1 | Electromagnetic nature of light, Uniform plane waves, Boundary conditions |
2 | Reflection and transmission of waves at a boundary, Total internal reflection, Ray theory of dielectric slab waveguides, and optical fibers |
3 | Modal analysis of slab waveguides |
4 | Modal analysis of optical fibers (step and graded index), linearly polarized modes |
5 | Attenuation and dispersion in optical fibers, Concepts of spontaneous and stimulated emission of light |
6 | Optical sources: Lasers and LEDs |
7 | Optical amplifiers, Photodiodes |
8 | Midterm |
9 | Noise in photodetectors, WDM optical Components |
10 | Analog and digital optical communications |
11 | Direct detection receivers |
12 | Coherent detection, Noises, Comparison of direct and coherent detection |
13 | DSP algorithms for coherent optical communications |
14 | Multiplexing techniques in fiber-optic communications |