Fiber optics and communication
Contents: The course is intended to give an introduction to fiber optics and the applications in modern high speed communication. Although the course is mainly theoretical we will try to incorporate small experimental exercises to get some hands-on experience as well.
The course is divided in three parts: · First an introduction to guided waves in optical fibers. Here we will treat various effects like chromatic dispersion, polarization mode dispersion and nonlinear effects. The role of these effects will be discussed in relation to optical communication.
· Second semiconductor lasers including quantum well lasers and distributed feedback lasers will be treated with emphasis on production of short laser pulses and spectral properties.
· Finally we will consider more advanced topics like optical solitons in fibers, fiber amplifiers and lasers, wavelength dependent multiplexing and other key components in modern communication.
Requirements: Bf.25 Optical Physics (formerly called Lasers) or equivalent is recommended but not strictly required.
Literature: Selected chapters from textbooks, articles and notes.
Structure of the course: 2 hours of lecturing and 1-2 hours of problem solving/experimental exercises.
Lecturer: Jens Lykke Sørensen
Points/ECTS- credits: 1/5
Semester: Spring