5 ECTS credits
135 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4017033ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
This course is about the properties of the main components of a photonic communication system, i.e. planar waveguides and optical fibers, passive optical components, optical emitters and receivers, as well as optical amplifiers. It deals with chromatic dispersion management, birefringence and polarisation mode dispersion, as well as wavelength multiplexing techniques. The system aspect is studied through the bite error rate (BER) performance and the quality factor of point-to-point optical links, and through coherent optical systems. Finally, the course focuses on nonlinear effects in optical fibers relevant for fiber optics communications as well as devices based on nonlinear effects for all optical signal processing.
The slides of the theoretical courses are available on the webpage of the course:
http://opera.ulb.ac.be/opera/-ELEC-H-507-Telecommunications-par-?lang=en
The students are expected to understand:
o The physics and properties of optical waveguides
o How optical fiber properties impact the performances of a telecomunications system
o The principles and limitations of optical fiber amplifiers
o The principle of emitters (source, modulator) and receivers (detector, design) used in optical telecommunication systems
o How nonlinear effects impact the system performances
The student should be able to analyze and justify the design of modern point-to-point optical telecommunication system
The student should be able to evaluate the performances (bit error rate, quality factor) of an optical telecommunication system
The student should be able to design a system which meets specific requirements (wavelength, propagation distance, bit rate, BER).
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 34% of the final mark.
Written Exam determines 33% of the final mark.
Practical Exam determines 33% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the Practical Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
First session: Oral examination (theory): 1/3; written examination (exercies/applications): 1/3; laboratories: 1/3.
Second session: Oral examination (both theory and exercices): 2/3; laboratories: 1/3.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Electronics and Information Technology Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Electrical Engineering: Standaard traject BRUFACE J