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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
EED 4022	OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR METIN HÜSEYIN SABUNCU

Offered to

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Course Objective

1: To understand the principles of optical communications
2: To understand signal propagation in optical fibres
3: To understand the key components of a lightwave communication system
4: To understand the noise sources in optical communication
5: To learn the optical physics for the modeling of optical communication links
6: To learn about mathematical methods that help determine the bit error rate in terms of system parameters.
7: To be able to choose the components of a specific optical communication link

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Students will be able to analyze an optical communication link.
2	Students will be able to state the different components of an optical transmission link.
3	Students will be able to use different methods and devices for the detection and demodulation of light
4	Students will learn about photoconductors, photodiodes, phototransistors, and receiver systems
5	Students will be able to use obtained formulas for the optimization of fiber parameters for a communication system.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

EED 3507 - ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE THEORY

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to optical communication systems.
2	Review of Optics
3	Optical Waveguides
4	Characteristics of optical fibers
5	Optical sources and transmitters
6	Optical detectors and receivers
7	Midterm Exam
8	Optical amplifiers
9	Noise in optical communication.
10	Signal Detection.
11	Dispersion in optical communication systems.
12	Design considerations for an optical fibre link
13	Making the Optical link design
14	Building the link
15	Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Optical Fiber COmmunication, Gerd Keiser
- Understanding Optical Communications, Dutton
- Fundamentals of Photonics, Saleh and Teich, Wiley, 2007
Referanslar:
- Introduction to Fiber Optics, Crisp, Elliott
- Photonics and Lasers, Quimby
- Hecht, Optics

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Homework, Exam

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm-Final Exam

Assessment Criteria

Miderm-Final Exam

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

metin.sabuncu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours