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Devices and Optic Transmission Media Course Overview
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Computer Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 13853
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Electronic Components and Circuits, Electromagnetic Fields
DESCRIPTION
THEORY: - M0: Introduction to optical communications - General structure of a communication system. - Advantages and disadvantages of optical fibres. - Light propagation in a medium. - Physical structure of optical fibres - Introduction to the electromagnetic waves. Regions of the eelectromagnetic spectrum.
M1: Optical sources: LED and laser - 1.1. Introduction. - 1.2. Types of emitters: LEDs y LASER. - 1.3: Operation principle of emitters based on semiconductors. - 1.4: LED. Eficiencies. Electrical & optical characteristics - 1.5: LASER. Eficiencies. Electrical & optical characteristics
M3: Optical detectors - 3.1. Introduction: Symbol y characteristics of photodiodes. - 3.2. Signal conditioning circuits. - 3.3: Structure and operation principle. - 3.4: Types of optical detectors. - 3.5: Noise considerations in optical detectors.
M5: Optical transmission - 5.1. Elements of an optical communication link. - 5.2. Power balance. - 5.3: Time balance. Bandwidth
M6: Multiplexing techniques and devices - 6.1. Multiplexing techniques: TDM, FDM, CDM - 6.2. Optical Time Division Multiplexing: SONET/SDH - 5.3: Wavelength Division Multiplexing: CWDM y DWDM
LABORATORY: - P1: Characterization of a LED. Attenuation and numerical aperture measurement. - P2: Passive optical components characterization. - P3: Characterization of a POF based optical communication link.
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