EL658: Fiber Optic Communications

Instructor: Spencer Kuo
Phone: x3143
E-mail: skuo@duke.poly.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

In this course the basic principle of Fiber Optic Communications Systems is introduced. The main elements of systems will be presented in block diagrams and discussed individually. The advantages and disadvantages and the applications of Fiber Optic Communications Systems will be discussed. Examples will also be studied to illustrate the analog and digital system design.

OUTLINE:

1. Fiber Optic Communications Systems
2. Characteristics of wave propagation
3. Integrated Optic Waveguides
4. Optic Fibers
5. Light Sources and Detectors      Midterm (30%)
6. Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Basics
7. Modulation Formats
8. Noise and Detection
9. System Design      Final (40%)

TEXTBOOK:

"Fiber Optic Communications" 5th Ed.
by Joseph C. Palais
Published by Prentice Hall, 2005
ISBN 0-13-008510-3


GRADING:

Homeworks 30%
Midterm 30%
Final 40%

CLASS TIME:

Monday 6:00pm - 8:15pm

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