National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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Subject {L-T-P / C} : EC4513 : Optical and Satellite Communication { 3-0-0 / 3}

Subject Nature : Theory

Coordinator : Santos Kumar Das

Syllabus

Module 1 :

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 Objective

1 .

Explains the details of optical fiber communication.
2 .

Orbital aspects of satellite communication are explained precisely.
3 .

Detail explanation of link budget for optical fiber and satellite communication.

Course Outcome

1 .

1. Calculates the system link loss, distortion and dynamic range of an RF photonic link.
2. Application knowledge of optical communication over networks.
3. Different modulation multiplexing techniques are explained.

Essential Reading

1 .

G. Keiser, Optical Fiber Communications, McGraw Hill , 2008

2 .

T. Pratt and W. Boston, Satellite Communications, John Wiley & Sons , 2004

Supplementary Reading

1 .

Jones, William B. Jones, Optical Fiber Communications: Principles and Practice, PHI New Delhi , 2008

2 .

T. T. Ha, Digital Satellite Communications, , McGraw Hill, U. S. A , 2004

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