EETS 7303/5303
Fiber Optic
Telecommunications
and
EE 8391
Optical Fiber Communications
Fall 2002
Course Description: This is an introductory course designed to familiarize students with practical concepts and the terminology involved in optical fiber communications systems. Basic optical principles are reviewed. Dielectric slab-waveguides, fiber waveguides and integrated optics devices are discussed. The major components of a fiber communications link, including optical sources, detectors, and fibers are covered. The current state of the art and expected future directions in optical telecommunications are discussed.
Prerequisites Upper level undergraduate or graduate standing.
EETS 7303/5303
Prerequisites Familiarity
with wave equations in electromagnetics and quantum
EE 8391 mechanics
Time and Saturdays, 9:00 AM to noon, Room 214 Caruth
Location:
Videotape: To arrange for individual receipt of videotapes of this course, contact the SMU Videotape Department at 972-473-3488. Tapes of this course may be replayed in a classroom on campus during the week.
Instructor: Gary Evans, 343 Junkins 214-768-3032 (office) 768-3573 (fax); gae@seas.smu.edu (email) http://www.seas.smu.edu/~gae/ (web page)
Office Hours: Mondays: 11:00 AM to noon; Fridays: 4:00 to 5:00 PM; Saturdays noon to 1:00 PM
Grader: Sanket C. Pingle, spingle@mail.smu.edu (email)
Required Text: Fiber Optic Communications by Joseph C. Palais, Prentice Hall, 4th edition.
Notes: Class viewgraphs can be downloaded free from my website (http://www.seas.smu.edu/~gae/ ). . Additional notes and handouts will be provided throughout the course.
Equipment: scientific calculator; protractor; ruler marked in millimeters.
Subscriptions: Free subscriptions to the trade journals Lightwave and Laser Focus World are available from the homepage for PenWell Publishing Company (http://www.lfw.com ). Click on the icon for either Lightwave or Laser Focus World to reach the home page for the associated trade journal. Follow their instructions to submit an electronic application for a free subscription.
Exams: One midterm and one final. All exams will be open book take home exams. Previous exams from this course are available at http://www.seas.smu.edu/~gae by following the links to 5303/7303.
Homework: Due weekly. Each homework problem is worth 10 points. Students are encouraged to work together on the homework in person, by email or at the Bulletin Board area of the WebCT site for this class. Copying another student’s homework is not “working together” and is a violation of the honor code. If you are working with one or more persons, list their names as collaborators as appropriate on each homework problem of each homework assignment. To avoid the appearance of copying, each homework solution should be in your own words and style and should not be an exact reproduction of another person’s solution. Answers to the problems from the text are in the back of the book. Please write large and legible on the homework and the exams (especially important for faxed material). Distance students in particular should keep a copy of their homework in case of lost faxes and/or lost mail. Fax homework to Gary McCleskey at 214-768-8621.
EE 5303 and
EE 8391 Project: For EE 5303 and EE 8391 students only, a course project
closely related to the course material is required. The project will be agreed upon between the instructor and each
student. Typically a
student will choose one of the components used in Dense Wavelength Division
Multiplexed Optical Fiber network systems and do a detailed report on that
component. The report can be in either
one of two styles: A Power Point
presentation in which each slide is accompanied with detailed text, or a
regular article type report with figures.
If time permits, there may be student presentations of projects in
class, possibly on Saturday, December 7, 2002.
There is no hard requirement on the number of pages, but between 15 to
50 pages would not be unusual. The
project should begin with the basic concepts and develop the topic to the
present state-of-the art. These
reports must be submitted electronically.
The work must be original with all references cited, no matter which
format is followed. Please submit your
choice of a topic on or before Wednesday, September 18. A completed report is due Wednesday,
November 6. I will return comments on
the report by Wednesday, November 13. I
expect that most reports will need substantial additional work after the
original submission. The final
corrections and revisions must be completed and submitted electronically by
November, 27.
EE 5303 Grade
Composition: midterm: 30%
homework: 15%
project: 15%
final exam: 40%
EETS 7303 Grade
Composition: midterm: 40%
homework: 15%
final exam: 45%
EE 8391 Grade
Composition: midterm: 25%
homework: 10%
project: 25%
final exam: 40%
Distance
students: To ensure rapid grading and return of your work, please submit all homework and exams directly to Gary McCleskey, Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0335. NTU students should include both the NTU course number and the SMU course number. Fax homework and exams to 214-768-8621.
