The study course is meant to obtain knowledge about fibre optic transmission systems (FOTS), their elements, optical loss mechanisms, and electrodynamic equations that describe signal propagation in a specific environment. International standards in the design of FOTS will be discussed with a view to future technological solutions, which will enable students not only to understand the development process of communication systems but also to create and apply modern methods in the development of the new generation of FOTS.
Course contents:
- Introduction to FOTS, development history and trends.
- Peculiarities of FOTS structure and main components.
- Light propagation in optical waveguides. Light propagation in the fibre. Maxwell's equations.
- Losses in optical waveguides and their mechanism. Absorption, linear and nonlinear scattering. Optimal wave mode.
- Optical cable constructions and their features. Fibre production technologies and materials.
- Light emission sources, their characteristics and parameters.
- Photo receivers, their characteristics and parameters.
- Optical amplifiers.
- Classification of fibre optic communication systems. WDM systems.
- Fibre optic sensors. Measurement of FOTS element parameters.
- Modelling and development of FOTS systems.
