DP Physics (last assessment 2024)

Question 20N.3.SL.TZ0.13

Date	November 2020	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 3]	Reference code	20N.3.SL.TZ0.13
Level	SL	Paper	3	Time zone	TZ0
Command term	Explain	Question number	13	Adapted from	N/A

13.

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20N.3.SL.TZ0.13

A single pulse of light enters an optic fibre which contains small impurities that scatter the light. Explain the effect of these impurities on the pulse.

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mention of attenuation ✓

mention of dispersion or pulse broadening ✓

gives explanation for at least one of above ✓

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Option C: Imaging

Option C: Imaging » Option C: Imaging (Core topics) » C.3 – Fibre optics

Option C: Imaging » Option C: Imaging (Core topics)

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