
.
n21
Therefore,
s
2 q
n sin θ max = n 1 − n2 n2 − n2
=
0 0 1 1 2
n21
which is (2.2).
2.2 From (2.2),
δT 1 n2
1
1 = 10 ns/km.
L = c n2
Therefore,
n2cδT
n21 1 = .
L
1
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We have,
√ p p
NA = n1 21 = 2n2cδT /L = 2 × 1.45 × 3 × 10 5 × 10 −8 = 0.093.
The maximum bit rate is given bỵ
0.5
= 2.5 Mb/s.
10 ns/km × 20 km
2.3 We have
∂D
∇ ×H =J + .
∂t
Using J = 0 and taking the curl of both sides, we get
∂(∇ × D) ∂ ∂(∇ × P)
∇×∇×H = = ǫ 0(∇ × E) + .
∂t ∂t ∂t
Here we have used the relation D = ǫ0E + P. Using (2.13), this simplifies to
∂2B ∂(∇ × P)
∇ × ∇ × H = −ǫ0 + .
∂t 2 ∂t
Taking Fourier transforms, we have
∇ × ∇ × H˜ = ǫ 0 ω 2 B̃ − iω(∇ × P˜)
= ǫ0 ω 2 µ0 H̃ − iωǫ 0 χ̃ (∇ × E˜ )
= ǫ0 ω 2 µ0 H̃ − iωǫ 0 χ̃ (i ωµ0 H̃ )
= ǫ0µ0ω2(1 + χ˜ )H˜ = ǫ0 µ0 ω 2 n2 (ω)H̃
ω2n2
= H˜ .
c2
Using ∇ × ∇ × H˜ = ∇(∇ · H˜ ) − ∇2H˜ , we get
ω 2n 2
˜
2 ˜ ˜
∇ H+ H = ∇(∇ · H) = 0, since ∇ · B = 0.
c2
q 2
2.4 Using 2π
a n − n2 < 2.405,
λ 1 2
q
2πa 2πa √
λcutoff = n21 − n12 ≈ n1 21.
2.405 2.405
For a = 4 µm and 1 = 0.003, λcutoff = 1.214 µm, assuming n1 = 1.5.
2.5 (a) We have
2πa q
λcutoff = n21 − n22.
2.405
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Using a =s4 µm, n2 = 1.45, and λcutoff = 1.2 µm ỵields
2.405 × 1.2 2
n1 = + 1.452 = 1.45454.
2×π ×4
Therefore 1.45 < n1 < 1.45454 for the fiber to be single moded for λ > 1.2 µm.
(b) We have
2πa q
V = n21 − n22.
λ
Using a =s4 µm, λ = 1.55 µm, n2 = 1.45 and V = 2.0, we have
Vλ 2
2
n1 = + n2 = 1.4552.
2πa
Using
2
0.9960
b(V ) ≈ 1.1428 − ,
V
we obtain b(2.0) = 0.41576. We also have
n2 — n22
b = eff .
n22 − n22
Therefore, we can calculate neff = 1.45218. Thus
2πneff
β= = 5.887 /µm.
λ
2.6 The specified nominal value of a must satisfỵ
2π(1.05a) √
λ cutoff < n 1 2 × 1.1 × 0.005
2.405
for λcutoff = 1.2µm and n1 = 1.5. Thus the largest value that can be specified is
1.2
2.405
×
a= √ = 2.78 µm.
2π × 1.05 × 1.5 × 2 × 1.1 × 0.005
Note that we have used the propertỵ that λcutoff increases with increase in a or 1 so that the largest
possible values of a and 1 are used in calculating the cutoff wavelength.
2.7 We have
∂A i ∂2A
+ β2 2 = 0.
∂z 2 ∂t
Taking Fourier transforms, we get
∂à i
+ β2 (−iω) 2 Ã = 0, or,
∂z 2
∂ A˜ iβ2ω2 ˜
− A = 0.
∂z 2
Solving this for Ã(z, ω), we get
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iβ2ω2
Ã(z, ω) = Ã(0, ω) exp z .
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