2009 Course Handbook
ENGG811: Optical Communication Systems
This unit will give an overview of optical communications, from the principles of information transmission in optical fibres through to optical signal processing techniques being developed for high-speed communication networks. Students will acquire a good knowledge of the principles and practice of modern optical communications and be aware of current developments and future opportunities. Components: couplers, taps, filters, lasers and amplifiers. Transmission: propagation, effects of dispersion and nonlinearity, optical modulation, detection, coherent and direct detection, shot noise. Signal processing: optical signal processing techniques for broadband communication systems. Multiaccess on fibre: WDMA, TDMA, and CDMA. Networks: broadcast networks, star and bus topologies. Reconfigurable network architectures and network control. Optical switching: wavelength routers, optical switching techniques.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: | TBD - To be determined |
| Staff Contact: | Professor Graham Town |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
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Faculty of Science |