King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
ENE 423 Optical Communications
2/2013
Instructor:
Apichai Bhatranand, Ph.D.
Office:
CB 40903
Tel:
02-470-9063
E-mail:
apichai.bha@kmutt.ac.th
Web:
http://webstaff.kmutt.ac.th/~apichai.bha/
Lecture Hours:
Fri 13:30 – 16:20, CB 41004
Office Hours:
Mon 13:30 – 15:00
Textbook:
“Fiber Optic Communications,” J.C. Palais, 5th edition,
Pearson/Prentice Hall.
References:
“Optical Fiber Communications”, G. Keiser, 3rd edition,
McGraw Hill.
“Fiber Optic Communications”, H. Kolimbiris, International
Edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Grading:
Quizzes:
Mid Term Exam
35 %
Final
45 %
Quizzes + Homeworks
20 %
The quizzes most likely consist of one or two explanatory
and/or problem solving questions which have been seen during
the class or in the homeworks.
Homeworks:
Homeworks are usually handed in weekly or bi-weekly
depending on the pace of the class. They will be collected at the
beginning of the class on the due date of each assignment. No
late homeworks will be accepted.
Exam dates:
Midterm:
Final:
Attendance:
Class roll may be taken randomly.
Plagiarism Policy:
Academic honesty is considered to be one of its highest values in this class.
Dishonesty or unethical and unprofessional behavior includes:
(a) Using another person's words, ideas, or results without giving proper credit to
that person; giving the impression that it is the student's own work.
(b) Any form of cheating on examinations.
(c) Altering academic or clinical records.
(d) Falsifying information for any assignments.
(e) Submitting an assignment(s) that was partially or wholly completed by another
student.
(f) Copying work or written text from a student, the Internet, or any document
without giving due credit to the source of the information.
(g) Submitting an assignment(s) for more than one class without enhancing and
refining the assignment, and without first receiving instructor permission. In
cases where previous assignments are allowed to be submitted for another
class, it is the responsibility of the student to enhance the assignment with
additional research and to also submit the original assignment for comparison
purposes.
(h) Assisting another student with reasonable knowledge that the other student
intends to commit any act of academic dishonesty. This offense would
include, but would not be limited to providing an assignment to another
student to submit as his/her own work or allowing another student to copy
answers to any test, examination or assignment.
Academic dishonesty is a serious offense and may result in the following sanctions:
1st offense: Failure of the assignment in which the action occurred.
2nd offense: Failure of the class in which the action occurred.
3rd offense: Expulsion or permanent dismissal from the University.
Lecture Plan*
Week
Subject
Textbook reading
(Chapter)
1
Introduction: Overview of optical communications
1, 2
2
Fundamentals of Light waves; Dispersion;
3
Total Internal Reflection
3
Dielectric slab waveguide; Modes in slab waveguides
4
4
Dispersion effects in slab waveguides,
4,5
Step index fiber and graded index fiber
5
Modes in fibers, Distortion in fibers
5
6
Operation and characteristic of light emitting diodes
6
7
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8
Operation and characteristic of laser diodes
9
PN photodiodes, PIN photodiodes, and Avalanche
6
photodiodes
7
10
Couplers, Modulation by LED and laser
8,10
11
Modulation formats and Noise
10,11
12
SNR and BER
11
13
Analog and digital system design
12
14
Optical networks
9
15
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* Subject to change