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LESSON PLAN
Sub Code & Name: EC2402 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION
AND NETWORKING

Unit : I

Branch : EC

LP EC2402
LP Rev. No: 00
Date: 21-06-11
Page 01 of 06

Semester: VII

UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Introduction, Ray theory transmission- Total internal reflection-Acceptance angle Numerical aperture Skew
rays Electromagnetic mode theory of optical propagation EM waves modes in Planar guide phase and
group velocity cylindrical fibers SM fibers.
Objective : To understand the principle of EM waves propagation in fiber cables and also about different types
of optical fibers
Session
No

Topics to be covered

Time

Ref

Teaching
Method

1
1(14-20)
2(32-41)
3(34-39)
6(17-28)
1(20-28)
2(43-57)
3(46-48)
6(36-53)

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1
2

Introduction Syllabus overview and Unit overview

Ray theory transmission ,Total internal reflection,
Acceptance angle Numerical aperture

50m
50m

Skew rays, Electromagnetic mode theory of optical

propagation- EM waves modes in Planar guide

50m

phase and group velocity, cylindrical fibers-Modes

50m

Mode coupling, Step Index Fiber, Graded Index Fiber

BB,
OHP

BB

50m

1(28-30
36-43)
1(43-50)

Cont. Graded Index Fiber

50m

1(51-55)

Single Mode fibers, Cutoff wavelength

50m

Mode Field Diameter, Effective Refractive index,

Group delay and mode delay
Gaussian approximation, Equivalent step index
methods
Problems
CAT-I

50m

1(56-61)
2(62-65)
6(83-100)
1(62-67)

BB,
OHP
BB

50m

1(67-76)

BB

50m
50m

1,2

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Unit : II

Branch : EC

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LP Rev. No: 00
Date: 21-06-11
Page 02 of 06

Semester:VII

UNIT II TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTICAL FIBER

Attenuation Material absorption losses in silica glass fibers Linear and Non linear Scattering losses - Fiber
Bend losses Midband and farband infra red transmission Intra and inter Modal Dispersion Over all Fiber
Dispersion Polarization- non linear Phenomena. Optical fiber connectors, Fiber alignment and Joint Losses
Fiber Splices Fiber connectors Expanded Beam Connectors Fiber Couplers.
Objective : To understand the different kind of losses, signal distortion in optical wave guides and other signal
degradation factors. Fiber to fiber permanent and temporary joining techniques should also be understood

Session
No
11

Time

Ref

Teaching
Method

Attenuation Material absorption losses in silica glass

fibers, Intrinsic absorption, Extrinsic absorption

50m

BB

12

Linear and Non linear Scattering losses(Rayleigh

scattering, Mie scattering, Stimulated Brillouin
scattering, Stimulated Raman Scattering)

50m

1(86-91)
2(93-97)
3(86-94)
5(55-58)
1(91-96)
2(98-102)
3(95-102)
5(59-64)

13

Fiber Bend losses Mid band and far band infra red
transmission
Dispersion - Intra Modal Dispersion

50m

1(97-102)

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50m

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Inter Modal Dispersion-Multimode step and graded index

fiber
Over all Fiber Dispersion-Multimode fiber and single
mode fiber
Polarization- Polarization maintaining fibers
Non linear Phenomena

50m

1(102-110)
2(103-108)
3(78-82)
1(110-119)
2(109-115)

50m

1(121-130)

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50m
50m

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50m

20

Fiber alignment and Joint Losses Multimode fiber

joints
Cont. Single mode fiber joints, Fiber Splices(Types)

1(136-145)
1(145-149)
2(122-130)
1(212-223)
2(215-226)

21

Fiber connectors Types

50m

22

Expanded Beam Connectors Fiber Couplers(Types)

50m

23

Problems
CAT II

50m
50m

14
15
16
17
18
19

Topics to be covered

50m

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BB, OHP

1(223-235)
2(228-231)
6(126-129)
1(237-244)
2(231-236)
1(244-260)

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1,2

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Unit : III

Branch : EC

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LP Rev. No: 00
Date: 21-06-11
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Semester:VII

UNIT III SOURCES AND DETECTORS

Optical sources: Light Emitting Diodes - LED structures - surface and edge emitters, mono and hetero structures
- internal - quantum efficiency, injection laser diode structures - comparison of LED and ILD Optical Detectors:
PIN Photo detectors, Avalanche photo diodes, construction, characteristics and properties, Comparison of
performance, Photo detector noise Noise sources , Signal to Noise ratio , Detector response time.
Objective: To learn the various optical source materials, LED structures, quantum efficiency, Laser diodes
structures and also about detectors and its performance factors.

