Optical Communication Systems

Year
0
Academic year
2022-2023
Code
02035190
Subject Area
Telecommunications
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Other Languages of Instruction
English
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Computer Networks; Fundamentals of Communication Systems

Teaching Methods

38 hours of theoretical and practical lectures, 18 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.

Learning Outcomes

Detailed knowledge about devices and functional units used in communication systems with optical fibre transmission, and about the methods used in the design of optical communication systems. Architecture aspects of optical tansport and access networks will also be covered. 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. Optical technology applied to the transpot and access network. 

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria do Carmo Raposo de Medeiros

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 10.0%
Resolution Problems: 10.0%
Frequency: 20.0%
Laboratory work or Field work: 30.0%
Exam: 30.0%

Bibliography

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

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

Rongqing Hui, "Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications", Academic Press, 2019.

Rajiv Ramaswami & Kumar N. Sivarajan, "Optical Networks - A Practical Perspective", Elsevier, 2010.

Biswanath Mukherjee, “Optical WDM Networks”, Springer, 2006.

Le Nguyen Binh, "Optical Fiber Communications Systems: Theory and Practice with MATLAB® and Simulink® Models, CRC Press, 2014.