Study programme 2020-2021Français
Advanced Optical Communications
Programme component of Master's in Electrical Engineering : Specialist Focus on Artificial Intelligence and Smart Communication à la Faculty of Engineering

Students are asked to consult the ECTS course descriptions for each learning activity (AA) to know what special Covid-19 assessment methods are possibly planned for the end of Q3

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UI-M2-IRELAI-002-MCompulsory UEWUILPART MarcF108 - Electromagnétisme et Télécommunications
  • MEGRET Patrice
  • WUILPART Marc

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Anglais
Anglais241200033.001st term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
I-TELE-107Advanced Optical Communications2412000Q1100.00%
Programme component
Prérequis

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Mobilise a structured set of scientific knowledge and skills and specialised techniques in order to carry out electrical engineering missions, with a focus on Multimedia and Telecommunications, using their expertise and adaptability.
    • Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge, models, methods and techniques related to the basics of electricity, electronics, automatic control, signal processing and analysis, telecommunications, advanced electronics and advanced microelectronics, computer science, wired and wireless telecommunications, signal processing, and human-machine interfaces.
    • Analyse and model a problem by critically selecting theories and methodological approaches (modelling, calculations), and taking into account multidisciplinary aspects.
    • Identify and discuss possible applications of new and emerging technologies in the field of electrical engineering.

Learning Outcomes of UE

The objective is to provide additional material to the optical communication courses in the domains of optical modulation, optical amplification, coherent detection, dispersion-induced bitrate limitations, power budget and channel multiplexing.    

Content of UE

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.    

Prior Experience

Course of "Optical Communications"    

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

  • Oral examination

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Theory 65 %, Exercices 20 %, Practical work 15 %    

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

  • Oral examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Theory 65 %, Exercices 20 %, Practical work 15 %    

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

  • N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable    

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
I-TELE-107
  • Cours magistraux
  • Exercices dirigés
  • Travaux pratiques

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
I-TELE-107
  • Mixed

Required Reading

AA
I-TELE-107

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
I-TELE-107Not applicable    

Recommended Reading

AA
I-TELE-107

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
I-TELE-107Not applicable    

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
I-TELE-107- 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.    

Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next

AAGrade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
I-TELE-107Authorized
(*) 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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