Optical Communication
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Optical Communication Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Optical Communication (subject code 2161005) as prescribed for Electronics · Semester 6 divides the course into 4 units, covering 30 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2161005)Unit 1 Overview of Optical fiber Communications
- Electromagnetic spectrum
- Optical Spectral bands
- Evolution of fiber optic system
- Multiplexing Techniques
- Elements of an optical fiber transmission link with the functional description of each block
- WDM concepts
- transmission widows
- advantages of optical fiber link over conventional copper systems
- applications of fiber optic transmission systems
Unit 2 Optical fibers
- Waveguiding and Fabrication : Optical laws and definitions
- optical fiber modes and configurations
- Mode theory
- Step Index and Graded Index (GI) fibers
- single mode and graded index fibers
- Derivation for numerical aperture
- V number and modes supported by step index fiber
- mode field
- Numerical aperture and modes supported by GI fibers
- fiber materials
- linearly Polarized modes fiber fabrication techniques, and mechanical properties of fibers
- fiber optic cables
Unit 3 Signal Degradation in Optical Fibers
- signal distortion in optical waveguides
- pulse broadening in graded index fiber
- Characteristics of Single Mode Fibers
- mode coupling
- International Standards for optical transmission fibers
Unit 4 Optical Sources
- Semiconductor Physics background
- Light emitting diode (LEDs)- structures
- Figure of merits
- characteristics & Modulation
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