48240 Optical Communication
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Danish title: Optisk kommunikation
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Type: Å, Language: EEE |
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Credit points:
7,5 point |
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| Previous course: C4841 |
Offered by:
Department of Electromagnetic Systems
(EMI) |
No credit points with: C4841 |
Prerequisite: 48110/D4091 |
Recommended semester:
6th semester |
Scope and form: 25 lectures; 1-2 laboratory exercises, problem solving at lectures, 3 afternoons (voluntary) |
Examination:
Oral exam
(13 point scale
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Contact person: |
Kristian Stubkjær, EMI, Building 348, Tel. +45 4525 3816KS@emi.dtu.dk |
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Aim: To enable the student 1) to understand and analyze the components of optical communication systems, 2) to understand the principles behind the construction of optical communication systems and to perform a systematic evaluation, and 3) to take part in research and development within the field
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Contents: Optical fibres: structure, conditions of propagation, attenuation and pulse dispersion. Optical amplifiers: Construction, amplification and noise. Light sources and transmitters: Construction, modulation bandwidth and spectral properties. Photodiodes and receivers: Construction, electrical bandwidth, noise and sensitivity. Optical communication systems with digital modulation formats: Construction and system budgets. Multichannel systems. Laboratory exercises with optical fibers, optical amplifiers and systems experiments |
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