Department of Telecommunication Engineering

Course Title
Course Code
Pre-requisite
Credit Hours

Optical Fiber Communication

TEN411
EEN211-Electronics II
3+1

Aims & Objectives

This course covers the fundamental principles for understanding and applying optical fiber
technology to modern telecommunication systems. The text, in this course, examines fundamental
behaviour of the individual optical components, describes their interactions with other devices on an
optical fiber link, and discusses the behaviour of optical links and networks. The background of
provided in this course may effectively be utilized for advanced courses and for research in the field
laser & fiber optic.

Marks Distribution:
Assignments + Class Quizzes + Project(s) + Presentation(s)
Midterm Examination
Final Examination

25%
25%
50%

Assignments:
Assignments would be assigned at least one week before the due date and must be
submitted on or before due date. No late assignment will be accepted. Total of 3
assignments would be assigned during the semester. You have to be very careful
while you are solving your assignment. Please do not try copy from someone else in
order to avoid any problem at the end of the semester.

Class Quizzes:
To check the class performance, sudden death test or class quizzes would be taken in
class throughout the semester. At least 4 quizzes would be taken during the semester.
These quizzes have to be solved in the class and they would be of short duration.
There would be no LATE submission or MAKEUP for these quizzes.

Recommended Books:
1. Fibre Optic: Communication and other Applications, By Henry Zanger & Cynthia Zanger
2. Optical Fibre Communication: Practice and Principles, By John. M. Senior
3. Optical Technology, Compiled by Abid Karim

4. Fiber-Optic Communications Technology by D. K. Mynbaev & Lowell L. Scheiner

Week-wise Course Break-up (Fall-2010)

Course Title: Optical Fiber Communication (Course Code: TEN406)
Week

Topic to be Covered

1.

11

Historical Background, The Nature of Light, Basic Laws of Light,

Interaction of Light with Materials. Historical Development,
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Advantages of Optical Communication Systems, Light Propagation in
Optical Fiber, Optical Fiber Losses
Dispersion and Fiber Bandwidth, Types of Optical Fibbers
Optical Fiber Components, Fiber Couplers, Optical Switching
Introduction to Lasers, Amplification in Two-Energy Level System and
Einstein Relations, Population Inversion, Optical Feedback, Lasing
Threshold, Lasers Modes and Gain Condition
Optical Absorption and Gain in Semiconductor Materials, Types of
Semiconductor Lasers and their Structure, Practical Laser Characteristics
Single Mode Semiconductor Lasers and its requirement in Optical
Communication
Light Sensitive Material, Principle of Photodetection, Semiconductor
photodetectors
Mid Term Examinations
Types of Photodiodes, Responsitivity and Quantum Efficiency of a
Photodiode
pn-Photodiode, pin-Photodiodes, Avalanche Photodiodes Photodiode,
Biasing Techniques, Noise Consideration of Photodetector, Phototransistor
and Optocoupler
Light Amplifiers, Types of Amplifiers

12

Erbium Doped Optical Amplifiers

13
14

Modulation and Multiplexing, Systems Design Considerations

Wavelength Division Multiplexing and Dense Wavelength Division
Multiplexing
Optical Networks
Quiz is due
Revision and group discussion
Deadline
for
Assignment
Submission
Final Examinations

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

15
16
17

Prepared by:

Dr. Abid Karim

Remarks

Date:

Quiz is due
Deadline
for
Assignment
Submission
Quiz is due

Deadline
for
Assignment
Submission
Quiz is due

September 15, 2010