Electrical and Computer Engineering  ECE756,  Term II, Sept –Dec 2021

 

Design of Lightwave Communication Systems and Networks

 

 

Instructor:                            Dr. S. Kumar

                                               ITBA-322, ext: 26008 

                                               Email :kumars@mail.ece.mcmaster.ca

                                               Office hours: Monday and Wednesdays afternoons

 

 

Recommended Texts:

                                             “Fiber Optic Communications: Fundamentals and Applications”, S. Kumar and M. J. Deen,   

                                             John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2014.                                      

  

                                            “Fiber-Optic Communication Systems”, Govind P.

                                               Agrawal, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Fourth edition, 2010.

                                            

                                              

                                                

Course Description:             Lightwave communication has emerged as the undisputed

                                               transmission method of choice in almost all areas of

                                               telecommunication, mainly because it offers unrivaled

                                               transmission capacity at low cost. Starting with the design

                                               of photonic devices for lightwave generation, modulation,

                                               amplification and detection and optical fibers for lightwave

                                               transmission, this course will mainly focus on the design of

                                               light wave communication systems and networks.

 

 

Course Outline

 

1.     Review of electromagnetics

2.      Fiber modes and transmission

3.     Lightwave generation and amplification

4.     Lightwave detection

5.     Transmission system design

6.     Modulation formats

7.     Design of point to point single channel and WDM  systems

                                 

Grading:                              

                                              Project – 40 %

                                              Final Exam – 40%

                                              Assignments – 20%   

 

To do assignments, you will need to have some knowledge of Matlab.

 

 

Policy reminders:

 

The Faculty of Engineering is concerned with ensuring an environment that is free of all adverse discrimination.  If there is a problem, that cannot be resolved by discussion among the persons concerned,  individuals are reminded that they should contact the Department Chair, the Sexual Harassment Officer or the Human Rights Consultant, as soon as possible.

 

Students are reminded that they should read and comply with the Statement on Academic Ethics and the Senate Resolutions on Academic Dishonesty as found in the Senate Policy Statements distributed at registration and available in the Senate Office.

 

 

Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means and can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads:  "Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty"), and/or suspension or expulsion from the university.  It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty.  For information on the various kinds of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, specifically Appendix 3, located at
http://www.mcmaster.ca/senate/academic/ac_integrity.htm
 
The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:
 
1       Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other credit has been obtained.  For example, lab assignments should be done by each student separately. 
2       Improper collaboration in group work. 
3       Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.