Optical Communication Systems ppt pdf

 Optical Communication Systems

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Course Outline
The objective of the course is to provide a fundamental understanding of optical communication systems. The course starts with brief introduction to light waves and geometric optics. Then step and graded index optical fibres that support single and multimode transmission and various dispersion mechanisms will be covered.  Coherent (LASER) and incoherent (LED) optical sources and modulation techniques will then be covered. PIN and APD optical receivers and various noise mechanisms will be then studied. Both analog (CATV, Radio over Fiber) and digital (SONET or Synchronous Optical Network) transmission technologies will be studied. Basic optical networks and WDM will be introduced. Students will do design calculation for a point-to-point optical fiber link and star networks.

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Evaluation

Quiz #1	Jan 31	10 %
Mid-Term Exam.	February 17	35 %
Quiz # 2	March 14	10 %
Final Exam	TBD	45 %

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Textbook: Gerd Keiser, 'Optical Fiber Communications' third or fourth edition, McGraw-Hill (2000) 

Study Material and Links

Course Notes; PDF files; waves, fiber, optical sources and detector

Visit the Course Documents Tab in the Blackboard for all the presentation files.

Additional Reference

A non technical write-up on optical fiber cables	An article on Indoor Optical Wireless Networks
An excellent write up on stimulated emission and LASERS

Links from Keiser

Further Reading	New Technology
Recent Implementations	Web Links

Reference Material and Links

US Institute for Telecommunications Sciences Glossary Search Engine	Good site for long lasting high power LED related articles
http://www.freespaceoptic.com/	http://lasers.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html
http://www.commspecial.com/fiberguide.htm	http://www.lascomm.com/tutorial.htm
In-depth - very technical - Fiber optic write up	The Belden Cable Company's Fiber tutorial
Fiber 101 by Corning Glass	WDM  (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) basics
DWDM  (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) basics	BTS Fiber Optic Training Provider
Reference sites directory on Optical Networks and IP over DWDM

Hard Copy Reference Material

John Senior, `Optical Fiber Communications' second edition, Prentice Hall (1999) 

S. O. Kasap, 'Optoelectronics and Photonics: principles and practices' Prentice Hall (2001) 

William B. Jones, 'Introduction to Optical Fiber Communication Systems' Oxford University Press, New York,

IEEE and OSA, `Journal of Light wave Technology' 

IEEE LEOS, `Photonic Technology Letters'