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Chapter 1: Introduction
Textbooks
[1] G. Keiser, Optical Fiber Communications,
3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2000
[2] G. P. Agrawal, Fiber-Optic Communication
Systems, John Wiley & Sons, 1992
[3] R. Ramaswami and K. N. Sivarajan, Optical
Networks A practical Perspective, 3rd Edition,
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2010
[4] J. Powers, Introduction to Fiber Optic Systems,
2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1999
Assessment
Percent
Note
Homework
15%
Online
Simulation
15%
Project
20%
Randomly
choose
Group project
Final
50%
Multiple choice
(70-90 m)
Content
Why optical communications?
Evolution of Optical Communication
Systems
Applications of optical
communications
Optical
fiber
Coaxial
cable
~ 1012 Hz bandwidth
~ 108 Hz bandwidth
~ 10-6 m in diameter
~ 10-2 m in diameter
~ 10 kg/km
~ 1000 kg/km
~ 10-1 dB attenuation
~ 10 dB attenuation
Yes
Electrical Isolation
No
Security
No
First laser
First
optical
waveguid
e
1960s
1970s
Early
optical
network
systems
First
generatio
n
SONET/S
DH
1980s
1990s
Second
generatio
n
WDM
Fiber: multi-mode
fiber
Fiber length: ~ 10
km
Use repeater
Bit rate: ~ 50
Mbps
1990s
1980s
1970s
10
Fiber: multi-mode
fiber
Fiber length: ~ 10
km
Use repeater
Bit rate: ~ 50
Mbps
Source: single
mode laser
Wavelength: 8-32
wavelengths
Fiber: single-mode
fiber
Fiber length: ~ 80
km
Use amplifier
Bit rate: ~ 2,5
Gbps 2 Tbps
1990s
1980s
1970s
11
Fiber: multi-mode
fiber
Fiber length: ~ 10
km
Use repeater
Bit rate: ~ 50
Mbps
1990s
1980s
1970s
12
Fiber: multi-mode
fiber
Fiber length: ~ 10
km
Use repeater
Bit rate: ~ 50
Mbps
1990s
1980s
1970s
13
Applications: entertainment,
commercial, military, medical
14
15
Course content