Objective

This course is designed for students to gain an understanding of photonics and fiber optical communications. Through this course, students will learn the essentials of a modern communication system and how different optical components are designed and engineered. Recent advances in selected topics will also be discussed.

Syllabus

• Overview of fiber communications
• Optical fibers and their properties
• LED and Laser sources
• Power launching and Coupling
• Optical detectors and receivers
• Repeaters, Regenerators, and Optical amplifiers
• Optical Communication Systems
• Time-division-multiplexing (TDM) and Wavelength-division-multiplexing(WDM) communications
• Optical networks
• Ultrafast and nonlinear fiber optics
• Recent developments in communication technology

Learning Outcome

By the end of the course, students should be able to

• Have an overall picture of the history, progress, and importance of optical communications, and understand its advantages and limitation.
• Understand the physical principle and technology of different components in an optical communication system, including light source, optical fiber, regenerator, optical amplifier, and photodetector.
• Perform quantitative analysis for optical components and system performance.
• Understand different technologies used in optical communications and their importance.
• Safely handle optical fibers and perform simple optic experiments.

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