ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF ALEXANDRIA

0714690
Optical WDM Networks

Lecturer:
Hossam Shalaby

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I.    Outline

• Syllabus.
• Review
• WDM Concepts
• WDM Multiplexers
• Tunable Optical Filters
• Single-Hop WDMA Optical Networks
• Random Access Protocols with No Pretransmission Coordination
• Random Access Protocols with Pretransmission Coordination

II.    Text Book

• G. Keiser, Optical Fiber Communications, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011.

III.    References

• D. K. Mynbaev L. L. Scheiner, Fiber-Optic Communications Technology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001.
• A. Yariv, Optical Electronics in Modern Communications. 5th ed.New York: Oxford, 1997.
• P. E. Green, Fiber Optic Networks. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1993.
• A. Borella, G. Cancellieri, and F. Chiaraluce, Wavelength Division Multiple Access Optical Networks. Norwood, Massachusetts: Artech House, 1998.

IV.    Handouts and Assignments

• Assignment #1
• Assignment #2
• Assignment #3

V.    Announcements

VI.    Lab and Term Project

• Term project rules and proposals
• Click here to download OptiPerformer

VII.    Old Exams

• Midterm, Nov. 2012
• Final, Jan. 09

VIII.    Grades

• Current
• Statistics

IX.    Teaching and Assessments

• Teaching hours per week:
1. Lectures: 2 hrs.
2. Tutorials and Labs: 1 hr: Postpone, d. 0012, p. 396, T6.
• Distribution of a total mark of 100:
1. Midterm exam (20 marks): 1.5 hrs, closed book exam.
2. Class work and Lab. assessment (40 marks).
1. Assignments and quizzes: 20 marks.
2. Term paper (project) and presentation: 20 marks
3. Final exam (40 marks): 3 hrs, closed book exam.
• Attendance:
1. Attendance is conducted every week.
2. Students that will be absent more than 25% of total teaching weeks shall not be allowed to enter the final exam.