ETE 4521 - Photonics-Optical Communication (3)

Introduction to electromagnetic waves, visible light, photon, Snell’s law, total internal reflection, Fresnel’s law, optical fiber, losses in the fiber, dispersions, attenuation, types of optical fibers, light sources (light bulb, fluorescent, LED, Laser, and Laser Diode) and their characteristics, light detectors (semiconductor diodes, PIN photodiodes, and Avalanche photodiode) optical devices ( transceivers, amplifiers, couplers, modulators, multiplexers, switches, and displays), optical network SONET protocol, and fiber channel.

Prerequisite(s): ESET major; ETE 4351 or ETE 442; and ETE 4351L or ETE 442L.
Corequisite(s): ETE 4521L .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once