Optical Communication Systems

Recommended Prerequisites

Computer Networks; Fundamentals of Communication Systems.

Teaching Methods

40 hours of theoretical and practical lectures, 20 hours of practical and laboratorial sessions.

Laboratory/ practical work: characterization of optical fibres, devices (photodetectors, light emitting diodes and lasers) and photonic subsystems (transmitters and receivers); test of optical fibre communication systems with intensity modulation and direct detection; computational simulation; case studies with Matlab.

Evaluation: computational practical assignments – 20%; practical laboratory work – 20%; final exam -60%. 

Learning Outcomes

 

Detailed knowledge about devices and functional units used in communication systems employing optical fibres, and about the methods used in the design of optical communication systems.

After attending this curricular unit, the students should have acquired the fundamental scientific knowledge and technical skills required for the design and development of those systems, and should be capable of understanding and following the scientific and technological evolution in this domain.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Functional structure and classification of optical communication systems. Optical fibres. Optical sources and transmitters. Optical detectors and receivers. Design of optical communication systems with direct detection. Optical amplifiers. Optical communication systems with multiple channels. Coherent optical communication systems. 

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria do Carmo Raposo de Medeiros

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 20.0%
Laboratory work or Field work: 20.0%
Exam: 60.0%

Bibliography

Govind P. Agrawal, "Fiber-Optic Communication Systems", John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002 & 2010.

Gerd Keiser, "Optical Fiber Communications", McGraw-Hill, 2000 & 2010. 

Le Nguyen Binh, “Optical Fiber Communication Systems with MATLAB® and Simulink® Models”, CRC Press, 2014.