Couplers insertion loss is same as that of excess loss. State whether the given statement is true or false.

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• A number of three-port single-mode fiber couplers are used in the fabrication of a ladder coupler with 16 output ports. The three-port couplers each have an excess loss of 0.2 dB along with a splice loss of 0.1 dB at the interconnection of each stage. Determine the excess loss.
• The insertion losses of the fiber splices are much less than the Fresnel reflection loss at a butted fiber joint. State whether the given statement is true or false.
• Mean splice insertion losses of 0.05 dB are obtained using multimode graded index fibers with the Springroove splice. State whether the given statement is true or false.
• Mean splice insertion losses of 0.05 dB are obtained using multimode graded index fibers with the Springroove splice. State whether the given statement is true or false.
• The intrinsic loss through a multimode fiber joint is independent of direction of propagation. State whether the given statement is true or false
• GRIN-rod lens connectors have loss characteristics which are independent of the modal power distribution in the fiber. State whether the given statement is true or false.
• Fiber based lasers provide diffraction-limited power at higher levels than solid-state laser. State whether the given statement is true or false
• Any amount of stress occurring at the core-cladding interface would be reduced by grading the material composition. State whether the given statement is true or false.
• The phonon is a quantum of an elastic wave in a crystal lattice. State whether the given statement is true or false.
•  For many applications which involve optical fiber transmission, an intensity modulation optical source is not required. State whether the given statement is true or false.