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 ------------------------------ Midterm Exam ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------ Final Exam ------------------------------------- * Subject to change