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Syllabus Optical Communications KL University Iv/Iv B.Tech Ece Course Code: 09EC41 L T P: 3 1 2

This document provides a syllabus for an Optical Communications course taught at KL University. The syllabus is divided into 5 units that will be covered over the course: 1) Introduction to optical fibers, 2) Transmission characteristics and components of optical fibers, 3) Optical sources and detectors, 4) Optical fiber systems, and 5) Optical fiber measurements and advanced optical systems. The course will provide an overview of the historical development of optical communications, components of optical fiber links, fiber types and modes of propagation, sources of loss in fibers, optical transmitters and receivers, and measurements used in optical fiber systems.

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Syllabus Optical Communications KL University Iv/Iv B.Tech Ece Course Code: 09EC41 L T P: 3 1 2

This document provides a syllabus for an Optical Communications course taught at KL University. The syllabus is divided into 5 units that will be covered over the course: 1) Introduction to optical fibers, 2) Transmission characteristics and components of optical fibers, 3) Optical sources and detectors, 4) Optical fiber systems, and 5) Optical fiber measurements and advanced optical systems. The course will provide an overview of the historical development of optical communications, components of optical fiber links, fiber types and modes of propagation, sources of loss in fibers, optical transmitters and receivers, and measurements used in optical fiber systems.

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SYLLABUS

OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
KL UNIVERSITY
IV/IV B.Tech ECE
Course code: 09EC41 L T P : 3 1 2

UNIT I
INTRODUCTION: Historical development, Elements of an Optical Fiber transmission link.
Advantages of Optical fibers, Applications of Optical Fiber, Ray Theory Transmission, Total
internal reflection, Acceptance angle, Critical Angle, Numerical Aperture, Fiber types: Step
Index, Graded Index: Modes of Propagation: single mode and multimode fibers, fiber materials,
Fiber Fabrication. (9)

UNIT II
TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTICAL FIBERS: Attenuation, absorption,
scattering and bending losses in fibers, Dispersion: Inter-model and intra-model.
FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS: splicing, connectors, connection losses, Fiber Optic couplers,
Fiber Optic Switches (9)

UNIT III
OPTICAL SOURCES AND DETECTORS:
LEDS: Principles of Light Emission, Light Emitting Diodes: Simple structure and
characteristics.
LASER: Principle, Simple structures and its characteristics.
DETECTORS: Principles of photo detection. PIN Photodiode, Avalanche Photodiode and their
characteristics, Noise sources. (9)

UNIT IV
OPTICAL FIBER SYSTEMS: Optical Transmitter Circuits, Optical Receiver Circuit, Digital
System planning considerations, Advanced Multiplexing Strategies, Optical power budgeting.
(9)
UNIT V
OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENTS: Numerical Aperture, attenuation, refractive index,
cutback and OTDR. ADVANCED OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND FIBER MEASUREMENTS:
Fiber Optic LANs, FDDI, Feature Concepts (9)

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Keiser G, Optical Fiber Communication, McGraw-Hill
2.John M Senior, Optical Fiber Communications: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition, PHI.

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