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Basics of Optical Networks

Az optikai hálózatok alapjai
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Subject name (Hungarian, English)
Az optikai hálózatok alapjai
Basics of Optical Networks
Subject code BMEVIHVJV71
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Course types and hours (weekly/semester)
Course type lecture tutorial laboratory
hours (weekly) 3 1 0
type (linked/independent) — derived course —
Assessment type vizsga
Credits 4
Subject coordinator
DR. Gerhátné Udvary Eszter
position: egyetemi docens
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Direct prerequisites – Strong prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Weak prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Parallel prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Milestone prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Exclusion none

Objectives

Programme

1. week

Lecture: Introduction (History and future of optical communication, Advantages of optical transmission and signal processing)

Lecture: Applications of optical communication

 

2. week

Lecture: Transmission medium of optical communication (attenuation, theory of dispersion, types of dispersion, dispersion compensation methods)

Seminar: Structure of optical fibers, optical cables and optical connectors. Experiments with microscope.

 

3. week

Lecture: Optical transmitters. Characteristics of lasers, comparison of different types of lasers (LEDs, Fabry-Perot Lasers, DFB Lasers, VCSEL)

Lecture: Intensity modulation (analogue, digital), direct modulation, external modulators (Electroabsorption Modulator, Mach-Zehnder modulator)

 

4. week

Lecture: Optical Receivers (PIN diode, Avalanche photodiode). Investigation of optical links (optical power, noise)

Seminar: Measurements of optical transmitters and receivers in Optical and Microwave Telecommunication Laboratory.  

 

5. week

Lecture: Multiplexing methods in optical communication (Subcarrier Multiplexing, Time Division Multiplexing, Wavelength Division Multiplexing).

Lecture: Optical amplifiers (EDFA, SOA). Characteristics, comparison and applications

 

6. week

Lecture: Wavelength selective devices, optical filters, optical multiplexing, demultiplexing

Seminar: Introduction to optical transmission simulators

 

7. week

Lecture: Radio over Fiber systems

Lecture: Fiber To The Home (FTTx) systems

 

8. week

Lecture: Optical switching and optical routing

Seminar: Lab session, homework consultation

 

9. week

Lecture: Optical signal processing

Lecture: Optical nonlinear phenomena (Four wave mixing, Raman-scattering, cross phase modulation etc.)

 

10. week

Lecture: Mid-term test, Wavelength conversion techniques

Seminar: Lab demonstration, homework consultation

 

11. week

Lecture: Optical Regeneration. Techniques and applications (1R, 2R, 3R)

Lecture: Optical Logics

 

12. week

Lecture: Optical packet switched subnet (Baseband and subcarrier labels).

Seminar: Field trip, homework consultation

 

13. week

Lecture: Network layer in optical communication

Lecture: Network control and management

 

14. week

Lecture: Summary and future of optical networks

Seminar: Repetition of the mid-term test, Homework Presentations

 

The course concerned with theoretical and practical knowledge of optical networks. The course objective is that the students get an overview of the relevant design, implementation and measurement procedures.

Learning outcomes

Ez a tantárgy a KKK rendeletben meghatározott, következő kompetenciák fejlesztését szolgálja:

Knowledge

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Skills

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Attitudes

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Autonomy and responsibility

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Oktatási módszertan

Lecture and field trip

Tanulástámogató anyagok

Online források
[1]   Slides of oral presentations (it is available; from the web page of the course); [2]   Rajiv Ramaswami, Kumar N.; Sivarajan: Optical Networks – A practical perspective, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, USA,; 2002; [3]   Amnon Yariv: Optical; Electronics in Modern; Communications; Oxford University; Press, 1997

Recommended preliminary knowledge for completing the subject

Knowledge type competencies
(azon előzetes ismeretek összessége, amelyek megléte nem kötelező, de a tantárgy eredményes teljesítését nagyban elősegíti)
Infocommunication
Skill type competencies
(azon előzetes képességek és készségek összessége, amelyek megléte nem kötelező, de a tantárgy eredményes teljesítését nagyban elősegíti)
nincs
Recommended (non-compulsory) preliminary competencies
(azon ajánlott (nem kötelező) előzetesen megszerzendő kompetenciák összessége, amelyek jelentősen hozzájárulnak a tantárgy eredményes teljesítéséhez)
Infocommunication
General rules
Requirements: a.       In the class period: Midterm-test b.       In the examination period: oral examination c.       Pre-exam: no Additional possibilities: There is a possibility to rewrite the midterm-test
Assessment methods
In-term assessments

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Weight of in-term assessments

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Exam-period assessments

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Grade calculation

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Attendance requirements

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Rules for retake and resubmission

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Short description

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