Study programme 2020-2021Français
Advanced Optical Communications
Learning Activity
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I-TELE-107
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    • UMONS
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    HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term
    AnglaisAnglais2412000Q1

    Organisational online arrangements for the end of Q3 2020-2021 assessments (Covid-19)
    • Written exam (multiple choice, open questions)
    • Oral exam (questions and answers, presentation of individual or group work, comment and argument about a written text...)
    Description of the modifications to the Q3 2020-2021 assessment procedures (Covid-19)
    Physical oral exam
    Theory : questions-answers with a written preparation (70%)
    Exercice : written preparation (30%)

    If a physical exam is impossible
    Theory : oral exam on TEAMS, questions-answers without wrtitten preparation (70%)
    Exercice : written to be uploaded on TEAMS (30%)

    Organisational arrangements for the end of Q1 2020-2021 assessments (Covid-19) online or face-to-face (according to assessment schedule)

    • Written exam (multiple choice, open questions)
    • Oral exam (questions and answers, presentation of individual or group work, comment and argument about a written text...)

    Description of the modifications to the Q1 2020-2021 online assessment procedures (Covid-19) online or face-to-face (according to assessment schedule)

    Oral exam without written preparation for the theory (on TEAMS) and written exam for the exercices (upload on TEAMS)
    Theory : 70 %
    Exercices : 30 %    

    Content of Learning Activity

    Introduction and general concepts; Optical modulators: generalities, electro-optic modulators, electroabsorption modulators and acousto-optic modulators; Optical amplification: basic concepts, saturation and noise effects, erbium-doped fibre amplifier, Raman optical fibre amblifier; Coherent detection: digital modulation format, coherent detection schemes, demodulation schemes, signal degradation and solutions; System design: bitrate versus dispersion, power budget, BER curves, sources of power penalty; Channel multiplexing: TDM, PDM, WDM and OFDM.    

    Required Learning Resources/Tools

    Not applicable    

    Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

    Not applicable    

    Other Recommended Reading

    - Optical Fiber Communications: Principles and Practice, 3rd edition, J.M. Senior, prentice Hall, 2009. - Fiber Optic Communications: Fundamentals and Applications, S. Kumar and M. J. Deen, Wiley, 2014. - Optical Fiber Communications Systems, L. Nguyen Binh, CRC Press, 2010. - Advanced Digital Optical Communications, L. Nguyen Bing, CRC Press, 2015.    

    Mode of delivery

    • Mixed

    Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

    • Cours magistraux
    • Exercices dirigés
    • Travaux pratiques

    Evaluations

    The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)

    (*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
    Date de génération : 09/07/2021
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