| 1. | Course Title | Optical Communications | |||||||||||
| 2. | Code | 4ФЕИТ10018 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Study program | 12-KIT, 16-MNT | |||||||||||
| 4. | Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||||||
| 5. | Degree (first, second, third cycle) | Second cycle | |||||||||||
| 6. | Academic year/semester | I/1 | 7. | Number of ECTS credits | 6.00 | ||||||||
| 8. | Lecturer | Dr Aleksandar Risteski | |||||||||||
| 9. | Course Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
| 10. | Course Goals (acquired competencies):
Ability to perform analytical, numerical and simulation modeling of optical links and their components; performance analysis of various optical interconnects and their application. Readiness for research in these areas. |
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| 11. | Course Syllabus:
Types of optical interconnects and architecture optical communication links. Application of optical interconnects in WAN/MAN/LAN/SAN (out-of-the-box); system/board/modul/chip (in-the-box). Challenges in higher speed optical links. Challenges for higher speed in optical links. Laser electric field modeling. Modal power distribution in multimode fibers. Optical receiver modeling. Light propagation models in optical medium. Optical medium transfer function. Connectors: transfer matrices, attenuation, mode mixing, influence of lateral and angular offset. Numerical and simulation models for optical links. Optical link performance analysis. Nonlinear phenomena. Rectangular optical waveguides: characteristics and applications. Pol characteristics and applications characteristics and applications. Integrated optical interconnects. |
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| 12. | Learning methods:
Lectures; individual literature research; individual case studies; interactive discussions. |
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| 13. | Total number of course hours | 180 | |||||||||||
| 14. | Distribution of course hours | 3 + 3 | |||||||||||
| 15. | Forms of teaching | 15.1 | Lectures-theoretical teaching | 45 hours | |||||||||
| 15.2 | Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 45 hours | |||||||||||
| 16. | Other course activities | 16.1 | Projects, seminar papers | 30 hours | |||||||||
| 16.2 | Individual tasks | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 16.3 | Homework and self-learning | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 17. | Grading | ||||||||||||
| 17.1 | Exams | 10 points | |||||||||||
| 17.2 | Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 70 points | |||||||||||
| 17.3. | Activity and participation | 0 points | |||||||||||
| 17.4. | Final exam | 20 points | |||||||||||
| 18. | Grading criteria (points) | up to 50 points | 5 (five) (F) | ||||||||||
| from 51 to 60 points | 6 (six) (E) | ||||||||||||
| from 61 to 70 points | 7 (seven) (D) | ||||||||||||
| from 71 to 80 points | 8 (eight) (C) | ||||||||||||
| from 81 to 90 points | 9 (nine) (B) | ||||||||||||
| from 91 to 100 points | 10 (ten) (A) | ||||||||||||
| 19. | Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam | Presence at classes and seminar work. | |||||||||||
| 20. | Forms of assessment |
During the semester, tests are conducted during the classes. Written exam is taken for a maximum of 90 minutes at the end of the semester or in exam sessions. A seminar paper or project task (team or individual) is prepared. The final grade includes points from the exam, tests and from the seminar paper or project assignment. A special instruction published before each exam regulates the manner of taking the exam and the use of teaching aids and electronic devices during the exam. |
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| 21. | Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||||||
| 22. | Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Self-evaluation and polls | |||||||||||
| 23. | Literature | ||||||||||||
| 23.1. | Required Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | G. Agrawal | Fiber-Optic Communication Systems | Wiley-Interscience | 2002 | |||||||||
| 2. | O. Ziemann, J. Krauser, P. Zamzow, W. Daum | POF Handbook: Optical Short Range Transmission Systems | Springer, 2nd edition | 2008 | |||||||||
| 3. | G. Agrawal | Nonlinear Fiber Optics (Optics and Photonics) | Academic Press, 4 edition | 2006 | |||||||||
| 23.2. | Additional Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | Scientific journal and conference papers, standards, recommendations, laws and bylaws (national), international regulatory acts, other literature. | ||||||||||||
