Catalog Course Description

ECE 5720-3: Optical Communications
Introduction to optical communications from a systems engineering perspective. Topics include the optical communication system, optical field reception, photodetection, noncoherent (direct) detection, coherent (heterodyne) detection, optical digital communication, fiberoptic detection, fiber networks, the atmospheric channel, pointing, acquisition, and tracking in space optics.
Prerequisite: ECE 3510 and ECE 5620, or equivalent
Offered: On Demand

Course Syllabus as of 06:37 PM on Friday, January 16, 2004.

Problem Sets

• Set 1 as of 04:55 PM on Tuesday, January 20, 2004.
• Set 2 as of 01:41 PM on Monday, January 26, 2004.
• Set 3 as of 03:28 PM on Friday, February 06, 2004.
• Set 4 as of 10:48 AM on Friday, February 20, 2004.
• Set 5 as of 05:55 PM on Friday, February 27, 2004.
• Set 6 as of 05:55 PM on Friday, February 27, 2004.
• Midterm as of 11:51 AM on Monday, March 01, 2004.
• Set 7 as of 08:16 AM on Wednesday, March 31, 2004.
• Set 8 as of 08:20 AM on Monday, April 05, 2004.

Other Course Materials

Learning MATLAB

Course notes on learning MATLAB are available in PDF format at the above link from when I taught ECE 1010.

News for 4-5-04: Set #8 Posted

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