ECEN 479 OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATIONS (4 credits)
Fundamentals of lightwave communication in optical fiber waveguides, physical description of fiber optic systems. Properties of the optical fiber and fiber components. Electro-optic devices: light sources and modulators, detectors and amplifiers; optical transmitter and receiver systems. Fiber optic link design and specification; fiber optic networks. (Cross-listed with ECEN 879)
Prerequisite(s): ECEN 461 or permission