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Ec8751 Optical Communication LTPC3003 Objectives

This document outlines the objectives and content of the course EC8751 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION. The course aims to study optical fiber modes and transmission characteristics, optical sources and detectors, and optical communication systems and networks. The course contains 5 units that cover: introduction to optical fibers and modes; transmission characteristics of optical fibers including attenuation and dispersion; optical sources and detectors; optical receivers, measurements, and coupling techniques; and optical communication systems and networks. The course totals 45 periods and aims to help students understand basic optical fiber elements, analyze transmission properties, design optical components, and construct optical communication systems.

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Ec8751 Optical Communication LTPC3003 Objectives

This document outlines the objectives and content of the course EC8751 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION. The course aims to study optical fiber modes and transmission characteristics, optical sources and detectors, and optical communication systems and networks. The course contains 5 units that cover: introduction to optical fibers and modes; transmission characteristics of optical fibers including attenuation and dispersion; optical sources and detectors; optical receivers, measurements, and coupling techniques; and optical communication systems and networks. The course totals 45 periods and aims to help students understand basic optical fiber elements, analyze transmission properties, design optical components, and construct optical communication systems.

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EC8751 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION LTPC3003

OBJECTIVES:

 To study about the various optical fiber modes, configuration and transmission characteristics of
optical fibers

 To learn about the various optical sources, detectors and transmission techniques

 To explore various idea about optical fiber measurements and various coupling techniques

 To enrich the knowledge about optical communication systems and networks

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO OPTICAL FIBERS 9

Introduction-general optical fiber communication system- basic optical laws and definitionsoptical
modes and configurations -mode analysis for optical propagation through fibersmodes in planar wave
guide-modes in cylindrical optical fiber-transverse electric and transverse magnetic modes- fiber
materials-fiber fabrication techniques-fiber optic cablesclassification of optical fiber-single mode fiber-
graded index fiber.

UNIT II TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTIC OF OPTICAL FIBER 9

Attenuation-absorption --scattering losses-bending losses-core and cladding losses-signal dispersion –


inter symbol interference and bandwidth-intra model dispersion-material dispersion- waveguide
dispersion-polarization mode dispersion-intermodal dispersiondispersion optimization of single mode
fiber-characteristics of single mode fiber-R-I Profilecutoff wave length-dispersion calculation-mode field
diameter.

UNIT III OPTICAL SOURCES AND DETECTORS 9

Sources: Intrinsic and extrinsic material-direct and indirect band gaps-LED-LED structuressurface
emitting LED-Edge emitting LED-quantum efficiency and LED power-light source materials-modulation of
LED-LASER diodes-modes and threshold conditions-Rate equations-external quantum efficiency-
resonant frequencies-structures and radiation patterns-single mode laser-external modulation-
temperature effort. Detectors: PIN photo detector-Avalanche photo diodes-Photo detector noise-noise
sources-SNR-detector response time-Avalanche multiplication noise-temperature effectscomparisons of
photo detectors.

UNIT IV OPTICAL RECEIVER, MEASUREMENTS AND COUPLING 9

Fundamental receiver operation-preamplifiers-digital signal transmission-error sources-Front end


amplifiers-digital receiver performance-probability of error-receiver sensitivity-quantum limit. Optical
power measurement-attenuation measurement-dispersion measurement- Fiber Numerical Aperture
Measurements- Fiber cut- off Wave length Measurements- Fiber diameter measurements-Source to
Fiber Power Launching-Lensing Schemes for Coupling Management-Fiber to Fiber Joints-LED Coupling to
Single Mode Fibers-Fiber SplicingOptical Fiber connectors.

UNIT V OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS 9


System design consideration Point – to –Point link design –Link power budget –rise time budget, WDM –
Passive DWDM Components-Elements of optical networks-SONET/SDHOptical Interfaces-SONET/SDH
Rings and Networks-High speed light wave Links-OADM configuration-Optical ETHERNET-Soliton.

TOTAL:45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES: At the end of the course, the student should be able to:  Realize basic elements in optical
fibers, different modes and configurations.  Analyze the transmission characteristics associated with
dispersion and polarization techniques.  Design optical sources and detectors with their use in optical
communication system.  Construct fiber optic receiver systems, measurements and coupling
techniques.  Design optical communication systems and its networks.

TEXT BOOKS: 1. P Chakrabarti, "Optical Fiber Communication‖, McGraw Hill Education (India)Private
Limited, 2016 (UNIT I, II, III) 2. Gred Keiser,"Optical Fiber Communication‖, McGraw Hill Education (India)
Private Limited. Fifth Edition, Reprint 2013. (UNIT I, IV, V)

REFERENCES: 1. John M.Senior, ―Optical fiber communication‖, Pearson Education, second


edition.2007. 2. Rajiv Ramaswami, ―Optical Networks ― , Second Edition, Elsevier , 2004. 3. J.Gower,
―Optical Communication System‖, Prentice Hall of India, 2001. 4. Govind P. Agrawal, ―Fiber-optic
communication systems‖, third edition, John Wiley & sons, 2004.

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