Disabilities: Southern Methodist University provides reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. This University will adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations. It is the students responsibility to contact the faculty member and the Services for Students with Disabilities at 214-768-4563 in a timely manner to arrange for appropriate accommodations.
Email/web: This course is supplemented by a web site located at: http://courses.smu.edu:8900/webct/public/home.pl You can access this site with any internet browser. You will be emailed instructions on how to use this site, hopefully within a week after the beginning of the semester. If you have questions about the course including questions about the homework, click on the icon labeled “Bulletin Board”. You can post questions to the class, to the grader (Sanket C. Pingle) or to me on this bulletin board. I will try to check it daily. You can also check out the questions and answers from last semesters class at this location. The icon “My Records” lets you see your homework and exam scores. Although you will only see your scores, you will be able to see the range, mean, and median median scores recorded for each homework assignment and exam along with the distribution of scores. There is also an icon labeled “Calendar of Course Events” and you should frequently check this area since it is continually updated.
NOTE: It may be a week or so after the first class before every student’s name is entered into the WebCT site.
Honor Code: Students in this class must abide by the SMU honor code (http://www.smu.edu/~stulife/honor_code.html).
SMU
Incomplete Grades Policy: An Incomplete (I) may be given if the majority of
the course requirements have been completed with passing grades but for some
justifiable reason, acceptable to the instructor, the student has been unable
to complete the full requirements of the course. Before an (I) is given, the
instructor should stipulate, in writing, to the student the requirements and
completion date that are to be met and the grade that will be given if the
requirements are not met by the completion date. The maximum period of time allowed to clear the Incomplete grade
is 12 months (except for graduate thesis and dissertation courses). If the Incomplete grade is not cleared by
the date set by the instructor or by the end of the 12-month deadline, the (I)
may be changed to an F or to another grade specified by the instructor. The grade of (I) is not given in lieu of an
F, WP, or other grade, each of which is prescribed for other specific
circumstances. If the student's work is
incomplete and the quality has not been passing, an F will be given. The grade of (I) does not authorize the
student to attend the course during a later semester. Graduation candidates must clear all Incompletes prior to the
deadline in the official University Calendar, which may allow less time than 12
months. Failure to do so can result in
removal from the degree candidacy list and/or conversion of the (I) to the
grade indicated by the instructor at the time the (I) was given.
Problems: If you are a distance student and have problems receiving handouts or other class material, contact Gary McCleskey (214-768-3108 (v); 768-8621 (fax); garym@seas.smu.edu)
If you have problems with videotapes, contact the SMU Videotape Department at 972-473-3488 or email vthelp@seas.smu.edu
Important
Dates (from SMU Fall 2002 calendar)
Thursday,
Aug. 22: First day of class
Monday,
Sept. 2: University Holiday - Labor Day
Mon-Tues,
Oct. 14-15: Fall Break
Thurs-Fri,
Nov. 28-29 : University Holidays - Thanksgiving
Wednesday,
Dec. 5 -6: Last day of class
Thurs-Fri,
Dec. 6-7: Reading days
Sat-Fri,
Dec. 7-13: Final examinations
Important
Dates for EETS 7303, EE 5303 and EE
8391
First day of class: Saturday August 24, 2002
Midterm: post on WebCT on Monday, October 14, due Monday, October 21 (take home exam)
Final Due: Saturday, December 7, 2002 (take home final due, will be posted on WebCT at least one week earlier).
Course Schedule:
Week Course
Topics
1 8/24 Ch 1, Fiber Communications Systems
2 8/31 ...cont'd (Labor Day, but class will meet this weekend)
3 9/7 Ch 2, Optics Review
4 9/14 Ch 3, Lightwave Fundamentals
5 9/21 ...continued
6 9/28 Ch 4, Integrated Optics
7 10/5 ...continued
8 10/12 Fall Break
9 10/19 Ch 5, Optical Fibers
10 10/26 ...continued
11 11/2 Ch 6, Light Sources
12 11/9 ...continued
13 11/16 Ch 7, Photodetectors
14 11/23 Ch 8, Couplers & Connectors; Ch 9, Distribution Systems
15 11/30 (Thanksgiving Weekend)
16 12/7 Wrap up; Take Home Final Due
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