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48240 Optical Communication
Danish title: Optisk kommunikation

Type: Å, Language: EEE
Credit points: 7,5 point
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 )
Contact person: Kristian Stubkjær, EMI, Building 348, Tel. +45 4525 3816KS@emi.dtu.dk
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
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