A single-mode optical fiber has a beat length of 8 cm at 1300 nm. The value of birefringence Bf will be nearly
A. 1.6 × 10-5
B. 2.7 × 10-5
C. 3.2 × 10-5
D. 4.9 × 10-5
Answer: Option A
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A. Dispersion-flattened single mode fiber
B. Dispersion-enhanced single mode fiber
C. Dispersion-compressed single mode fiber
D. Dispersion-standardized single mode fiber
Photonic crystal fibers also called as . . . . . . . .
A. Conventional fibers
B. Dotted fibers
C. Stripped fibers
D. Holey fibers
An optical fiber behaves as a birefringence medium due to differences in . . . . . . . .
A. Effective R-I and core geometry
B. Core-cladding symmetry
C. Transmission/propagation time of waves
D. Refractive indices of glass and silica
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