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EECE.5900 Fiber Optic Communication (Formerly 16.590)

Id: 003322 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3

Description

Optical fiber; waveguide modes, multimode vs single mode; bandwidth and data rates; fiber losses; splices, couplers, connectors, taps and gratings; optical transmitters; optical receivers; high speed optoelectronic devices; optical link design; broadband switching; single wavelength systems (FDDI, SONET, ATM); coherent transmission; wavelength division multiplexing and CDMA; fiber amplifiers.

Prerequisites

Students with a CSCE or UGRD career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.

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