COURSE

CODE
E C E 4 0 6 COURSE
TITLE
OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Helps student
understand the concept of optics
PRE-REQUISITES: NA
COURSE CONTENTS:
S. No. Description
1 overview of optical communication systems, review of optics
2 characteristics of optical fibers, Analo ! Diital Sinals, "ptical #ransmitters, "ptical
$eceivers
% Step&'nde( )ibers, *raded 'nde(, )ibers, +ave ,ropaation, )iber -odes, Sinle&-ode&
)ibers, Dispersion in Sinle&-ode )ibers. *roup /elocity Dispersion, -aterial Dispersion,
+ave uide Dispersion
0 Hiher&order Dispersion, ,olari1ation&-ode Dispersion, )iber manufacturin, Nonlinear
"ptical effects. Stimulated 2iht Scatterin, Nonlinear ,hase -odulation, )our +ave
-i(in
3 2iht&emittin diodes, Semiconductor lasers, 4de&emittin lasers
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5 /ertical&cavity surface&emittin lasers, "ptical transmitters
6 7asic concepts, p&n ,hoto Diodes, p&i&n ,hoto Diodes, Avalanche ,hoto Diode, -S-
,hoto detector.
8 $eceiver Desin, $eceiver Noise, Noise sources, 7it error rate
9 : Semiconductor laser amplifiers, 4D)A
1: , $aman amplifiers, ,lanar amplifiers.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. )iber&"ptic ;ommunications #echnoloy, by D<afar =. -ynbaev and 2owell 2. Scheiner
>,rentice&Hall?
OTHER READINGS:
1. *ovind ,. Arawal, )iber "ptics ;ommunication Systems @ohn +iley
SALIENT PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES:
1. ;losin Aui1B$eview Aui1
2. Drill ,roblems
%. Discussion 7ased #utorials
0. $ecent #rends #opics
3. Simulation Softwares
2009-10
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