Fundamentals of Optical Communications
This is the third lecture of a six-part tutorial series.
This lecture covers the following topics:
- Optical Communication…History
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Attenuation and Dispersion
- Wavebands
- Optical Components
- Types of Fibers
- Dispersion
- Reducing Modal Dispersion
- LOMMF
- Plastic Fiber
- Hard Polymer Clad Silica Fiber
- Attenuation and Dispersion
- Polarization Mode Dispersion
- Fiber Specifications
- Optical Sources
- Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
- LEDs vs Laser Diodes
- Modulators
- Optical Detectors
- PIN vs Avalanche Photodiodes
- Photonic Sensing
- Optical Amplifiers
- EDFAs
- Raman Amplifiers
- Optical Switches
- Optical Crossconnect Architectures
- OEO vs OOO Switches
- New Developments
- 40 Gbps
- More Wavelengths
- Ultra-Long Haul Transmission
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