PHYS3320
Optical Communications
10 Units
Available in 2013
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 2 |
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Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Much of modern telecommunications rests on the ability to send multiple communication channels along a single optical fibre. The rapidly expanding use of the internet has led to an explosion in demand for such high speed data communications. This advanced course covers the theory and application of light pulse propagation in optical communication links formed from fibres of varios structures, planar waveguides, and optical circuitry and how these links may form a network.
In order to participate in this course, students must complete a compulsory Workplace Health and Safety requirement. Students will receive full information on this compulsory course component in the course outline provided by the school.
| Objectives | On successful completion of this course, students will have: 1. developed an advanced understanding of optical fibre and optical circuitry design principles and use 2. an appreciation of the role of optical technologies in telecommunications systems 3. improved their analytic and problem solving skills 4. enhanced laboratory and computing skills 5. enhanced written and communication skills |
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| Content | . Review of ray and wave propagation . Single and multimode optical fibres – design, loss mechanisms, non-linearity . Pulse propagation - bit rate dependence, dispersion and compensation, solitons . Optical transmitters – directly modulated diode lasers, externally modulated DFB laser sources, modulation format . Optical amplifiers – Raman and Erbium-doped fibre properties . Optical receivers . Planar waveguides and optical circuitry . Optical networks |
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| Replacing Course(s) | None | ||||||
| Transition | None | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | PHYS2160, PHYS2260 | ||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||
| Teaching Methods | Field Study
Lecture Integrated Learning Laboratory Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Integrated Learning: for 66 hour(s) per Term for Full Term | ||||||
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| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for PHYS3320 |