ATILIM UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PRACTICE
Course Name
Optical Communications
Pre-requisite
Courses
Language of the
Course
Course Type
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Course Objective
Learning Outcomes
of the Course
Code
EE539
Term
spring
L+P Hour
3+0
Credits
3
ECTS
5
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English
Elective
Elif AYDIN
Elif AYDIN
- Introduce the components of an optical communications system and to
describe typical systems which employ optical techniques.
 Enable students to gain theoretical and practical background in both
physics and engineering aspects of fiber optic communications,
including the fundamental principle of light propagation in optical
fibers and waveguides, the critical components of fiber optic networks,
and fiber optical network systems.
 Select emitters and detectors appropriate to a given communications
application.
 Specify active and passive optical components for analog and digital
links.
Ability to:
 Identify the main parameters of laser diodes, optical fiber, and optical
receivers, and analyze how different structures and materials influence
the parameters of these components (1, 4)
 Analyze the operation of LEDs, laser diodes, and PIN photodetectors
(spectral properties, bandwidth, and circuits) and apply in optical
systems. (1,4,8)
 Explain the principles of, compare and contrast single- and multi-mode
optical fiber characteristics. (1)
 Analyze and design optical communication. (2, 3, 5,8,9,10)
 Derive solutions for how non-linearity and dispersion affect the
propagation of data signals in optical fiber, and apply these solutions to
analyze the maximum data rate and transmission distance of optical
transmission links. (1, 5)
 Determine the various parameters of an optical receiver that affect BitError-Rate (5)
 Identify the different type of networking configurations that may be
used in an optical network and analyze how component selection
effects network design. (3,4, 5,8,9,10)
 Design a basic optical communication systems and analyze how it
performance would be effected by the various components used in the
system design. (2, 3, 5,8,9,10)
 Implement a wavelength division multiplexed systems and formulate
how altering the parameters of the components used would change
system capacity. (3,5,9,10)
Optical fiber structures, waveguiding and fabrication, attenuation, signal
distortion, mode coupling, LEDs and LASERs, power launching and
coupling, photo detectors, optical receivers, point- to –point links, line
coding, coherent optical systems, photonic switching, unguided optical
communication systems.
Content of the
Course
WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND PRE-STUDY PAGES
Week Topics
Pre-study Pages
1
Overview of Optical Fiber Communication
Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
2
Optical Fibers: Structures, Waveguiding
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
3
Signal Degradation in Optical Fibers
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
4
Optical Sources
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
5
Power Launching and Coupling
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
6
Photodetectors
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
7
Optical Receiver Operation
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
8
Optical Receiver Operation
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
9
Digital Transmission Systems
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
10
Analog Systems
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
11
WDM Concepts and Components
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
12
Optical Amplifiers
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
13
Optical Networks
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
14
Measurement Standards, Eye patterns,
attenuation, dispersion measurements.
Review last week and Glance this week’s
topics from the lecture
SOURCES
Course Book
Other sources
Gerd Keiser, 'Optical Fiber Communications' third edition, McGraw-Hill (2000)
Senior, J.M., "Optical Fiber Communications: Principles and Practice", PrenticeHall, 2nd Edition (1992)
Govind P. Agrawal, “Fiber-Optic Communication Systems”, 2nd ed., JohnWiley
& Sons, Inc. (1997)
Ajoy Ghatak and K. Thyagarajan, “Introduction to Fiber Optics”, Cambridge
University Press, New York (1998)
EVALUATION SYSTEM
IN-TERM STUDIES
Midterm Exam
Homework
Project
Final Exam
TOTAL
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL
GRADE
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL
GRADE
TOTAL
QUANTITY
2
5
1
1
PERCENTAGE
30
25
20
25
100
75
25
100
Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences
10
Engineering
30
Engineering Design
60
Social Sciences
0
CORRELATION BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM
COMPETENCIES
Percentage
No Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5
An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
1
X
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and
interpret data.
X
An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.
X
An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.
X
An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
An ability to communicate effectively.
X
X
X
The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering
solutions in a global and societal context.
X
Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
X
Knowledge of contemporary issues.
An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools
necessary for engineering practice.
X
X
TABLE OF ECTS / WORKLOAD
Activities
QUANTITY
Course Duration
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)
Homework
Project
Midterm
Final examination
Total Work Load
Total Work Load / 30
ECTS Credit of the Course
14
16
5
1
2
1
Duration
(Hour)
3
4
6
10
2
3
Total
Workload
42
64
30
10
4
3
153
5.1
5