Ec6702 Optical Communication and Networks
Ec6702 Optical Communication and Networks
Ec6702 Optical Communication and Networks
AND NETWORKS
Prepared by
S.Maria Seraphin Sujitha,AP/ECE
College Vision
society.
Department Mission
CO1: Explain the basic elements in optical fibers, different modes and
configurations.
CO2: Analyze the transmission characteristics associated with
dispersion and polarization techniques.
CO3: Compare the various optical sources with their use in optical
communication system.
CO4: Estimate the various optical communication parameters.
CO5: Design optical communication systems and its networks.
Syllabus
Optical Communication –
most modern mode of wired communication.
• Optical fiber communication-operate in the
(800-1600)nm wavelength bands.
C= 𝛾λ
Eg:
λ =1552.5nm
𝑐
𝛾= =193.1 THz
λ
Optical fiber communication system
• Block diagram
Information Electrical
source transmit Optical source Optical cable
Bandwidh (BW)
• Bandwidth of a system proportional to the
frequency of operation.
• Use of higher frequency facilitates larger BW.
Wired and wireless transmission
media
• Transmission media alternative to the Optical
Communication
Coaxial cable
• Very limited bandwidth- twisted pair& coaxial
cable.
Microwave link
Satellite communication
BW ~ GHz BW ~ THz
No upgradeability Upgradeable
Mobile,air,sea On
ground only
Advantages of Optical Communication
First window
• 1970s-low loss window around 850nm
• semiconductor optical sources were made of GaAs
which emitted light at 850nm
• Silicon-photodetector
• Repeater spacing-10km,data rate-45-140Mb/s
Second Window
• 1980s -the optical communication shifted to
1310 nm band , so called the ‘Second
Window‘.
• Repeater spacing-40km
• Low power loss
• Less signal dispersion
• Bit rate-10-100Mb/s
• Multimode and single mode
Third Window
• 1990s the communication was shifted to 1550nm
window, so called ‘Third Window‘
• Repeater spacing-90km
• Low power loss
• Large signal dispersion
• Bit rate-2.5Gb/s
• Optical amplifier-GaAlAs based solid state optical
amplifier
• Erbium doped fiber amplifier(EPMAs)-1550nm
• Praseodymium doped fiber amplifier-(PDFAs) -1350nm.