Course Catalog 2009-2010 Basic Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Implementation 1

Lecture times and places:

Per 4, 5 :
Monday 16 - 18, SJ212A

Description:

This course is devoted to learning the main concepts supporting the operation of an optical communications system. It begins with a review of the characteristics of transmitters, optical fibers, passive components, amplifiers, and receivers used in optical communications. The aim of this part of the course is to provide a good understanding of the interplay between the features of various optical components used and the quality of transmission. Once the components level is clarified the lectures will focus on system design issues. Detailed topics included: review of lightwave propagation in optical fibers, dispersion and nonlinear effects, attenuation characteristics, modulation properties of light emitting diodes and laser diodes, advanced sources of short optical pulses, optical amplifiers, receiver design, noise in PIN photodiodes and avalanche photodiodes, techniques to measure the quality of transmission, design of analogue and digital point-to-point links, modulation formats, wavelength division multiplexing, time division multiplexing.

Person responsible:

Mircea Guina
Charis Reith

Target groups:

International Students
Jatko-opiskelijat
Signaalinkäsittelyn ja tietoliikennetekniikan koulutusohjelma
Teknis-luonnontieteellinen koulutusohjelma

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Methods of instruction:

Methods of instruction	Hours
Lectures	36.0
Excercises	60.0
Practical works	27.0

Other measurings
Sum of all	123.0

Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Proportion of a student´s independent study: 0 %