Photonics for Telecommunications
1
2022-2023
03000332
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Portuguese
English
Face-to-face
6.0
Elective
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)
NoSyllabus
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
Computational work: 20.0%
Resolution Problems: 20.0%
Laboratory experiments: 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.