FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION

Course Code: BTE 702 Credit Units: 03

Course Objective:
The objective of this course is to introduce the student to the fundamental basics and understanding of fiber optical
communication. This includes the properties of optical fibers and how are they used to establish optical links for
communication systems.

Prerequisite: Communication System, Electronics Devices & Circuit.

Course Contents:
Module I: Introduction
Different generations of optical fiber communication systems, Optical fiber structure, Propagation of light- total
internal reflection, acceptance angle and numerical aperture

Module II: Fiber Properties

Step-index, Graded-index, Single and Multimode fibers, Signal degradation due to attenuation and dispersion, fiber
splicing, fiber connectors, connection losses, fiber couplers, fiber fabrication.

Module III: Optical Sources

LED-spontaneous emission- material used in LED, LED efficiency, surface emitting LED, edge emitters, Structure
of various LED’s,
LASER: stimulated emission, Laser diodes.

Module IV: Photo Detectors

Characteristics of photo detector, direct and indirect band gap semiconductors, homo junction and hetro junction
photodiodes, p-i-n photodiode, avalanche photodiode, phototransistor, optocouplers.

Module V: Fiber Optic Communication System

Basic communication components, coupling to and from the fiber, multiplexing and coding, repeaters, bandwidth
and rise time budgets, noise, bit error rate and eye pattern.

Module VI: Optical Networks

Network Topologies, SONET/SDH, Optical switching, WDM systems, Fiber optic sensors.

Learning Outcomes:

(Scientific foundation) When faced with a technical problem the student should be able to use applied scientific
knowledge
1A: to identify and implement relevant principles of mathematics and computer science.
1 B: to identify and implement relevant principles of physics and chemistry
1 C: to identify and implement relevant principles of engineering science
(Tools) an ability to use the relevant tools necessary for engineering practice.
(Technical design) the technical ability to design a prescribed engineering sub-system
(Design assessment) the ability to develop and assess alternative system designs based on technical and non-
technical criteria
5A: to define overall needs and constraints.
5B: to assess the social and environmental requirements of the system and its impact on the global society.

Examination Scheme:

Components A CT S/V/Q HA EE
Weightage (%) 5 10 8 7 70
CT: Class Test, HA: Home Assignment, S/V/Q: Seminar/Viva/Quiz, EE: End Semester Examination; Att:
Attendance
Text & References:

Optical fiber Communications : Principles and practice by John M.Senior, 3 rd Edition, 2010, Pearson education
Optical Fiber Communication by Gerd Keiser, 5th Edition, 2013, Tata McGraw Hills
Fiber Optic Communications Technology by Djafar K Mynbaev & Lowell L Scheiner, 3rd Edition, 2008,
Pearson Education.
J. Gowar, Optical communication systems by J. Gowar, 2nd Edition, 2001, Prentice-Hall of India.
Fiber-Optic Communication Systems by Govind P. Agrawal, 3rd Edition, 2007, Wiley India.