Objective:
The objectives of the course are to study the optical device characteristics, to understand the interaction between optical components and fiber optics, to teach the basic knowledge on optical connection for analog and digital system and to characterize the optical network performance and optical connection.

Synopsis:

Introduction
Overview of the historical background of the development of optical communication system

Fiber Optic Channels
Attenuation, Attenuation mechanisms such as absorption, light scattering, pulse spreading in a fiber optics and types of fiber optics (single mode, multimode etc.)

Light sources
Structure and the operation of light sources such as Light Emitting Diode (LED) and Laser Diode (LD), characteristics of light sources that affect the bit rate achievable for transmission

Optical Fiber Communication System
Introduction on how to evaluate the performance of an optical communication system and methods used to analyze and design an optical communication system

Laboratory Exercises

References:

1. Keiser, G., "Optical Fibre Communications", McGraw Hill, 3rd Edition, 2000.
2. Palais, JC., "Fiber Optic Communications", Prentice Hall, 4th Edition, 1998.
3. Agrawal, G. P., " Fiber-Optic Communication Systems", Wiley, 1998.
4. W. Johnstone, B. Culshaw et. al., "Photonic Laboratory Experiments for Modern technology based Courses", Proceedings of the IEEE Vol. 88, no 1, pp. 41-54, January 2000.