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12850 (v.2) Optical Communication Systems 404


 

Area:

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

12830 (v.2) Electromagnetics 303 or any previous version
AND
12845 (v.2) Communications Engineering 304 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Semiconductor optical sources and detectors. Optical receivers - noise modelling and receiver sensitivity, transimpedance and frequency response. Optical fibre amplifiers. Optical fibre propagation, dispersion and attenuation. Optical fibre communications system - power budgeting, loss limited design, dispersion limited design. Passive optical devices. Design of optical communication receivers.
 

Field of Education:

 31300 Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Not Online  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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