VASIREDDY VENKATADRI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

NAMBURU-522508
COURSE: B. Tech YEAR: IV– I Semester
BRANCH: ECE SUBJECT: OC

LESSON PLAN
UNIT-I : Overview of optical fiber communication - Historical development, The general system, advantages of
optical fiber communications. Optical fiber wave guides- Introduction, Ray theory transmission, Total Internal
Reflection, Acceptance angle, Numerical Aperture, Skew rays, Cylindrical fibers- Modes, V-number, Mode
coupling, Step Index fibers, Graded Index fibers, Single mode fibers- Cut off wavelength, Mode Field Diameter,
Effective Refractive Index, Related problems.
S.NO TOPIC NO.HOURS REMARKS/REFERENCES
Overview of optical fiber communication -
1 2 T.2
Historical development
The general system T.2
2 1
Advantages of optical fiber T.2
3 1
communications
Optical fiber wave guides- Introduction, T.2
4 2
Ray theory transmission
Total Internal Reflection, Acceptance angle T.2
5 1
Numerical Aperture, Skew rays T.2
6 1
Cylindrical fibers- Modes, V-number, T.2
7 2
Mode coupling
Step Index fibers T.2
8 1
Graded Index fibers T.2
9 1
Single mode fibers- Cut off wavelength, T.2
10 1
Mode Field Diameter
Effective Refractive Index T.2
11 1
Related problems T.2
12 1

TOTAL -- 15
UNIT-II : Fiber materials:- Glass, Halide, Active glass, Chalgenide glass, Plastic optical fibers. Signal distortion
in optical fibers-Attenuation, Absorption, Scattering and Bending losses, Core and Cladding losses, Information
capacity determination, Group delay, Types of Dispersion:- Material dispersion, Wave-guide dispersion,
Polarization-Mode dispersion, Intermodal dispersion, Pulse broadening in Graded index fiber, Related problems.
Fiber materials:- Glass, Halide
13 2 T.1
Active glass, Chalgenide glass
14 1 T.1
Plastic optical fibers
15 1 T.1
Signal distortion in optical fibers-
16 1 T.1
Attenuation
Absorption, Scattering and Bending losses
17 2 T.1
 Core and Cladding losses
18 1 T.1
Information capacity determination, Group
19 1 T.1
delay
Types of Dispersion:- Material dispersion,
20 2 T.1
Wave-guide dispersion
Polarization-Mode dispersion, Intermodal
21 2 T.1
dispersion
Pulse broadening in Graded index fiber
22 1 T.1
Related problems
23 1 T.1

TOTAL ---- 15
UNIT-III : Optical fiber Connectors-Connector types, Single mode fiber connectors, Connector return loss, Fiber
Splicing- Splicing techniques, Splicing single mode fibers, Fiber alignment and joint loss- Multimode fiber joints,
single mode fiber joints.
Optical fiber Connectors-Connector types
24 1 T.1
Single mode fiber connectors
25 1 T.1
Connector return loss
26 1 T.1
Fiber Splicing- Splicing techniques
27 1 T.1
Splicing single mode fibers
28 1 T.1
Fiber alignment and joint loss
29 1 T.2
Multimode fiber joints, single mode fiber
30 2 T.2
joints.
TOTAL ---- 8
UNIT-IV : Optical sources- LEDs, Structures, Materials, Quantum efficiency, Power, Modulation, Power
bandwidth product. Injection Laser Diodes- Modes, Threshold conditions, External quantum efficiency, Laser
diode rate equations, Resonant frequencies, Reliability of LED&ILD, Optical detectors-Physical principles of PIN
and APD, Detector response time, Temperature effect on Avalanche gain, Comparison of Photo detectors, Related
problems.
Optical sources- LEDs, Structures,
31 2 T.1
Materials
Quantum efficiency, Power, Modulation T.1
32 1
Injection Laser Diodes- Modes T.1
33 1
Threshold conditions, External quantum T.1
34 2
efficiency
Laser diode rate equations, Resonant T.1
35 2
frequencies
Reliability of LED&ILD T.1
36 1
Optical detectors-Physical principles of T.1
37 2
PIN and APD
Detector response time, Temperature effect T.1
38 2
on Avalanche gain
Comparison of Photo detectors T.1
39 1
 TOTAL ---- 14
UNIT-V : Source to fiber power launching - Output patterns, Power coupling, Power launching, Equilibrium
Numerical Aperture, Laser diode to fiber coupling, Optical receiver operation- Fundamental receiver operation,
Digital signal transmission, error sources, Receiver configuration, Digital receiver performance, Probability of
Error, Quantum limit, Analog receivers.
S.NO TOPIC NO.HOURS REMARKS
Source to fiber power launching - Output T.1
40 1
patterns
Power coupling, Power launching T.1
41 2
Equilibrium Numerical Aperture, Laser T.1
42 2
diode to fiber coupling
Optical receiver operation- Fundamental T.1
43 1
receiver operation
Digital signal transmission, error sources T.1
44 1
Receiver configuration T.1
45 1
Digital receiver performance T.1
46 1
Probability of Error, Quantum limit T.1
47 1
Analog receivers T.1
48 1

TOTAL ---- 11
UNIT-VI : Optical system design - Point-to- point links- Component choice and considerations, Link power
budget, Rise time budget with examples, Line coding in Optical links, WDM, Necessity, Principles, Measurement
of Attenuation and Dispersion, Eye pattern.
Optical system design - Point-to- point T.1
49 2
links
Component choice and considerations T.1
50 2
Link power budget T.1
51 2
Rise time budget with examples T.1
52 2
Line coding in Optical links T.1
53 1
WDM, Necessity, Principles T.1
54 1
Measurement of Attenuation and T.1
55 2
Dispersion
Eye pattern T.1
56 1
Revision T.1
57 1

TOTAL ---- 14

Total number of expected classes:77

TEXT BOOKS :
1. Optical Fiber Communications – Gerd Keiser, Mc Graw-Hill International edition, 3rd
Edition, 2000.
2. Optical Fiber Communications – John M. Senior, PHI, 2nd Edition,2002.
REFERENCES:
1. Fiber Optic Communications – D.K. Mynbaev , S.C. Gupta and Lowell L. Scheiner, Pearson
Education,2005.
2. Text Book on Optical Fiber Communication and its Applications –S.C.Gupta, PHI, 2005.
3. Fiber Optic Communication Systems – Govind P. Agarwal , John Wiley, 3rd Ediition, 2004.
4. Fiber Optic Communications – Joseph C. Palais, 4th Edition, Pearson Education, 2004.