Course Catalog 2007-2008

FYS-6706 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, 4-5 cr
Optical Communication Systems

Courses persons responsible
Oleg Okhotnikov

Lecturers
Oleg Okhotnikov

Language of Instruction
English

Lecturetimes and places
Per IV,V: Monday 16 - 18, SJ212A

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
Understanding optical telecommunication systems; active and passive components, fiber optics, modulation and demodulation techniques, design of transfer systems, wavelength devision multiplexing (WDM), optical network consepts.

Requirements for completing the course
Exercises and exam, 4 cr. Volantary project and then course extend is 5 cr.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

  • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Fiber-Optic Communication Systems Govind P. Agraval     John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1997 No   
    Book Optical Networks: A practical perspective Rajiv Ramaswami, Kumar N. Sivarajan     Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. 1988 No   

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    FYS-5500 FYS-5500 Fundamentals on Nonlinear Optics 6 Recommendable
    FYS-6100 FYS-6100 Basic Semiconductor Technology 5 Recommendable
    FYS-6606 FYS-6606 Photonics 5 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    Kurssi luennoidaan englanniksi ja materiaali on englanninkielistä. Opintojakso soveltuu jatko-opinnoiksi.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

  • Distance learning

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course
  • - Contact teaching: 70 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 30 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 36
    Exercises 60
    Assignments 27
    Total sum 123

    Correspondence of content
    7200136 Optical Communication Systems

    Last modified 01.03.2007
    Modified byLasse Orsila