Optical Communications

Comparison of optical fiber with coaxial and wire-line guides. Optical spectrum and properties of light as electromagnetic waves. Optical measurements for determining the length and attenuation of optical fiber (multimode, chromatic and polarization) dispersion. Components of optical-network: splitters, combiners, filters, diffraction gratings, wavelength multiplexers, light-wave isolators, circulators and optical modulators. Design of optical communication link according to the available laser sources and photo detectors. Optical systems for wide area and local area networks.

This course is designed to give an overview of basic concepts and components of optical networks. Basics of light signals transmission through optical fiber. Learning about light sources, receivers and other elements of optical communication link. Understanding the optical measurement procedures and the use of measurement results while planning communication link.

Lectures, where students are introduced by the theoretical basics of optical communications, and laboratory courses, where students make practical experiments optical systems building blocks.