| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Anderson | 2/05 |
| | 731 | Fiber Optics |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Waveguiding in optical fibers, fiber losses, coupling and power launching, detectors, sources, noise, receiver and transmitter |
| | design, link analysis, introduction to fiber sensors. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Sp Qtr. | 3 | U G | 3 cl. |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 312 and 323; or grad standing. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Dynamic electromagnetics, partial differential equations, semiconductor energy band diagrams, operational amplifier circuits. |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | none |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | Fiber Optics and Optoelectronics, 2004 | Khare, R.P. | Oxford University Press |
| | ISBN: 0-19-566930-4 |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] Gerd Keiser, "Optical Fiber Communications," McGraw Hill 1983. |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. Students learn physics of fiber optics, including waveguiding and modes in slab and cylindrical waveguides. (Criterion |
| | 3(a)) |
| | 2. Student learn principles of fiber optic system design, including distance bandwidth product, dispersion, lasers and LED's, |
| | and noise in F. O. systems. (Criteria 3(a),(c),(e)) |
| | 3. Students learn to give an oral technical presentation and practice life-long learning. (Criterion 3(g)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Overview of fiber optic systems (1) |
| | Waveguiding in dielectric waveguides (5) |
| | Dispersion and attenuation (3) |
| | Optical sources (4) |
| | Coupling (3) |
| | Detectors (1) |
| | Noise in receivers and receiver design (2) |
| | Link design (1) |
| | Fiber sensors (1) |
| | Making technical presentations (1) |
| | Class presentations (6) |
| | Exams (2) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
| | 3 cl. |
| | Wednesday, April 23, 2008 05:24 PM |
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