230714440 OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 110713240, 230713220

Advantages and applications of optical communication. Theory of dielectric optical waveguides. Properties of multimode and single mode optical fibers: wave propagation, attenuation and dispersion characteristics of lasers. Semiconductors as optical sources: laser diodes, light emitting diodes and drive circuits. Optical detectors: photodiodes.