Fiber Optic Communications

(EC308)

:Presented By:
Dr. Piyush N. Patel
Associate Professor
Electronics Engineering Department
S. V. National Institute of Technology
Surat-395007
 WHAT IS SUBJECT ?

 Subject Structure/Scheme

 Examinations Scheme

 Subject/Course Outcome (CO)

Why Fiber Optic Communication?
Advantages of FOC:
1. Carry Large amount of data (λ=c/f)
2. Higher data rate (> 10Gb/s….at the speed of
light)
3. No electric current ( light flow)
4. Good security (Can not be trapped)
5. No corrosion due to water (plastic, silica glass
fiber)
6. No Electromagnetic Interference (plastic, silica
glass fiber)
Disadvantage of FOC:
1. Higher initial infrastructure cost and problem of
splicing.
Elements of an Optical Fiber
Transmission Link
 In fiber optic communications light is used
as a carrier.

 Light Intensity/Power is changed with the

amplitude of the information signal.

 This type of modulation is called as

“Intensity Modulation”.
 Applications of fiber optics in
day-to-day life
In Communication: Healthcare:
 Cable television  Endoscopy
 TV broadcast
 Remote monitoring of patient
 Videophones
 Voice communication (interoffice, intercity)  Laser surgery
 Local area networks (LAN)  Biomedical sensing
 Satellite ground stations
 Internet (e-mail, videoconferencing, web
browsing) Office:
 Remote sensing and monitoring  Laser printer
 Power-generation station monitoring  Photocopier
 Aircraft monitoring
 Optical scanner
 Distance learning
 Access to remote libraries  Laser pointer
  Fax machine
 Overhead slide projector

Others:
 CD player
 Fluorescent lamp
 Bar-code reader
 Digital camera
Comparison of FOC with Other Systems

VDSL: Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line

ADSL : Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Cat-5 - Category 5 cable is a twisted pair high signal integrity
cable type
Basic Link of FOC:

Advance Link of FOC:

Historical evolution of fiber-optic
systems capacity
The electromagnetic spectrum
Light wave spectrum
Three Optical Windows:
 In this optical windows 850 nm,1300nm & 1550nm the attenuation
is less. Hence optical communication is done in these windows.