Previous Year Question Paper

BT-201 (GS) – Engineering Physics

December 2023COMMONSEMESTER-1
December 2023
Max Marks: 70
Duration: 3 Hours
Instructions:

Attempt any five questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1
a)Unit 1

State and Prove uncertainty principle.

b)Unit 1

Discuss the energy and momentum operator.

c)Unit 1

Derive the time dependent Schrodinger wave equation.

Q.2
a)Unit 2

Differentiate between division of amplitude and division of wavefront.

b)Unit 2

In Newton's Ring method, the diameter of nth and (n+14)th ring are 0.42 cm and 0.70 cm respectively. If the radius of curvature of plano convex lens is 100 cm, calculate the wavelength of light.

c)Unit 2

Explain Michelson's Interferometer experiment on the basis of labelled diagram and types of fringes.

Q.3
a)Unit 3

Write short notes on "Density of State".

b)Unit 3

Explain the Fermi level shifting in semiconductors.

c)Unit 3

State and prove Bloch Theorem.

Q.4
a)Unit 4

Explain population inversion.

b)Unit 4

Write the properties of LASER.

c)Unit 4

Discuss the working of He-Ne Laser with labelled diagram.

Q.5
a)Unit 5

Explain the electrostatic potential for a charge distribution.

b)Unit 5

Define gradient of a scalar field, divergence of a vector field.

c)Unit 5

State and prove Stoke's Theorem.

Q.6
a)Unit 1

Explain Dual nature of light.

b)Unit 1

Establish the relation between Vp and Vg.

c)Unit 1

Prove that for one dimensional motion of a particle in a box ψₙ = A sin(nπx/L).

Q.7
a)Unit 2

Define superposition of waves.

b)Unit 2

Explain the Rayleigh's criteria for resolving power.

c)Unit 2

Discuss the Young's double slit experiment on the basis of labelled diagram, formula used and significance.

Q.8
a)Unit 4

Write down the applications of LASER in engineering and medicine.

b)Unit 4

Write down the importance of total internal reflection in optical fiber.

c)Unit 4

Calculate the numerical aperture and acceptance angle for an optical fiber, given that the refractive indices of the core and the cladding are 1.45 and 1.41, respectively.