Processing and Transmittion of Optical Signals

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Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Synopsis:

Photonic switching and computing, Basic Electro-optic theory: waveguide

structures, fibre optics, Fourier optics (filtering, holography), crystal

optics (electro-optical switching), Electro and integrate optics, non-linear

optics, Optical Network: Photonic switching (classical ), new trends in pure

optical switching - wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), parameters,

measuring and testing, unique reference for the fiber-optic industry

Requirements:

Own project of application of optical measures sensors.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction and formalisation

2. Trade-off between switching time and switching power

3. Waveguide structures

4. Optical fibre

5. Optical link

6. Optical link, methods of measuring

7. Fourier optics

8. Applications of Fourier optics

9. Fourier transform holography

10. Crystal optics

11. Electro-optics applications

12. Integrate optics

13. Non-linear optics

14. Optical bistability, optical switching

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Optical instruments

2. Computer simulations

3. Fibre optics simulations

4. Spatial fibre optics applications

5. Excursion

6. Architecture of optical link

7. Fibre optics parameters

8. Realisation of transmission link

9. Measuring of transmissions link

10. Optical link, project

11. Crystal optics

12. Fourier optics, filtering

13. Holography

14. Credits

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. Bahaa E.A. Saleh, Malvin Carl Teich: Fundamentalls of Photonics? (Základy

fotoniky, Matfyspress 1994)

2. Hunsperger R.G: Integrate optics: Theory and Technology; Springer Verlag

1984

3. André Girard, etc.:Guide To WDM Technology & Testing; EXFO

Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. Qubec City, Canada (Legal Deposit- National

Library of Canada 2000)

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: