| Course Status : | Upcoming |
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| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 8 weeks |
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| Credit Points : | 3 |
| Level : | Diploma |
| Start Date : | 26 Jan 2026 |
| End Date : | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 28 Feb 2026 |
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| Translation Languages : | English |
| NCrF Level : | 4.5 — 5.5 |
| Industry Details : | Education and Training |
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swayam@nitttrc.edu.in, swayam@nitttrc.ac.in
Unit I: Optical Fiber
Overview of optical fiber communication, first to 5th generation optical communication system evolution. Current trends in optical communication system.
Basic laws, Optical fiber structure, ray theory and mode theory.
Single mode fiber, multimode fiber, V-number, Mode field diameter. Step index, graded index fiber.
Fiber material, photonic crystal fiber, polarization maintaining fiber
Unit II: Signal Degradation and Mitigation
Signal degradation in fiber: attenuation, distortion, dispersion and mitigation.
Unit III: Optical Sources and Detectors
Optical sources, LED characteristics, bandwidth
LASER and its characteristics
Photo detectors: PIN and avalanche photo detector
Unit IV: Optical Amplifiers and Link Design
Optical amplifiers, EDFA, semiconductor laser, Optical Link design
Unit V: Optical Networking
WDM concepts and components
Optical Networks concepts, network topologies, SONET/SDH
Couplers, Isolators and circulators, Multiplexers and filters
WDM Network Elements
Gerd Keiser, “Optical Fiber Communication”, Fifth Edition, Tata McGraw Hill. 2019.
Govind P Agrawal. “Fiber-Optic Communication Systems”. Fourth Edition, Wiley Publications. 2010.
Rajiv Ramaswami, K. N. Sivarajan, G. H. Sasaki,” Optical Networks” Third Edition, Elsevier .2010.
Shiva Kumar, M. J Deen, “ Fiber Optic Communications: Fundamentals and Applications” Wiley 2014.
John M Senior, “Optical Fiber Communications: Principles and Practice”, Pearson, Prentice Hall, Third Edition.
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