Project 1 (20 marks, 20% CA) of EE5134

1. Please explain inter-modal dispersion using geometric optics. (2 marks)

2. Please explain chromatic dispersion by assuming optical fiber is a linear system. (2 marks)
3. A 6-km fiber has a 10-GHz bandwidth. A very-narrow chirp-free Gaussian pulse (with 1-ps
pulse width) is coupled into this fiber, how wide is the pulse width at the output of the fiber?
If the fiber length is doubled, how wide is the pulse width at the output? If the input pulse is
chirped, will the result be changed? (6 marks)
4. Chromatic dispersion is a very important effect in optical fiber communication system. There
are a lot of research papers on monitoring, compensation and management of chromatic
dispersion. Please select one journal paper on this topic, summarize the main idea of the
paper, analyze it, and write a report. It is advised to select a paper from Journal of
Lightwave Technology, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Optics Express, and Optics
Letters. The students may read additional papers to fully understand the selected paper.
The report should not exceed 8 pages (A4 size, font 11, single spaced) and be submitted
through IVLE by 16 March 2015. (10 marks)