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Measurement in Optoelectronics and Optical Communications

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Course Unit Code440-4108/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
LAT04Ing. Jan Látal, Ph.D.
FAJ072Ing. Marcel Fajkus, Ph.D.
Summary
Students will learn how to measure the transmission parametrs of communication optical communication lines and compare parameters of the measuring instruments.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students will learn the basic principles of the commonly used methods for optical communication line measurements.
Course Contents
1. Basic manipulation with measurement devices; safety while working with LASERs; connecting optical fibers.
2. Attenuation measurements I
3. Attenuation measurements II
4. Influence of macro- and micro-bending losses on attenuation.
5. Chromatic dispersion measurements.
6. Reflectometric measurements of attenuation profile.
7. Optical fiber amplifiers.
8. Spectral and polarisation characteristics of MM and SM optical fibers.
9. Spectral-power characteristics of LED and LD.
10. Polarisation-power characteristics of LED and LD.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Bahaa E.A. Saleh, Malvin Carl Teich. [i]Fundamentals of photonics.[/i] 2nd ed. Wiley, Hoboken (USA), c2007. ISBN 978-0-471-35832-9 (váz.)
[1] Bahaa E.A. Saleh, Malvin Carl Teich. [i]Základy fotoniky.[/i] Vyd. 1. Matfyzpress, Praha, 1994. ISBN 80-85863-00-6.
Recommended Reading:
Ajoy K. Ghatak,K. Thyagarajan. [i]An introduction to fiber optics.[/i] ISBN 0-521-57120-0.

Govind P. Agrawal. [i]Fiber-Optic Communication Systems.[/i] New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-21571-6.
Filka, M. Optoelektronika pro telekomunikace a informatiku. ISBN 9788086785141.

Koudelka, P. a kolektiv. Měření v optoelektronice a optických komunikacích. 2014, VŠB-Technická univerzita Ostrava.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded exercises evaluationGraded credit100 51