Enrollment year
2016/2017
Academic discipline
ING-INF/01 (ELECTRONICS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Course
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Period
2nd semester (01/03/2017 - 09/06/2017)
Lesson hours
78 lesson hours
Language
This course is given in English
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of electromagnetic theory, optics and electronics from the courses of the First Level Degree in Electronics and Telecommunications; basic knowledge on lasers and photodetectors.
Learning outcomes
This course is a survey on optical communications, and provides information on the propagation medium (the fiber), lasers and detectors, passive components,optical amplification, and telecommunication systems.
Course contents
Optical Fiber, Emitters and Photodetectors, Passive components, Networks, Measurements
Optical Fibers
Single-mode and multi-mode fibers, specialty fibers. Geometrical and optical parameters. Modal theory of fibers. Attenuation. Dispersion.
Emitters and Photodetcters
Lasers and LEDs for optical communications. Laser/fiber coupling. Photodiodes for optical communications.
Passive components
Connectors and splices. Coupled-mode theory. Couplers; mirrors and resonators with couplers. Retarders and polarizer. Isolators and circulators. Modulators. Bragg gratings and filters. Arrayed waveguide devices.
Telecommunication systems
Point to point interconnections. Networks. Power budget. Electro-optic repeater. Optical amplifiers. Multi-wawelength transmission (WDM). Coherent detection.
Measurements

Measurements on fibers and on devices for optical communications: power, attenuation, return loss, geometrical parameters, dispersion and frequency response. OTDR, BER tester.
Teaching methods
Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 64
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 4
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 6
Reccomended or required readings
Gerd Keiser. Optical fiber Communications. McGraw Hill. For reference only.
Dispense di Comunicazioni ottiche dalle lezioni dei prof. Silvano Donati, Valerio Annovazzi Lodi, Guido Giuliani. CUSL (in Italian).
Copies of transparencies (on the course web site).
Assessment methods
Written examination, including numerical exercises and theory questions.
Further information
Written examination, including numerical exercises and theory questions.
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