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PHYS3320

Optical Communications

10 Units 3000 Level Course

Available in 2013

Callaghan Campus Semester 2

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
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
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
Assessment Items
Essays / Written Assignments
Examination: Formal
Laboratory Exercises
Contact Hours Integrated Learning: for 66 hour(s) per Term for Full Term
Compulsory Components
Compulsory Course Component WHS-Safety Induction or Risk Assessment. Compulsory Course Component: In order to participate in this course, students must complete a compulsory safety induction.
Timetables 2013 Course Timetables for PHYS3320