Starting: March 2022

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

UET ABBOTTABAD CAMPUS

Course Description File

ELE-361 Optoelectronics (Theory 3cr. hrs)
Semester: 7th Spring 2022
Instructor: Muhammad Fayaz Khan
ELE-306 OPTOELECTRONIS
Credit Hours Contact Hours Pre-requisite(s)

Electromagnetic Theory/Applied
3 3 hrs. /week x 15 weeks= 45 hrs.
physics

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The objective of this course is to introduce the concepts required for the design of an optical
communication system

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOS):

Upon successful completion of the course, the student must be able to:

Taxonomy
No. Statement of CLO Domain PLO
Level

CLO-1 Cognitive C3 1
Understand nature of light, basic laws of light

CLO-2 Understand Lasers and semiconductor optics Cognitive C3 1

CLO-3 Understand optical fiber and types of optical fiber Cognitive C3 1

RELEVANT PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOS):
The course is designed so that students will achieve the following PLOs:

1 Engineering Knowledge  7 Environment and Sustainability

2 Problem Analysis 8 Ethics

3 Design/Development of Solutions 9 Individual and Team Work

4 Investigation 10 Communication

5 Modern Tool Usage 11 Project Management

6 The Engineer and Society 12 Lifelong Learning

COURSE CONTENTS:

Nature of light, basic laws of light, optical fiber, types of optical fiber, fiber
material, fabrication and components, laser, threshold condition, laser losses,
population, inversion and threshold conditions, laser modes, classes of lasers,
semiconductor light sources, light emitting diodes, semiconductor laser diodes
(SLDs), optical transmitters, optical receivers, wavelength division multiplexing
(WDM), Frequency division multiplexing (FDM) versus WDM, WDM multiplexers,
benefits of WDM, dense wavelength division multiplexing, optical networks.
Recommended Book:

1. A text book of optics 23rd ed. by N.Subrahmanyam , Brijlal and M.N. Avadhanulu
S chand and company limited.

2. John M. Senior, “Optical Fiber Communications: Principles and Practice”,

Prentice Hall
 Assessment Plan:

Theory
Assignments(presentations) 10%
Quizzes 15%
Midterm exam 25%
Final Term exam 50%
Total (theory) 100%

Course Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan (Tentative):

Sr. # Course Learning Cognitive levels Assessment Assessment

Outcomes %marks
Assignment# 1 20
CLO1 C3 MTEQ# 1,2 60
1.
Quiz#1 20

Assignment# 2 20
MTEQ# 3,4,5 40
5. CLO2 C3
FTEQ# 1,2 20
Quiz#2 20
Assignment# 3 20
FTEQ#3,4,5 60
3. CLO3 C3
Quiz#3 20

Assessment Plan for Course Learning Outcomes (Theory)