ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF ALEXANDRIA
EEC482
Optical Communications Systems
Lecturer:
Hossam Shalaby
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I. Outline
- Syllabus.
- Optical Communications: Historical Perspective.
- Advanced Modulation Techniques.
- Optical Ring Modulators.
- Coherent Detection.
- DSP-Based Optical Transmission.
- Coherent Detection with Receiver Noise.
II. Text Book
- G. P. Agrawal, Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, 5th ed. New York: Wiley, 2021.
III. References
- R. Hui, Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications, 1st ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2020.
- X. Zhou and C. Xie, Enabling Technologies for High Spectral-Efficiency Coherent Optical Communication Networks. New York: Wiley, 2016.
IV. Handouts and Assignments
V. Lab Experiments and Modules
- Experiment1: Power Distribution and Wavelength Measurement of a HeNe Laser.
- Experiment2: Optical Reflection Measurement of an Optical Cable.
- Experiment3: Fiber Alignment Losses.
VI. Term Project
- Term Project: Intradyne Coherent Detection with Fiber Impairment.
VII. Acknowledgement
VIII. Old Exams
IX. Grades
X. Teaching and Assessments
- Teaching hours per week:
- Lectures: 3 hr.
- Tutorials and Labs: 2 hr.
- Distribution of a total mark of 100:
- Midterm exam (20%): 1 hr, closed book exam.
- Class work and Lab. assessment (20%).
- Final exam (60%): 2 hr, closed book exam.