COMSATS INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Department of Electrical Engineering (Islamabad Campus)

COURSE HANDBOOK

EEE455
OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATIONS

Spring 2010
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Department of Electrical Engineering (Islamabad Campus)

EEE455 – OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATIONS

Lecturer Zulfiqar Khalid

Contact Details Room # 413, Electrical Engineering Block,

Permanent Campus,
Email: zulfiqarkhalid@comsats.edu.pk

Prerequisites EEE223, MTH263

Credits 3(3,0)

Semester 8th

Lecture Timings Monday 1- 2.30pm, Friday 2.30- 4 pm (A)

Monday 2.30- 4pm, Friday 4- 5.30 pm (B)

Marks Distribution Theory Assessment:

Sessional I 10 Marks
Sessional II 15 Marks
Quizzes (8) 20 Marks
Assignments (5) 5 Marks
Terminal Exam 50 Marks
Total 100 Marks

Office Hours Students wishing to consult about the course or

any other matter should note the following
consultation hours.

Monday 10.30am- 12.30pm

Friday 10.30am- 12.30pm

Course group zk_optical_fiber@yahoogroups.com

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Course Objectives:

To learn the basic elements of optical fiber transmission link, fiber modes configurations
and structures. To understand the different kind of losses, signal distortion in optical
wave guides and other signal degradation factors. Design optimization of SM fibers, RI
profile and cut-off wavelength. To learn the various optical source materials, LED
structures, quantum efficiency, Laser diodes and different fiber amplifiers.
To learn the fiber optical receivers such as PIN APD diodes, noise performance in photo
detector, receiver operation and configuration. To learn fiber splicing and connectors,
noise effects on system performance, operational principles WDM and solutions.

Textbook:

Optical Fiber Communications, 4th edition, By Gerd Keiser

Reference Books:

●Optical Fiber Communications, second Edition, John M Senior

●Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, 3rd edition,Govind P. Agrawal
●Fiber Optic Communications, fifth Edition, Joseph Palais
●Understanding Fiber Optics, 4th edition, Jeff Hecht
●Understanding Optical Communications, Harry J. R. Dutton

Lecture Plan:
Topical Outline:
Lec.
Topic Reading
no
History of light & Networks: Contribution of scientists in resolving light
1 mystery, Optical Network history, Types of optical fiber networks in Class Notes
Pakistan
Overview of optical fiber communication: Motivations for Light wave
Keiser: Ch#1-1.1
2 Communications, Optical Spectral Bands, Fundamental Data
to 1.4
Communication Concepts, Network Information Rates
WDM Concepts, Key Elements of Optical Fiber Systems, Standards for Keiser: Ch#1-1.5
3
Optical Fiber Communications, Modeling and Simulation Tools to 1.8
Keiser: Ch#2-2.1
Optical Fibers: Structure, Wave-Guide and Fabrication: The Nature of Light,
4 to 2.3, Class
Basic Optical Laws and Definitions, Optical Fiber Modes and Configurations
Notes
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Keiser: Ch#2-2.4
Mode Theory for Circular Waveguides, Single-mode Fibers, Graded-index
5 to 2.7, Class
Fiber Structure, Fiber Materials
Notes
Keiser: Ch#2-2.8
6 Photonic Crystal Fibers, Fiber Fabrication, Mechanical Properties of Fibers
to 2.10,
7 Fiber Optic Cables, Cable protection, Installation Class Notes
Signal Degradation In Optical Fibers*: Attenuation, absorption, scattering
8 Keiser: Ch#3-3.1
losses, Radiative losses
Signal Distortion in Fibers, Modal dispersion, intermodal dispersion,
9 Keiser: Ch#3-3.2
polarization mode dispersion
Keiser: Ch#3-3.3
Characteristics of Single-Mode Fibers, International Standards, Specialty
10 to 3.5, Class
Fibers
Notes
Keiser: Ch#4-4.1
Optical Sources: Topics from Semiconductor Physics, Light-Emitting Diodes
11 to 4.3, Class
(LEDs), Laser Diodes
Notes
Keiser: Ch#4- 4.4
12 Line Coding, Light Source Linearity, Reliability Considerations
to 4.6 Class Notes

Power Launching and Coupling: Source-to-Fiber Power Launching, Lensing Keiser: Ch#5- 5.1
13
Schemes for Coupling Improvement, Fiber-to-Fiber Joints to 5.3 Class Notes

Keiser: Ch#5- 5.4

14 LED Coupling to Single-Mode Fibers, Fiber Splicing,
to 5.5 Class Notes

Keiser: Ch#5- 5.6

15 Optical Fiber Connectors, Coupling Losses
+Class Notes
Photo detectors: Physical Principles of Photodiodes, Photo detector Noise, Keiser: Ch#6- 6.1
16
Detector Response Time to 6.3
Avalanche Multiplication Noise, Structures for InGaAs Apds, Temperature Keiser: Ch#6- 6.4
17
Effect on Avalanche Gain, Comparisons of Photo detectors to 6.7
Optical Receiver Operation: Fundamental Receiver Operation, Digital Keiser: Ch#7- 7.1
18
Receiver Performance, Eye Diagrams to 7.3
Keiser: Ch#7- 7.4
19 Coherent Detection, Burst-Mode Receivers, Analog Receivers
to 7.6
Digital Links*: Point-to-Point Links, Power Budget, Rise time budget, Keiser: Ch# 8-
20
Power Penalties 8.1 to 8.2
WDM Concepts and Components: Overview of WDM, Passive Optical Keiser:Ch#10-
21
Couplers, Isolators and Circulators 10.1 to 10.3
Fiber Grating Filters, Dielectric Thin-Film Filters, Phased-Array-Based Keiser:Ch#10-
22
Devices 10.4 to 10.6
Keiser:Ch#10-
23 Diffraction Gratings, Active Optical Components, Tunable Light Sources
10.7 to 10.9
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Optical Amplifiers: Basic Applications and Types of Optical Amplifiers, Keiser:Ch#11-

24
Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers, Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers 11.1 to 11.3
Amplifier Noise, Optical SNR, System Applications, Raman Amplifiers, Keiser:Ch#11-
25
Wideband Optical Amplifiers 11.4 to 11.8
Keiser:Ch#13-
26 Optical Networks: Network Concepts, Network Topologies,
13.1 to 13.2
Keiser:Ch#13-
27 SONET/SDH
13.2 + class notes
High-Speed Light wave Links, Optical Add/Drop Multiplexing, Optical Keiser:Ch#13-
28
Switching 13.3 to 13.6
Keiser:Ch#13-
29 WDM Network Examples, Mitigation of Transmission Impairments
13.7 to 13.8
Performance Measurement and Monitoring*: Measurement Standards, Basic Keiser:Ch#13-
30
Test Equipment, Optical Power Measurements 14.1 to 14.3
Keiser:Ch#13-
31 Optical Fiber Characterization, Eye Diagram Tests,
14.4 to 14.5
Keiser:Ch#13-
32 Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer, Optical Performance Monitoring
14.6 to 14.7