Session
No
24

Topics to be covered

Time

Optical sources: Light Emitting Diodes(Introduction,

LED power and efficiency)

50m

25

LED structures -surface and edge emitters (mono and

hetero structures)

50m

26

Internal - quantum efficiency-Derivation, injection

laser diode structures (Principle)

50m

27

Cont. Injection laser diode (Types)

50m

28

Comparison of LED and ILD, Optical Detectors: PIN

Photo detectors

50m

29

Avalanche photo diodes, construction, characteristics

and properties

50m

30

Comparison of performance, Photo detector noise

Noise sources
Signal to Noise ratio , Detector response time
Problems
CAT-III

50m

31
32

50m
50m
50m

Ref

Teaching
Method

1(374-384)
2(150-155)
5(77-84)
1(386-393)
2(156-161)
5(87-91)
1(322-328 )
2(156-166)
3(355-367)
5(93-96)
6(174-181)
2(167- 176)
6(186-190)
1(430-441)
2(244-249)
5(136-142)
1(441-453)
2(249-252)
5(142-148)
2(252-257)
5(155-158)

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2(257-262)
1,2

BB
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Sub Code & Name:EC2402 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION

AND NETWORKING

Unit : IV

Branch : EC

LP Rev. No: 00
Date: 21-06-11
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Semester:VII

UNIT IV

FIBER OPTIC RECEIVER AND MEASUREMENTS

Fundamental receiver operation, Pre amplifiers, Error sources Receiver Configuration Probability of Error
Quantum limit. Fiber Attenuation measurements- Dispersion measurements Fiber Refractive index profile
measurements Fiber cut- off Wave length Measurements Fiber numerical Aperture Measurements Fiber
diameter measurements.
Objective: To learn the fiber optical receivers, noise performance in photo detector, receiver operation and
configuration. The various characteristics of signal propagation inside the fiber and its basic geometric
parameters measurement techniques are also learnt to design a optical communication system.

Session
No
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41

Topics to be covered

Time

Fundamental receiver operation, Error sources Receiver

Configuration
Pre amplifiers (Types-High impedance FET, High
impedance BJT, Trans impedance Amplifiers)
Probability of Error Quantum limit
Receiver noises ( Shot noise, Receiver sensitivity
calculation, Performance curves)
Fiber Attenuation measurements (Total fiber attenuation,
absorption, scattering loss measurement)
Dispersion Measurement (Time domain & Frequency
domain)
Fiber Refractive index profile measurements
(Interferometric methods, Near field scanning method,
Refracted near field method)
Fiber cut- off Wave length Measurements
Fiber numerical Aperture Measurements Fiber diameter
measurements (Outer and core diameter)
CAT-IV

Ref

Teaching
Method

50m

2(275-281)

BB

50m

2(305-311)

BB

50m
50m

2(281-289)
2(289-302)

BB
BB

50m

1(779-789)
2(541-544)

BB

50m

1(789-796)
2(244-249)

BB

50m

1(796-802 )

BB

50m
50m

1(802-807)
1(807- 812)

BB
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50m

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Unit : V

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Semester:VII

UNIT V OPTICAL NETWORKS

Basic Networks SONET / SDH Broadcast and select WDM Networks Wavelength Routed Networks
Non linear effects on Network performance Performance of WDM + EDFA system Solitons Optical
CDMA Ultra High Capacity Networks.
Objective: To learn, the basic optical network and also different types of network topologies, WDM and
solitons.

Session
No
42
43
44
45
46

47

48
49
50

Topics to be covered

Time

Ref

Teaching
Method

Basic Networks (Network Topologies, Performance of

Passive linear buses, Power budget, Performance of
star architectures)
SONET / SDH (Transmission formats and speed,
Optical interfaces, Rings, Networks)

50m

2(458-466)

BB

50m

2(467-477)
4(364-378)

OHP

Broadcast and select WDM Networks

(Single Hop networks, Multi hop networks, Shuffle
Net multi hop networks)
Wavelength Routed Networks (Optical cross connects,
Performance evaluation)
Non linear effects on Network performance (Effective
length and Area, Stimulated Raman Scattering,
Brillouin scattering, Self phase modulation and Cross
phase)
Cont. Non linear effects (Four wave mixing,
Dispersion management), Performance of WDM +
EDFA system (Line bandwidth, optical power
requirement, Cross talk)
Solitons (Pulses, parameters, Width and spacing)

50m

2(477-482)

BB

50m

2(482-488)

BB

50m

2(488-498)

BB

50m

2(499-505)
4(154-158)
6(254-261)

BB

50m

BB

Optical CDMA
Ultra High Capacity Networks (WDM systems, Bit
interleaved optical TDM, Time slotted optical TDM)
CAT-V

50m
50m

2(505-513)
4(98-101)
2(514-516)
2(516-519)

50m

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LESSON PLAN
Sub Code & Name: EC2402 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION AND
NETWORKING

Branch : EC

Semester:VII

Course Delivery Plan:

Week

10

11

12

13

I II

I II

I II

I II

I II

I II

I II

I II

I II

I II

I II

I II

I II

Units
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Optical Fiber Communication John M. Senior Pearson Education SecondEdition. 2007
2. Optical Fiber Communication Gerd Keiser Mc Graw Hill Third Edition. 2000
REFERENCES:
3.J.Gower, Optical Communication System, Prentice Hall of India, 2001
4.Rajiv Ramaswami, Optical Networks , Second Edition, Elsevier , 2004.
5. Govind P. Agrawal, Fiber-optic communication systems, third edition, John Wiley & sons, 2004.
6. R.P. Khare, Fiber Optics and Optoelectronics, Oxford University Press, 2007.

Prepared by

Approved by

Name

Ms.S.Reethi

Prof. E.G.Govindan

Designation

AP

HOD, Department of EC

Date

27/6/2011

8/7/2011

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