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Components and system design of optical fiber communication. Topics include step-index fibers, graded-index fibers, fiber modes, single-mode fibers, multimode fibers, dispersion, loss mechanics, fiber fabrication, light-emission processes in semiconductors, light-emitting diodes, laser diodes, modulation response, source-fiber coupling, photodetectors, receivers, receiver noise and sensitivity, system design, power budget and rise-time budget, fiber-optic networks (FDDI, SONET, etc.), wavelength division multiplexing (WDM). Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 130. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
5 Credits
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2016-17 |
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2015-16 |
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2014-15 |
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2013-14 |
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2012-13 |
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2011-12 |
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2010-11 |
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2009-10 |
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2008-09 |
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2007-08 |
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2006-07 |
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2005-06 |
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2003-04 |
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2002-03 |
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2001-02 |
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