Faculty of Engineering, Sciences & Technology

Advanced Optical Communication

Week-wise Course Breakup (Spring-2010)

Week Topic to be Covered Remarks

1. Historical Background, The Nature of Light, Basic Laws of Light,
Interaction of Light with Materials. Historical Development,
Electromagnetic Spectrum
2 Advantages of Optical Communication Systems, Light Propagation in
Optical Fiber
3 Optical Fiber Losses, Dispersion and Fiber Bandwidth, Types of Optical Quiz is due
Fibbers
4 Optical Fiber Components, Fiber Couplers, Optical Switching
5 Introduction to Lasers, Amplification in Two-Energy Level System and Deadline for
Einstein Relations, Three & Four energy level systems Assignment # 1
Submission
6 Population Inversion, Optical Feedback, Lasing Threshold, Lasers Modes Quiz is due
and Gain Condition
7 Optical Absorption and Gain in Semiconductor Materials, Types of
Semiconductor Lasers and their Structure, Practical Laser Characteristics
8 Diffraction Grating, DFB and DBR lasers, Quantum well lasers
Mid Term Examinations
9 Light sensitive Material, Principle of Photodetection, Semiconductor
photodetectors
10 Types of Photodiodes, Responsitivity and Quantum Efficiency of a Deadline for
Photodiode Assignment # 2
Submission
11 pn-Photodiode, pin-Photodiodes, Avalanche Photodiodes Photodiode, Quiz is due
Biasing Techniques, Noise Consideration of Photodetector
12 Light Amplifiers, Types of Amplifiers
13 Semiconductor Laser Amplifiers
14 Erbium Doped Light Amplifiers
15 Wavelength Division Multiplexing and Dense Wavelength Division Quiz is due
Multiplexing, Optical Networks
16 Revision and group discussion Deadline for
Assignment # 3
Submission
Final Examinations

Prepared by: Dr. Abid Karim Date: January 20, 2010