Description
Fundamentals of optoelectronics with application to fiber optic communications. Optical fibre: modes, losses, dispersion, splices, coupling to sources. Optical sources: LEDs, laser diodes. Optical detectors: photoconductor, pin and avalanche photodiodes. Optical receiver design. Fiber optic communications systems: intensity modulation/direct detection; coherent homodyne or heterodyne detection.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisite(s): ELEC 3908 and ELEC 3909 .
Conditions and arrangements
- Prerequisite(s): ELEC 3908 and ELEC 3909 .
- Lectures three hours a week, laboratory three hours alternate weeks.
Reference text in its original language
Fundamentals of optoelectronics with application to fiber optic communications. Optical fibre: modes, losses, dispersion, splices, coupling to sources. Optical sources: LEDs, laser diodes. Optical detectors: photoconductor, pin and avalanche photodiodes. Optical receiver design. Fiber optic communications systems: intensity modulation/direct detection; coherent homodyne or heterodyne detection.
- Prerequisite(s): ELEC 3908 and ELEC 3909 .
- Lectures three hours a week, laboratory three hours alternate weeks.
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