Course Unit / Photonics for Telecommunications

Photonics for Telecommunications

Year
1
Academic year
2022-2023
Code
03000332
Subject Area
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Other Languages of Instruction
English
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
3rd Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Optical Transmission Systems. Optical Networks. English

Teaching Methods

10 hours of seminar, 15 hours of tutorial sessions.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge about the state of the art on devices and sub-systems used in optical transmission systems with WDM and in optical networks with wavelength conversion.

After attending this curricular unit successfully, the students should have the scientific and technological knowledge required to design and model those devices and subsystems, and should be able to understand and follow up the scientific and technological evolution in this domain.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Nonlinear effects in optical fibers. Passive and active components in optical fiber. Passive components in planar waveguides. Semiconductor lasers and optical amplifiers. Optical modulators. Photo detectors and integrated optical receivers. Components for WDM (wavelength division multiplexing). Photonic switching.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria do Carmo Raposo de Medeiros

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Laboratory experiments: 20.0%
Resolution Problems: 20.0%
Computational work: 20.0%
Exam: 40.0%

Bibliography

- Govind P. Agrawal, "Lightwave Technology – Components and Devices", John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2004.

- Bahaa E. A. Saleh and Malvin Carl Teich (editors) “Fundamentals of Photonics”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1991.