EE512 INTRO. TO OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATIONS
| Course Code: | 5670512 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. SERDAR KOCAMAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
Optical propagation in fibers, attenuation, scattering, dispersion, polarization and non-linear phenomena in trasmission. Optical sources and optical detectors. Coupling of sources and detectors to optical fibers, splicing and optical connectors. Non-coherent receivers and their performance, non-cohorent optical fiber communication systems. Coherent optical fiber communication systems with heterodyne and homodyne demodulation. Optical fiber amplifiers, frequency division multiplexing and time division multiplexing.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution |
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes |
| 1 | Depth: Our graduates acquire in depth knowledge in one of the various specialization areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, they are informed about current scientific research topics and they implement innovative methods. | | ✔ |
| 2 | Breadth: Our graduates get familiarized in other subspecialty areas related to their specialization in Electrical and Electronics engineering and/or relevant areas in other disciplines. | | ✔ |
| 3 | Research: Our graduates acquire the skills to conduct and to complete scientific research by accessing contemporary knowledge in their specialty areas. | | ✔ |
| 4 | Life-long learning: Our graduates develop their life-long learning habits. | | ✔ |
| 5 | Communication skills: Our graduates concisely communicate their ideas and work related results in written and oral form. | | ✔ |
| 6 | Ethics: Our graduates internalize rules of research and publication ethics as well as professional ethics. | | ✔ |
