Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : EC4513 : Optical and Satellite Communication { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Santos Kumar Das
Syllabus
Introduction to optical communication: Characteristics of optical transmission media, optical fibers- preparation and transmission characteristics, loss and dispersion mechanisms Optical Components: principles of operation, modulation characteristics and driver circuits, LED, laser diodes, couplers, multiplexers and splices, light source linearity, modal, and partition and reflection noise Photo detectors: principles of operation, circuits and performance, preamplifiers and post-detection amplifiers Optical Fiber systems: intensity modulation/direct detection system, link budget using direct detection, coherent system, wavelength converters, coherent and WDM systems.
Introduction to Satellite Communication: Original / Traditional Satellite Communications, History, Current State, Overview of Satellite System Engineering Orbital Aspects of Satellite Communication: Orbital mechanism, look angle determination, orbit determination, orbit effects on Communication, System performance Satellite Link Budget: Basic transmission theory, system noise and G/T ratio, down link design, satellite system using small earth station, up-link design Modulation Multiplexing Techniques: Analog telephone transmission, Television transmission, Digital transmission, Digital TV and bandwidth Compression, time division multiplexing.
Course Objectives
- Explains the details of optical fiber communication.
- Orbital aspects of satellite communication are explained precisely.
- Detail explanation of link budget for optical fiber and satellite communication.
Course Outcomes
1. Calculates the system link loss, distortion and dynamic range of an RF photonic link. <br />2. Application knowledge of optical communication over networks. <br />3. Different modulation multiplexing techniques are explained.
Essential Reading
- G. Keiser, Optical Fiber Communications, McGraw Hill , 2008
- T. Pratt and W. Boston, Satellite Communications, John Wiley & Sons , 2004
Supplementary Reading
- Jones, William B. Jones, Optical Fiber Communications: Principles and Practice, PHI New Delhi , 2008
- T. T. Ha, Digital Satellite Communications, , McGraw Hill, U. S. A , 2004