EENG 5533G - Optical Fiber Communications (3 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course offers an introduction to the physics of optical fiber communication components and the applications to communication systems. Topics include light and its behavior in the fiber, fiber attenuation, dispersion and nonlinear effects, laser modulation, photo detection and noise, receiver design, bit error rate calculations, and coherent communications. Graduate students will be required to complete an individual research project not required of undergraduate students.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in EENG 5540 or Permission of Instructor.
Cross Listing(s): EENG 5533.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students