5 ECTS credits
135 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4017033ENR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.
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).
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 34% van het eindcijfer
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 33% van het eindcijfer
Examen Praktijk bepaalt 33% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie Examen Praktijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
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.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de ingenieurswetenschappen: elektronica en informatietechnologie: Standaard traject
Master of Electrical Engineering: Standaard traject BRUFACE J (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)