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Optical Fiber Communications

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    The course aims to: • Build the student background and basic knowledge in the fields of optical communication engineering. • Improve the student skills in the definition, analysis, and solving of problems related to the optical communication systems. • Improve the student skills in the design of optical components and optical communication systems.
  • Course Goals
  • Quality Education
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Requirements

ECE341 AND ECE361

Description

  • English Description

    Overview of optical fiber communication, Optical fibers, Ray and modal analysis, Dispersion relation of TE, TM, and hybrid modes, Weakly-guiding condition, LP modes, Modal and chromatic dispersion, Attenuation in optical fibers, Coherent and incoherent light sources, Principle of operation of FP, DFB, and DBR semiconductor laser sources, Simplified rate equations, Static, pulsed, and sinusoidal laser response, Direct and external modulation, Photon noise, Relative intensity noise, Quantum efficiency and responsivity of PIN and APD detectors, Photoelectron noise, gain noise, Optical receiver circuits noise, Signal-to-noise ratio, Receiver sensitivity, Bit-error rate, Quantum limited performance of OOK, FSK, and PSK, Optical amplifiers spontaneous emission noise, Power and rise time budgets, design of Point to point optical fiber links, Multichannel transmission systems
  • Arabic Description

    Overview of optical fiber communication, Optical fibers, Ray and modal analysis, Dispersion relation of TE, TM, and hybrid modes, Weakly-guiding condition, LP modes, Modal and chromatic dispersion, Attenuation in optical fibers, Coherent and incoherent light sources, Principle of operation of FP, DFB, and DBR semiconductor laser sources, Simplified rate equations, Static, pulsed, and sinusoidal laser response, Direct and external modulation, Photon noise, Relative intensity noise, Quantum efficiency and responsivity of PIN and APD detectors, Photoelectron noise, gain noise, Optical receiver circuits noise, Signal-to-noise ratio, Receiver sensitivity, Bit-error rate, Quantum limited performance of OOK, FSK, and PSK, Optical amplifiers spontaneous emission noise, Power and rise time budgets, design of Point to point optical fiber links, Multichannel transmission systems
  • Department
    Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Credit Hours
    4
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Major Assessment (25 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 10% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 20% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + tr.Oral/Practical (10) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 3, Tutorial Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 1
  • Required SWL
    125
  • Equivalent ECTS
    5
  • Essential books (text books)
  • 1- B. Saleh, M. Teich, “Fundamentals of Photonics”, 3rd Edition, Wiley, 2019.
  • 2- A. Yariv, P. Yeh "Optical Electronics in Modern communications", Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2007.
  • Recommended books
  • 1- J. Senior, “Optical Fiber Communications: Principles and Practice”, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2009.
  • 2- G. Keiser, “Optical fiber communications”, Mc Grawhill Education, 5th edition 2013.
  • 3- Leonid G. Kazovsky, Sergio Benedetto, and Alan E. Willner, “Optical Fiber Communication Systems”, Artech House, 1996. - B. Saleh, M. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, 3rd Edition, Wiley, 2019.