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Section A: Long Answer Questions

Attempt any TWO questions.

3 questions·10 marks each
1long10 marks

What is interference of light? Describe Young's double-slit experiment and derive the expression for fringe width. How does fringe width change with the medium?

interference
2long10 marks

State Gauss's law and apply it to determine the electric field due to a uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and between two parallel charged plates.

electrostatics
3long10 marks

Explain the principle of laser action. Describe the construction and working of a semiconductor laser with a neat diagram.

laser
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Section B: Short Answer Questions

Attempt any EIGHT questions.

9 questions·5 marks each
4short5 marks

Distinguish between Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction.

diffraction
5short5 marks

Derive the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with a dielectric slab inserted between the plates.

capacitance
6short5 marks

State Faraday's and Lenz's laws of electromagnetic induction.

electromagnetic-induction
7short5 marks

Define acceptance angle and numerical aperture of an optical fiber.

optical-fiber
8short5 marks

Define simple harmonic motion and give two examples.

oscillations
9short5 marks

State Coulomb's law and write it in vector form.

electrostatics
10short5 marks

Explain Fraunhofer diffraction at a single slit.

diffraction
11short5 marks

Distinguish between single-mode and multi-mode optical fibers.

optical-fiber
12short5 marks

Write short notes on the properties of laser light.

laser