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In the design of a single mode step index optical fiber close to upper cut off, the single mode operation is NOT preserved if(a) Radius as well as operating wavelength are halved(b) Radius as well as operating wavelength are doubled(c) Radius is halved and operating wavelength is doubled(d) Radius is doubled and operating wavelength is halvedThe question was asked during an interview.Query is from Advanced and Tricky Questions topic in portion Advanced and Tricky Questions of Electromagnetic Theory

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The correct option is (d) Radius is doubled and operating WAVELENGTH is halved

Explanation: The cut off frequency is given by f = 2πa sin α/wavelength, where a is the radius of CORE. For a single mode STEP index fiber, f must lie between 0 and 2.405. THUS to get f below 2.405, the radius must be doubled and wavelength must be halved.



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