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OPTICAL FIBRE
SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS

Professor Michael Austin

michael.austin@rmit.edu.au

School of Engineering

EEET1070 and EEET1126

 Course Coordinator: Professor Michael Austin

Email: michael.austin@rmit.edu.au

Phone: 9925 2459

Office: 12.7.16A

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Course Overview

 Aim: To enable you to develop an understanding and

appreciation of the factors which affect the design and
operation of both digital and analogue optical fibre
communication systems.

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Optical Fibre Communication System

Block Diagram of an optical fibre communication system

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Assumed Knowledge

 You should be familiar with

 the properties of optical fibres (multimode and single-mode fibres,

fibre attenuation, dispersion, preferred wavelengths of operation)
 basic components of an optical fibre system (optical sources, fibres,
photodetectors, optical receivers)

 It is advisable that you have successfully completed the course

EEET2115 (Communication Engineering 2) or equivalent studies

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Course Description

 This Course builds on earlier studies to develop a fuller

understanding of the components, design and operation of
optical fibre systems and networks
 characteristics and limitations of system components (laser diodes,
optical modulators, optical fibre, optical amplifiers, optical receivers)
 principles of wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) systems,
RF photonic systems and passive optical networks (PONs)
 factors affecting the performance of both digital and analogue
optical fibre transmission systems

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Learning Outcomes

 On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

 explain the principles of operation of various optical fibre

communication systems and networks
 analyse the performance of various digital and analogue optical fibre
systems
 calculate various key parameters of fibre systems, including the
system power budget and rise-time budget, receiver noise, Q factor,
bit error rate, and the maximum usable bit rate of a digital optical fibre
transmission system

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Learning Activities
 The learning activities included in this course are:
 attendance at the weekly two hour lecture and a tutorial
 completion of problem sheets
 completion of three laboratory exercises
 assignment work
 private study, working through course material and gaining
practice at solving conceptual and numerical problems

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Learning Resources
 Prescribed Lecture Notes:

Lecture notes and other course related material will

be available on the course Canvas site

 On-line texts and other material will be referenced

 You are encouraged to read the recommended

reference material

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Lecture Schedule

 Week 1: Introduction  Week 7: Fibre Dispersion

Overview of Optical Fibre
Systems and Networks  Week 8: Bandwidth and Bit Rate

 Week 2: Laser Diodes  Week 9: Optical Fibre Networks

 Week 3: Optical Receivers  Week 10: Optical Fibre Networks

 Week 4: Probability of Error  Week 11: Fibre Amplifiers

 Week 5: System Power Budgets  Week 12: Course Review

 Week 6: Mid-Semester Test

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Assessment
 Final Exam (2 hours) 50 %
 Mid-semester Test 10%
 Laboratory (3 x 8%) 30 %
 Assignment 10 %
 Total 100

Note: The exam is an open book exam.

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Assessment - Laboratories
 Laboratory 1 Weeks 3, 4
 investigation of a digital fibre system (simulation)

 Laboratory 2 Weeks 5, 6
 investigation of an RF photonic link (simulation)

 Laboratory 3 Weeks 7-10

 investigation of an optical fibre link

 Note: Laboratory exercises are compulsory

(both attendance and report)
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Assessment – Laboratories (2)

 Laboratory location: 12.08.33

 Laboratory Tutor: TBC

 Laboratory Times: to be arranged

 Labs 1 & 2 - Groups of 2

 Lab 3 - Groups of 5

 Lab reports are due 2 weeks after your lab session

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Reference Material
 G. Keiser, ‘Optical Fiber Communications’ ***
 McGraw-Hill, Fifth Edition, 2013 (621.3827 K27)

 G. Keiser, ‘Optical Communications Essentials’ ***

 McGraw-Hill, 2003 (621.3827 K27 and on-line)

 J. C. Palais, ‘Fiber Optic Communications’ ***

 Prentice-Hall, Fifth Edition, 2005

 J. Senior, ‘Optical Fiber Communications’

 Prentice-Hall, Third Edition, 2008

 G. P. Agrawal, ‘Fiber-Optic Communication Systems’

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On-Line Material

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Plagiarism

 Plagiarism in oral, written or visual presentations is

the presentation of the work, idea or creation of
another person, without appropriate referencing, as
though it is your own.

 Plagiarism is a form of cheating and is a very

serious academic offence which may lead to
expulsion from the University.

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Plagiarism (2)
 Plagiarism is not acceptable

 University Plagiarism Policy at http://tinyurl.com/2exc7nu

 The use of another person’s work or ideas must be

acknowledged
 use of material from books, internet articles and diagrams
must be correctly referenced
 Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference for engineering
students – you need to use the original reference
 Any copying of assignment or laboratory reports will result in
zero marks (0%) for all students involved.
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Feedback
 2 way process

 Course Experience Survey (CES) questionnaire

 on-line questionnaire available towards end of semester

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