Op­tic­al Com­mu­nic­a­tion

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Literature list Optical CommunicationONT A, B, C, D

Lecture notes­

 

ONT A, B, C, D
Here is a less nicely formatted version which includes intermediate mathematical steps.
Kap. 4: Laser and Photo diodesONT A
Current issues in optical fiber communicationONT A, B, C, D
For further reading (not mandatory)ONT A, B, C, D
Appendix vectors (in German)ONT A, B, C, D
Appendix matrices (in German)ONT A, B, C, D
Appendix probability theory and stochasics (in German)ONT A, B, C, D

Exam Preparation Exercises

Exam Preparation


Computer programs (Software)

PurposeProgram and scripts/subroutines 
Calculation of optical slab waveguidesSWL_n10.m, SWL_n12ONT A
Calculation of cylindrical optical waveguides with single refractive index stepStufen_LWL_Moden_36.m, Stufen_LWL_Modenberechng_det_1.m, Stufen_LWL_Modenberechng_det_5.m, Stufen_LWL_Moden_35.mONT A
Calculation of cylindrical optical waveguidesStufen_LWL_Moden_101.m, Stufen_LWL_Moden_det_102.m, Stufen_LWL_Moden_det_103.m, Stufen_LWL_Moden_104.m, Stufen_LWL_Moden_101.pdfONT A
Differential group delay profilesDGD_Profil.M, DGDPROFILE_N14.m, WURM2_N12.M, PMDF1001.MONT B
ASK and DPSK bit error ratio calculationoa_ee_fig1_n02.m, oa_ee_fig3_chi2_negbin_ther_n01.m, oa_ee_fig4_chi2_BER_n17.m, fig_chi2_BER_n16_help02.m , chi2_n104.m, oa_ee_fig5_chi2_constBER_n19.m, oa_ee_fig6_chi2_nonideal_ext_n19.m, fig4_DPSK_BER_and_synch_n19.m, fig_DPSK_constBER_n19.m,ONT C


Exercises

Exercise 1Reflection and transission at boundaries; Fields in the dielectric slab waveguide (in German)ONT A
Exercise 2Jones vectors and matricesONT A
Exercise 3Complex Poynting theorem, losslessnessONT A
Exercise 4DispersionONT A
Exercise 5Gaussian impulse in dispersive mediumONT A
Exercise 6Wave propagation in anisotropic mediaONT A
Exercise 7Optical isolatorsONT A
Exercise 8Anti-reflection coating, directional coupler, Fabry-Perot interferometerONT A
Exercise 9Dispersion compensation.ONT A
Exercise 10Quantum efficiencyONT A
Exercise 11Optical pulse generationONT A
Exercise 12Scattering matricesRepetition
Exercise 13Noise measurement in optical receiverONT A
Exercise 14 (in German)Rausch-GütezifferRepetition
Exercise 15Chirp parameter in Mach-Zehnder modulatorONT A
Exercise 16Analog and digital optical transmissionONT A
Exercise 17Optical amplifierONT C
Exercise 18More polarizers and retardersONT B
Exercise 19 (in German)PolarisationstransformationenONT B
Exercise 20Interference of homogeneous plane wavesONT A, B, C, D
Exercise 21 (in German)Rayleigh-StreuungONT D
Exercise 22 (in German)LaserlinienbreiteONT C
Exercise 23 (in German)Kontradirektionale Modenkopplung (Gitter), see also GRAT2D_n04.mONT B
Exercise 24 (in German)PolarisationsmodendispersionONT B
Exercise 25Polarization evolution of self and cross phase modulation. Solutions: equidistribution_n003.m, pmdf1001.m, SPMXPMpoldependent_n001.m, SPMXPMpoldependent_n011.mONT D
Exercise 26Coupler design. Solution software: coupler004_3x3.m, coupler005_4x4.mONT B
Exercise 27Dielectric slab waveguideONT A
Exercise 28DepolarizationONT B
Exercise 29Relaxation oscillation of a directly modulated semiconductor laserONT A
Exercise 51Tiltes multilayer slabONT B
Exercise 52Frequency response of a traveling wave modulatorONT C
Exercise 54QPSK signal generation and codingONT C
Exercise 57Interference detection in phase and in quadratureONT C
Exercise 58PolarizersONT B
Exercise 59Laser FM response and chromatic dispersion detection. Once you have solved this look here.ONT C
Exercise 60Measurement and extrapolation of Q factor in binary rgenerator; Matlab fileONT A

 

Videos

Graduate lecture "Fundamentals of optical fiber communication" by R. Noé, 09. and 16.06.2010Video_1 and Video 2.

Exams will be held orally until further notice .