Waveguiding in Optical Fibers, Optical Fibers, Attenuation, Dispersion, Non Linear Effects, Generation and Reception of Optical Signals, Optical Transmitter and Receiver, Optical Amplifiers, WDM Optical Networks, Optical Switching and Routing in Access and Core Networks, Optical Burst Switching, Contemporary Optical Networks, Broadband Optical Networks, Passive Optical Networks, Hybrid Optical Wireless Optical Networks.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• to comprehend waveguiding in optical fibers.
• to understand the optical technology and the optical fiber features.
• to perceive and study the attenuation and dispersion phenomena.
• to study and learn the main use of the optical transmitter, receiver, and repeater.
• to study the modern optical networks.
• to learn the main issues of the optical switching networks.
• to learn and apply the main principles of the passive optical networks.
• to be able to simulate and evaluate modern optical networks and communication links.

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Lectures, Lab Tasks, Semester Project

Written final exam (60%), Lab Tasks (30%), Project Presentation (10%)

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