Adama Science and Technology University

School of Electrical Engineering and computing

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Course Title: Optics and Optical Communication
Course Code: ECE5302
Assignment I of optics and Fiber Optic Communications (15%)
Academic Year: 2022 Semester: II submission Date may 25/2022
I. Work out the following problems and show all the necessary
1. photo detector whose area is 5x10-2cm2 is irradiated with yellow light whose intensity is 20 mWcm-2.
Assuming that each photon generates one electron hole pair. Calculate the number of pairs generated
2. An LED operating at 850 nm has a spectral width of 45 nm. What is the pulse spreading in

ns/km due to material dispersion?

3. What is the pulse spreading when a laser diode having a 2 nm spectral width is used? Find

the material-dispersion-induced pulse spreading at 1550 nm for an LED with a 75 nm

spectral width

4. The radiative and non-radiative recombination life times of minority carriers in the active

region of a double heterojunction LED are 60 nsec and 90 nsec respectively. Determine the

total carrier recombination life time and optical power generated internally if the peak

emission wavelength si 870 nm and the drive current is 40 mA.

5. An InGaAs PIN photodiode has the following parameters at a wavelength of 1300 nm: ID

= 4 nA, η = 0.9, RL = 1000 Ω and the surface leakage current is negligible. The incident

optical power is 300 nW (- 35 dBm) the receiver bandwidth is 20 MHz. Find the various

nosie terms of the receiver.

6. A transmitter has an output power of 0.1 mW. It is used with a fiber having NA = 0.25,

attenuation of 6 dB/km and length 0.5 km. The link contains two connectors of 2 dB

average loss. The receiver has a minimum acceptable power (sensitivity) of – 35 dBm. The

designer has allowed a 4 dB margin. Calculate the link power budget.

7. A Photodiode has a quantum Effiency of 65% when photon of energy 1.5x10 -19W are incident on it.

Determine

(a) At what wavelength the photodiode is operating?

(b) Calculate the incident optical power required to obtain a photocurrent of 2.5µA