Unit 1: Introduction to Optical Networking:
- Fiber Optics
- Fiber Losses
- Dispersion in Fiber
- Nonlinearities
- Window of Operations
- Fiber Types
- Optical amplifiers
- Light sources and transmitters
- Photodiodes and receivers
- Optical communication systems
- The Physics of Optical components
- Light-Matter and Light-Matter-Light
Unit 2: Common Single Mode Fiber Types:
- Standard Single-Mode Fiber
- Dispersion Shifted Fiber (DSF)
- Dispersion-compensating fiber (DCF)
- Non-Zero Dispersion Shifted Fiber (NZ-DSF
- Positive Dispersion SMF
- Dispersion Compensation Unit (DCU)
Unit 3: Introduction to DWDM:
- Optical Networking and DWDM
- Optical Network Breakthroughs
- Special Fibers
- S, C, and L Bands
- Optical Components
- Optical Spectral Filters and Gratings
- Optical Demultiplexers
- The Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA)
- The Tunable Laser Diode Operating at 1550 nm
- In-Fiber Bragg Grating
- Light Sources
- Optical Cross-Connects
- Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers
- DWDM and SONET
Unit 4: DWDM Components and Architecture:
- DWDM Anatomy
- DWDM Impairments
- Multiwavelength Transmitters
- Multichannel Receivers
- DWDM Optical Amplifiers
- Wavelength Converters
- Modal Effects
- Scattering Effects
- Miscellaneous Effects
Unit 5: DWDM Impairments:
- Spectrum
- Availability, Occupancy, Efficiency
- Bandwidth & Distance Limitations
- Noise, Dispersion, Non-linearities
Unit 6: Wavelength Adaptation:
- Wavelength Adapter (or transponder)
- Wavelength Converter
- Precision Wavelength Transmitters (ITU wavelength)
Unit 7: Basic DWDM Optical Components and Elements:
- Optical Filters
- Optical Couplers
- Optical Power Attenuators
- Polarizer and Rotators
- Optical Isolators and Circulators
- Optical Multiplexers and Demultiplexers
- Optical Cross Connects (OCXs)
- Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers
- Optical Equalizers
- Light Sources
- Laser Beams
- Modulators
- Photodetectors and Receivers
- Optical Amplifiers
- Wavelength Converters
- Optical Phase-Locked Loops
- Ring Resonators
- Optical Attenuators
- Optical SNR
Unit 8: DWDM Mux and Demux:
- Channel spacing of 100GHz and 50GHz
- DWDM Demux
- Mux / Demux Technology
- Thin-film filters
- Fiber Bragg gratings
- Diffraction gratings
- Arrayed waveguide gratings
- Fused biconic tapered devices
- Inter-leaver devices
Unit 9: Common Amplifier Types:
- A Typical Optical Amplifier
- Doped Fiber Amplifiers
- Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFA)
- Raman Fiber Amplifiers
- Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOA)
Unit 10: Networking with DWDM:
- Optical Systems and Components Analysis
- Optical Transmitters: Lasers
- Modulation: Direct and External
- Optical Receivers: Photodetectors
- Couplers and Circulators
- Cavities and Filter
- Complex Components: Transponders
- Optical Switches
- Mechanical Switches
- Acousto-Optical Switches
- Micro-mechanical Switches (MEMS)
- Electro-Optical and Thermo-Optical Switches
- Bubble Technology
- Liquid Crystal Switches
- Hologram-based Switches
- Factors That Affect System Design
- Effect of Chromatic Dispersion
Unit 11: DWDM Span Engineering:
- Engineering a DWDM link
- Power Budget Design
- What are the factors?
- Digital Modulation Formats
- Fiber Impairments
- Loss
- Dispersion
- Nonlinear Effects (SPM, XPM, FWM, Raman)
- Polarization Dependent Effects (PDL and PMD)
Unit 12: DWDM Testing, Measurements, and OAMP:
- Component conformance tests
- Parameter tests on optical fibers
- System installation tests
- System optimization tests
- System acceptance tests