The aim of the course is to examine scientific and industrial studies on optics, to examine optical communication systems and to analyze optical waveguides used as transmission media.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
The student is expected to have a background in electromagnetic field theory and electromagnetic wave theory.
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. N. Özlem ÜNVERDİ
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
Friday, Time : 17.00 - 20.00, Online
Office Hour(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. N. Özlem ÜNVERDİ, Thursday, Time : 17.00 - 19.00
Teaching Methods and Techniques
In education, it is ensured that the student has knowledge through lectures, lecture notes, homework, term papers, seminars and exams.
Principle Sources
D. Marcuse, Light Transmission Optics, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1982.
A. W. Snyder, J. D. Love, Optical Waveguide Theory, J.W. Arrowsmith Ltd., Bristol, Great Britain, 1983.
Other Sources
R. G. Harrington, Time - Harmonic Electromagnetic Fields, McGraw Hill, New York, 1961.
E. C. Jordan and K. G. Balmain, Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems, Second Edition, Prentice - Hall, New York, 1968.
D. K. Cheng, Field and Wave Electromagnetics, Addison - Wesley, Massachusetts, 1983.
C. A. Balanis, Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1989.
S. Ungar and J. C. Nelson, Fibre Optics - Theory and Applications, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, Great Britain, 1990.
R. E. Collin, Field Theory of Guided Waves, Second Edition, IEEE Press, New York, 1991.
J. M. Senior, Optical Fiber Communications, Second Edition, Prentice - Hall, Cambridge, 1992.
M. N. O. Sadiku, Optical and Wireless Communications, CRC Press, New York, 2002.
G. P. Agrawal, Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, Wiley Interscience, New York, 2002.
G. Keiser, Optical Communication Essentials, McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, 2004.
J. M. Simmons, Optical Network Design and Planning, Springer, New York, 2008.
W. Shieh, I. Djordjevic, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing for Optical Communications, Academic Press, Burlington, 2009.
L. G. Kazovsky, N. Cheng, W-T. Shaw, D. Gutierrez, S-W. Wong, Broadband Optical Access Networks, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 2011.
S. Pachnicke, Fiber - Optic Transmission Networks : Efficient Design and Dynamic Operation, Springer - Verlag, Berlin Heilderberg, 2012.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
1. Electromagnetic Field Theory informations 2. Electromagnetic Wave Theory informations
Textbook
2. Week
1. Technological development of communications 2. Classification of communications 2.1 Wired communications 2.2 Wireless communications 3. Optical Waveguides 3.1 Principle of study 3.2 Classification 3.3 Advantages and disadvantages 3.4 Usage of places
Textbook
3. Week
Basic concepts in optical communications (Optical fiber, complete reflection, critical angle, Brewester angle, numerical aperture, acceptance angle, phase velocity, group veleocity, group delay, group index, optical axes, splice, cylindirical function, mode, medium parameters, dispersive medium, propagation, evanescent field, polarization)
Textbook
4. Week
1. Transmitters in optical communications 1.1 Laser 1.2 LED 1.3 Laser diode 2. Receivers in optical communications 2.1 Photodiode 2.2 Phototransistor
Textbook
5. Week
1. Modal analysis in slab optical waveguides 1.1 TE modes 1.2 TM modes
Textbook
6. Week
1. Modal analysis in cylindrical (3D) optical waveguides 1.1 TE modes 1.2 TM modes 1.3 EH modes 1.4 HE modes 2. Weakly guiding optical waveguides
1. Modulaton and multiplexing techniques in optical communications 2. Optical circuit components and their applications
Textbook
10. Week
1. Applications of optical communications in industry, medical and military areas 2. Optical films
Textbook
11. Week
Optoelectronics mechanisms
Textbook
12. Week
Optical networks (SDH - PDH and SONET)
Textbook
13. Week
Production techniques of optical fibers
Textbook
14. Week
Applications in other disciplines and multidisciplinary studies of optical communications
Textbook
15. Week
Final
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
25
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
2
5
Project(s)
1
10
Attendance / Participation
15
0
Seminar
1
10
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To be able to develop and deepen their knowledge in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at an expert level.
PO-2
To be able to use the expert level theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
PO-3
To be able to solve the problems encountered in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering by using research methods.
PO-4
To be able to carry out a study that requires expertise independently.
PO-5
To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills at the level of expertise and to direct her learnin
PO-6
To be able to use advanced information and communication technologies together with computer software at the level required by the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
PO-7
To be able to critically examine the norms in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, to develop them and to take action to change them when necessary.
PO-8
To be able to systematically transfer the current developments and own studies in the field to groups in and out of the field, in written, oral and visual forms, by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data.
PO-9
To be able to communicate orally and in writing using a foreign language.
PO-10
To be able to use the knowledge, problem solving and / or application skills they have absorbed in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in interdisciplinary studies.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
1. Examine the developments in the field of optics.
LO-2
2. Analyze of optical communication systems.
LO-3
3. Analyze of optical communication systems in terms of electromagnetic wave propagation and system and achieve of ability of solving problems.
LO-4
4. Modal analyze of optical communication systems.
LO-5
5. Design of optical circuit components.
LO-6
6. Run a seminar which are about subject of lesson and in thus increase of self-confidence and also develop to view point to optical communications.
