Coordinating unit: Teaching unit: Academic year: Degree: ECTS credits: 2016 230 - ETSETB - Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering 739 - TSC - Department of Signal Theory and Communications BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Syllabus 2010). (Teaching unit Compulsory) BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ENGINEERING PHYSICS (Syllabus 2011). (Teaching unit Optional) 6 Teaching languages: Catalan, Spanish, English Teaching staff Coordinator: Others: Gené Bernaus, Joan Manuel Lázaro Villa, José Antonio Junyent Giralt, Gabriel Prior skills - Knowledge on pass-band digital communications - Knowledge on wave-guide electromagnetic propagation Requirements INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATIONS - Prerequisite RADIATION AND PROPAGATION Degree competences to which the subject contributes Generical: ECI. They will have acquired knowledge related to experiments and laboratory instruments and will be competent in a laboratory environment in the ICC field. They will know how to use the instruments and tools of telecommunications and electronic engineering and how to interpret manuals and specifications. They will be able to evaluate the errors and limitations associated with simulation measures and results. Transversal: URI. EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATI0N RESOURCES - Level 2. Designing and executing a good strategy for advanced searches using specialized information resources, once the various parts of an academic document have been identified and bibliographical references provided. Choosing suitable information based on its relevance and quality. COE. EFFICIENT ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION - Level 2. Using strategies for preparing and giving oral presentations. Writing texts and documents whose content is coherent, well structured and free of spelling and grammatical errors. Teaching methodology - Lectures - Application classes - Laboratory classes - Group work (distance) - Exercises - Oral presentations - Short answer test (Control) - Short answer test (Test) - Extended answer test (Final Exam) 1 / 8
Learning objectives of the subject Knowledge about the theoretical fundamentals of both the devices and the technologies on which the wired communication systems are based upon: metallic transmission lines and optical fibers. Capacity of evaluating and designing, according to the capacity and distance requirements, the different wired transmission systems. Knowledge, and operation capacity, of the main measurement equipment used in wired transmission systems. Capacity of analyzing the specifications of the common components used in wired transmission systems. Study load Total learning time: 150h Hours large group: 52h 34.67% Hours small group: 13h 8.67% Self study: 85h 56.67% 2 / 8
Content Chapter 1. Introduction to Wired Communications Learning time: 4h Self study : 2h - Historical evolution of wired communications - State-of-the-art of wired communications - Elements of wired communication systems Chapter 2. Transmission over Metallic Lines Learning time: 30h Theory classes: 8h Self study : 20h - Transmission Lines Basic Concepts - XDSL Technology - CATV Technology Chapter 3. Optical Fibers and Cables Learning time: 29h Theory classes: 10h Laboratory classes: 4h Self study : 15h - Ray optics: critical angle, acceptance angle, numerical aperture. Coupling losses. - Electromagnetic optics: propagation modes, normalized frequency. - Attenuation in optical fibers - Dispersion in optical fibers: modal dispersion, chromatic dispersion, polarization-mode dispersion. - Fiber optic?s transfer function. - Optical fibers and cables manufacture. 3 / 8
Chapter 4. Optical Transmitters Learning time: 35h Theory classes: 12h Self study : 21h - Light-matter interaction. Absorption, spontaneous emission, stimulated emission. - Semiconductor materials. PN junction. Heterojunction. - Laser: working principle. Mathematical model of the Fabry-Perot laser. Threshold current. Transfer function. Direct modulation. - Advanced laser structures. DFB. VCSEL. - External modulators. Electro-absorption modulator. Mach-Zehnder modulator. - Intensity and phase modulation. Chapter 5. Optical Receivers Learning time: 20h Theory classes: 8h Self study : 10h - Photodetectors: PIN & APD. - Fotodetection noise: shot nois, dark current, thermal noise. - Direct detection. Ideal pulses and filters. - Electrical Signal-to-noise ratio (ESNR) Chapter 6. Optical Amplifiers Learning time: 10h Theory classes: 4h Laboratory classes: 1h Self study : 5h - Basics on amplification: gain and saturation. - Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA). - Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA). - Optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR). 4 / 8
Chapter 7. Fiber-Optic Transmission Systems Learning time: 18h Theory classes: 6h Self study : 10h - Loss management - Dispersion management - Bit error rate (BER) estimation in intensity-modulated direct-detection (IMDD) systems. Chapter 8. Optical Networks Learning time: 4h Self study : 2h - Optical transport networks - Optical access networks 5 / 8
Planning of activities Lab Practice 0 Introduction to wired transmission laboratory Lab Practice A Measurement of fiber-optic and metallic line?s transmission properties Lab Practice B Measurement of fiber-optic?s characteristic parameters Lab Practice C Reflectometry measurements in optical links Lab Practice D Fiber-optic transmission system Lab Practice E Simulation of fiber-optic transmission systems Fiber-optic exercises Hours: 4h Theory classes: 4h exercise resolving on optical fibers 6 / 8
Optical transmitters exercises Hours: 4h Theory classes: 4h Exercise resolving on optical transmitters Optical receivers exercises Hours: 4h Theory classes: 4h Exercise resolving on optical receivers Oral Presentation Hours: 6h Theory classes: 6h Presentation on metallic lines subject Partial Exam 1 Test about optical fiber subject Partial Exam 2 Test about optical transmitters subject Final Exam Final examination of the course 7 / 8
Qualification system Final examination: 20% Partial examinations: 50-60% Exercises: 0-10% Laboratory assessments: 20% Bibliography Basic: Agrawal, G. P. Fiber-optic communication systems. 4th ed. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2010. ISBN 9780470505113. Ramo, Simon; Whinnery, John R; Van Duzer, Theodore. Fields and waves in communication electronics. 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, cop. 1994. ISBN 978-0471585510. Saleh, B.E.A.; Teich, M.C. Fundamentals of photonics. 2nd ed. New York [etc.]: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 9780471358329. Complementary: Starr, T.; Cioffi, J.M.; Silverman, P. Understanding digital subscriber line technology. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 1999. ISBN 0137805454. Large, D.; Farmer, J. Broadband cable access networks : the HFC plant. 3th ed. Burlington, MA: Morgan Kaufmann/Elsevier, 2009. ISBN 9780123744012. 8 / 8