Learn Optical Fiber Technology, Attenuation, WDM, Optical Detectors & Power Budgeting
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of fiber optic communication, covering everything from the fundamentals to real-world applications. Whether you are a student, electronics or telecommunication engineer, or networking professional, this course will help you grasp optical fiber concepts, attenuation, transmission techniques, WDM, detectors, power budget analysis, and numerical problem-solving.
What you’ll learn
- Understand the role and importance of fiber optics in communication.
- Analyze the working of optical fibers, modes, and light sources.
- Identify different WDM techniques and optical spectrum bands.
- Explain optical detectors, photodiodes, and their applications.
- Calculate power budget for fiber optic links and analyze losses.
- Perform numerical experiments related to attenuation and power budget.
Course Content
- Introduction –> 1 lecture • 1min.
- Introduction to Fiber Optics & Working Principles –> 3 lectures • 30min.
- Optical Fiber Characteristics & Signal Transmission –> 4 lectures • 28min.
- Optical Fiber Receivers & Practical Implementations –> 2 lectures • 12min.
- Power Budget & Numerical Applications –> 5 lectures • 33min.
Requirements
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of fiber optic communication, covering everything from the fundamentals to real-world applications. Whether you are a student, electronics or telecommunication engineer, or networking professional, this course will help you grasp optical fiber concepts, attenuation, transmission techniques, WDM, detectors, power budget analysis, and numerical problem-solving.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand how fiber optics enable modern communication networks
- Analyze different types of optical fibers and their characteristics
- Learn attenuation effects, fiber modes, WDM, and optical spectrum bands
- Explore optical detectors, photodiodes, and fiber optic receivers
- Perform power budget calculations for fiber optic systems
- Select the right fiber optic cable based on system requirements
- Solve numerical problems related to optical communication
- Understand digital link design and point-to-point communication
- Learn about fiber optic sources like LEDs and laser diodes
- Gain insights into the structure and working of optical fiber networks
This course is designed with hands-on experiments, practical problem-solving, and real-world case studies to enhance your learning experience. You will also explore the latest advancements in fiber optic communication, including modern transmission techniques and system considerations. By the end of the course, you will have a strong foundation in fiber optics technology, helping you advance in the field of networking and telecommunications.