00-Introduction UG undergraduate studies.pdf

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1. OpticalCommunication
4(3 +1)
Engr. AliIqbal
[email protected]

2. CourseOverview
•Emphasislaidonthephysicalmedium
(opticalfiber),typesoffiber,fiber
transmissioncharacteristics,opticalsources
andtransmitter,opticaldetectorsand
receivers,opticalcommunicationsystems
includingWDMsystems

3. TopicsCovered
•Introduction to optical communicationsystem.
•Structure, manufacturing and types ofOptical
fibers.
•TransmissionCharacteristics
•Opticalsources/transmitters
•OpticalAmplifiers
•Opticaldetectors/receivers
•Optical Communicationsystems

4. DetailedDescription
–Optical Fiber structure, light propagation within the fiber, Snell’s
law,ray theory.
–Modes in a cylindrical waveguide, modes in an opticalfiber,
–Types of fiber, single mode, multi mode, step index, graded
index.
–Transmission characteristics: Attenuation in fiber due to
absorption,
scattering, bending etc, inter and intra modal dispersion of light
pulses.
–Optical sources: LASER and LED, working, type of sources,
optical transmitter, modulation andmultiplexing
–OpticalAmplifiers, types of amps, EDFA and its working.
–Optical detectors: photodiodes, working, type of detectors, APD,
optical
receiver, demodulation andde-multiplexing.
–Optical communication system performance characteristics,
SNR,WDM systems.

5. CourseProfile
•Marks Distribution(Theory)
–Assignments-6.6%
–Quizzes-6.6%
–Presentation-6.8%
–MidExam-30%
–FinalExam-50%
•Assignmentssubmittedaftertheduedatewillreceivezero
credit.
•MissedquizzeswillNOTbegivenaveragemarksortaken
onalatterdate,youwillbeawardedzerocreditfora
missedquiz.