Optical Communications

OPTI 8221/6221 & ECGR 8221/6221

Spring 2002

Instructor:             Dr. Yasin Raja

Office:                    104 Burson

Phone:                   (704) 687-2826

E-Mail:                   raja@uncc.edu

Class Room:          116 Burson

Class Time:           11:00am - 12:20pm, Tuesday & Thursday

Pre-Requisite:  Physics 5211 (8241) or 6211 or ECGR  5125 or 5165

                           or other equivalent courses in College of Engineering/

                           instructors approval.

Syllabus:  See Appendix

Text:  “Principles & Applications of Optical Communications”  by Max Ming-Kang Liu.  Published by Irwin, Inc., Boston (1996)

Reference Books: 1. “Optical Fiber Telecommunications”  Miller and Kaminow, Published by Academic Press (1988), 2. “Optical Communications Networks” , Biswanath Mukerjee,  Published by McGraw-Hill (1997), 3.“Understanding Fiber Optics” Jeff Hecht,4^th Ed. Published by Prentice Hall

Grading:  Typical grade-distribution.

                        Mid-term Exam:            25%

                        Homework:                  30%

                        Presentation/Report       20%

                        Final Exam:                  25%

Have A Nice Spring !

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Appendix:

        Optical Communications

The depth and details of certain topics may vary from the planned duration due to available actual time and pace of the material coverage.

1      Overview:  Definitions & Terminology. Current market, Bandwidth demand, Examples and future trends. Communication Systems, Advances

2. Introduction to Optical Communication (Components and Devices)

· Light Sources

· Optical Detectors

· Modulation Techniques  

· Optical Waveguides and Fibers (Modes, Disp./ Atten.)

· Noise in Optical Communication Systems

· Direct Detection Schemes

3.  Signal Processing

· Direct Modulations (DFBs & VCSELs)

· External Modulation

· Optical Transceivers

· Coherent vs. Incoherent Detection

· Timing Recovery & Line-Coding

· Optical Filtering

· Optical Amplification

4. Communication Links

· Point to Point Links [transmitter & receiver]

· Time-Domain Multiplexing and SONET Standards

· Introduction to Wavelength-Domain Multiplexing

· Photonic Switching (Packet  & l-routing )

· Sub-carrier Multiplexing

5.  Specialized Area Seminars  (Spring-2002) by Guest Lecturers

    List of possible topics:

· Optical fibers as a transmission medium and sensors.

· Wireless Networks  -  An overview of personal

communications systems (PCS).

· Network Security and E-com

· High speed Short-haul communication -Board to board

interconnects.

· Role of Optical Amplifiers in DWDM

· Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) Issues in OC-192

and OC-768

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PHYS 8221/6221 (ECGR 8221/ 6221)

(Optical Communications)

Schedule for Spring 2002

        Topics/Titles                                   Schedule Dates

        Introduction & Overview                   Jan. 10 - 15

        Introduction to Optical Communication,

        (Components & Devices)                   Jan. 17 – Feb 14

        Optical Signal Processing (I)               Feb. 19 – Mar. 14

        Mid- Term Exam                                March 19

  Optical Signal Processing (II)               Mar. 21 – Mar 28.

        Optical Links for Networks                  April 02 – April 18.

        Seminar III /Class Presentations          April 23 - May 01

        (Selected Topics)

        Final Exam                  May 07 (Tue. 12:00 –3:00 pm)