Optical Communication Systems

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. explain the configuration and architecture of optical communication system; 2. analyse system based on important parameters for characterising optical fiber, optical source, detector and amplifier; 3. analyse the techniques and design methodology of optical fiber system, calculate and simulate the important design parameters; and 4. describe the high-bit-rate data transmission and free-space optical communications systems for deep space application.

Optical transmitting devices, LEDs optical receivers, optical fibres/types, features, joining, coupling/deep space communication system/capacity, reliability economy/application of PCM and A DPCM concepts.