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Optical Fiber Communications Syllabus

This document outlines an Optical Fiber Communications course that covers topics such as optical fibers, light sources, receivers, wavelength division multiplexing, optical amplifiers, digital transmission systems, and optical networks over 8 modules taught through 3 hours of theory, 1 hour of tutorial, and 3-2 hours of practical classes per week and assesses students with internal and final exams. The course description provides learning objectives for each module and the laboratory component involves a case study presentation on an optical fiber communication application.

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Optical Fiber Communications Syllabus

This document outlines an Optical Fiber Communications course that covers topics such as optical fibers, light sources, receivers, wavelength division multiplexing, optical amplifiers, digital transmission systems, and optical networks over 8 modules taught through 3 hours of theory, 1 hour of tutorial, and 3-2 hours of practical classes per week and assesses students with internal and final exams. The course description provides learning objectives for each module and the laboratory component involves a case study presentation on an optical fiber communication application.

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Optical Fiber Communications

BEG***
Year : IV Semester: I/II
Teaching Schedule Examination Scheme

Hours/Week

Theory Tutorial Practical Internal Final Total


Assessment

Theory Practical Theory** Practical


3 1 3/2 125
*

20 25 80 -

Course Description: Optical Fibers; Light Sources; Light Receivers; WDM Concepts and
Components; Optical Amplifiers; Digital Transmission Systems; Optical Networks.

Course Outline:

I. Optical Fibers :Introduction 5


1.Optical fiber Communication system Block diagram and advantage
2. Basic optical laws and definition, total internal reflection, acceptance angle,
numerical aperture
3. Single-mode and multi-mode fibers

2. Fabrication & Losses 6


1. Fiber material and fabrication process
2. Attenuation and loses
3. Rayleigh scattering
4. Dispersion and enter – symbol interference
5. Non liner effects.
6. Coupler, splitter, connector, splicing and their loses

3. Light Sources
1. Basics of semiconductor physics
2. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) : Principles, Operating Characteristics, Types
3. Laser diodes : Principles, Operating Characteristics, Types
4. Modulation of light sources

4. Light Detectors and Receivers 6


1. PIN and avalanche photodiodes
2. Photo detector noise
3. Preamplifiers
4. Receiver performance
5. WDM Concepts and Components 4
1. Principles of WDM
2. Multiplexers and filters
3. Tunable sources
4. Tunable filters
5. Optical wavelength converters

6. Optical Amplifiers 4
1. Types of optical amplifiers
2. Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs)
3. Amplifier noise
4. Amplifier gain control

7. Digital Transmission Systems 6


1. Link power budget
2. Rise-time budget
3. Line coding: NRZ, RZ, and block codes
4. Error correction
5. Noise effects on system performance

8. Optical Networks 6
1. Broadcast and wavelength-routed networks
2. SONET/SDH
3. Optical switching
4. WDM networks

Laboratory :
Report and Presentation on case study on specific application of Optical Fibre
Communication.

References:
1. G. Keiser: Optical Fiber Communications, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2010
2. J.G. Proakis and M. Salehi: Communication Systems Engineering, 2nd Edition,
Prentice Hall, 2001
3. R.E. Ziemer and W.H. Tranter: Principles of Communications, 6th Edition, Wiley, 2008

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