III B.E. (Information Technology)

V SEMESTER

5 IT 6.5 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION (Elective)

1. Optical Fibers: Basic optical laws and definitions, Principles of lieges propagation in fibers, Ray theory, Optical fiber modes and configurations, Step index and graded index, fiber mono mode and multimode fibers, fiber materials, fiber fabrication, fiber and fiber cables.

2. Signal Degradation in Optical Fibers:

3. Optical Sources: Leds- Structure materials, Cha---ristics,  power & efficiency Laser diodes – Basic concepts, Structure, properties and modulation.

4. Optical Detectors: PIN and Avalanche photo diodes photo detector noise, detector response time. Avalanche multiplication noise. Photo diode materials optical receivers.

5. Power Launching & Coupling : Source to fiber coupling, fiber to fiber joints, fiber splicing, fiber connectors.

6. Optical Fiber Communication System: Principal components, design considerations & Applications, wavelength division multiplexing.

Recommended Books:

1. Gerd Keiser – Optical fiber Communications, Tata Mc Graw Hill.

2. J.N senior -   Optical fiber Communications, Prenctice Hall of India.

3. J. Gowar - Optical Communications Systems, Prenctice Hall of India.

4. J. Wilson & Hawkes – Opto Electronics – An Introduction, Prenctice Hall of India.