Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering
School of Electronics, Communications, and Computer Engineering
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST)

ECE440
Optical Communications Systems

Lecturer:
Hossam Shalaby

I.    Outline

• Syllabus.
• Receiver Noise and Direct Detection.
• Optical Ring Modulators.
• Concepts of Wavelength-Division Multiplexing.
• Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Techniques.
• Advanced Modulation Techniques.
• Coherent Detection.
• Coherent Detection with Receiver Noise.

II.    Text Book

• R. Hui, Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications, 1st ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2020.

III.    References

• G. Keiser, Optical Fiber Communications, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011.
• G. P. Agrawal, Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, 4th ed. New York: Wiley, 2010.

IV.    Handouts and Assignments

1. Receiver Noise and Direct Detection.
2. Optical Ring Modulators.
3. Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Techniques.
4. Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Techniques, Cont..
5. Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Techniques.

V.    Announcements

VI.    Lab and Term Project

• Experiments:
1. Power Distribution of a Light Source.
2. Optical Fiber Power Attenuation.
3. Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (WDM).
• Modules:
1. Receiver Noise.
2. Optical Ring Modulator.
3. Ring Modulator Time Domain.
4. Mach-Zehnder Interferometer as a WDM Multiplexer.
5. Wavelength-Division Multiplexing Systems.
• Term Project:

VII.    Old Exams

VIII.    Grades

• Current
• Statistics

IX.    Teaching and Assessments

• Teaching hours per week:
1. Lectures: 2 hr.
2. Tutorials: 1 hr.
3. Laboratories: 2 hr.
• Distribution of a total mark of 300:
1. Class work (assignments and quizes): 15%.
2. Midterm exam: 15%.
3. Lab assessment and term project: 30%.
4. Final exam: 40%.