Optical fiber: Introduction, structure, step index and graded index fibers, Modes of propagation, Signal degradation in Optical fibers: Attenuation, signal distortion, pulses broadening mode coupling. Optical sources: LED, Laser diodes light source linearity model partition and reflection noise. Power lunching and coupling: source to fiber power lunching Lansing scheme, fiber to fibber join, splicing fiber connectors. Photo detectors: basic principles, photo-detectors noise, response time, and avalanche multiplication noise.
Optical receiver operations: receiver configurations, digital receiver, Performance preamplifiers.
Digital translation systems: point-to-point link, line coding, and eye pattern,
system Performances.
Advanced systems and techniques: WDM, local area networks, optical amplifier, phonic switching.