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8/24
Welcome/ Syllabus  /
  • Read Chapter 1 [1]
  • Signup for the discussion group/or send me an email so I invite you - 10 pt. deduction from the first quiz!
  • Get access to Room 2001!
  • Check Lecture series schedule - copy Signup sheet
  • No eating or drinking is allowed in the lab! 
8/31 Lecture 1 - Introduction to optical Communications and networking    
9/7 Lecture 2 - Propagetion trhough optical fiber - Part I   Article 1 is due/submit through discussion group/
9/14      
9/21 Lecture 3 - Propagetion trhough optical fiber - Part II  

Complete homework#1 due 9/28

Complete the Simulation tool assignment - due 10/5

Simulation Survey / due 10/5

9/28 Lab 1*   homework#1 is due
10/5 Lect 4 - Components  

Submit project abstract

Lab 1 is due / Simulation and Survey is due

10/12 Lab 2 - Optical Eye Diagram.   Article 2 is due/submit through discussion group/
10/19 Midterm Exam * / Optical Sources    
10/26 Lecture on Physical Characteristics (link is available in teh discussion group)   Lab 2 is due / Link to instructions for Lab 3 is provided in the discussion group / Start working on Lab 3
11/2

More about Jitter and BER

SONET Basics / Protection - (Read Chapter 9 - up to 9.3)

A very good tutorial in SONET

Another tutorial about SONET with more insight

 
11/9  

Tutorial on ANT-20E - A SONET Analyzer

ANT-20E SONET Analyzer Manual

 

Article 3 is due/submit through discussion group/

Lab 3 is due.

11/16

Submit first draft of your paper for review /

IP/Ethernet/ MPLS

QUIZ - Chapter 6 upto 6.2 / Chapter 9 up to 9.3

Start SONET Lab

 
11/23 Thanksgiving - No CLASS    
11/30 Line Encoding and Scrambling (Read Sections 4.1.1, 4.5 and related problems in the text)n Submit SONET Lab  
12/7

Optical Transport Networks (Read Sections 6.2 & 6.3)

Article 4 is due/submit through discussion group/

Quiz - Line Encoding and SONET lab

12/14
Final Exam */ Student Presentation *

(Read Chapter 6 all / Chapter 9: up to 9.3)n

Read Sections 4.1.1, 4.5 and related problems in the text) / Labs /

* Must be present unless slip from work/Doctor is provided.

Important Dates and Events
Useful Resources

 

  Resources

Project Ideas
Research Paper Topics
  • Underwater Optical networks and its challenges
  • FiWi combining fiber and wireless networks
  • ROADM networks
  • Research Paper Topics
    • Optical burst/packet switching
    • Power Efficient Optical Networks
    • EPON
    • Optical Grooming
    • GMPLS
    • Optical buffering
    • OTN
    • Linear Programing
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