Optical Communication System Design

AY2019/2020 Semester 1

This course is intended to introduce to you an overview of optical fibre communication devices and systems, as well as hands-on experience of using professional tools for the design of optical fibre communications systems. Contents: Design of fibre optic communication systems involving issues such as light propagation, fibre characteristics and classification, fibre cables, connectors and splices, optical transmitters and receivers, optical amplifier and filter, optical coupler and wavelength converter, non-linear effects in WDM systems, and system design methodology are covered.