EC2402 OPTICAL COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING L T P C 3 0 0 3

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Introduction, Ray theory transmission- Total internal reflection-Acceptance angle
Numerical aperture Skew rays Electromagnetic mode theory of optical propagation
EM waes modes in !lanar guide phase and group elocity cylindrical fi"ers
SM fi"ers#
UNIT II TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTICAL FIBERS 9
Attenuation Material a"sorption losses in silica glass fi"ers $inear and Non linear
Scattering losses - %i"er &end losses Mid"and and far"and infra red transmission
Intra and inter Modal 'ispersion (er all %i"er 'ispersion !olari)ation- non linear
!henomena# (ptical fi"er connectors, %i"er alignment and *oint $osses %i"er Splices
%i"er connectors E+panded &eam ,onnectors %i"er ,ouplers#
UNIT III SOURCES AND DETECTORS 9
(ptical sources- $ight Emitting 'iodes - $E' structures - surface and edge emitters.
mono and hetero structures - internal - /uantum efficiency. in0ection laser diode
structures - comparison of $E' and I$'
(ptical 'etectors- !IN !hoto detectors. Aalanche photo diodes. construction.
characteristics and properties. ,omparison of performance. !hoto detector noise -Noise
sources . Signal to Noise ratio . 'etector response time#
UNIT IV FIBER OPTIC RECEIVER AND MEASUREMENTS 9
%undamental receier operation. !re amplifiers. Error sources Receier ,onfiguration
!ro"a"ility of Error 1uantum limit#
%i"er Attenuation measurements- 'ispersion measurements %i"er Refractie inde+
profile measurements %i"er cut- off 2ae length Measurements %i"er Numerical
Aperture Measurements %i"er diameter measurements#
UNIT V OPTICAL NETWORKS 9
&asic Networks S(NET 3 S'4 &roadcast and select 2'M Networks
2aelength Routed Networks Non linear effects on Network performance
!erformance of 2'M 5 E'%A system Solitons (ptical ,'MA 6ltra 4igh ,apacity
Networks#

TOTAL= 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS
7# (ptical %i"er ,ommunication *ohn M# Senior !earson Education Second
Edition# 200!
8# (ptical %i"er ,ommunication 9erd :eiser Mc 9raw 4ill Third Edition# 2000
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8# Ra0i Ramaswami. ;(ptical Networks ; . Second Edition. Elseier . 8==>#
?# 9oind !# Agrawal. ; %i"er-optic communication systems<. third edition. *ohn 2iley @
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># R#!# :hare. ;%i"er (ptics and (ptoelectronics<. (+ford 6niersity !ress. 8==A#