Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
The Ohio State University
ECE 731 - Fiber Optics -
Spring 2006
Instructor: Ronald M. Reano
Office: Caldwell
Laboratory, Room 213
Phone: 614-247-7204
Email: reano@ece.osu.edu
Office
hours: MWF 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Lecture:
MWF 8:30 - 9:18 AM, Dreese Laboratory
135
Course
Description:
Waveguiding in optical fibers, fiber losses, coupling and power launching,
detectors, sources, noise, receiver and transmitter design, link analysis,
introduction to fiber sensors.
Course
Objectives:
1.
Students learn physics of fiber optics, including waveguiding and modes in slab
and cylindrical waveguides.
2.
Student learn principles of fiber optic system design, including distance
bandwidth product, dispersion, lasers and LED's, and noise in fiber optic
systems.
3.
Students learn to give an oral technical presentation and practice life-long
learning.
Text: Fundamentals of Optoelectronics, Pollock, C., Irwin.
Prerequisites: ECE 312 - Electromagnetics II, and
ECE 323 - Electronic
Analysis, Design, and Simulation.
Or grad standing.
Grading: Homework 10%
Midterm 20%
Project 35%
Final Exam 35%
Homework:
Completed
sets are due at the beginning of class on the due date. Late homework will not be accepted. All graphical plots should be done on a
computer.
Exams: The midterm and the final
exam are closed book. For the midterm,
one page (front and back) of equations/notes will be allowed. For the final exam, two pages (front and
back) of equations/notes will be allowed.
Exams may be taken in advance
in the event of a serious conflict.
Exams may not be made up after the fact unless documentation is provided
(serious illness, etc.).
Project: The project is 35% of the course grade (20% written, 10% oral, 5% attendance at presentations). Students will work in teams of three. Groups will select a topic from a list (or other by approval) and collectively produce a research paper (with references) on the order of 10-20 pages. Each group will also give an oral presentation to the class.
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