Module PE1-2
Fiber Optic Communication
Light as a carrier: how fibres guide it, what attenuates and disperses it along the way, the LEDs, laser diodes and photodetectors at each end, and the power and rise-time budgets that decide whether a link works.
5 topics ~45 h estimated learning time
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- PE1-2.1 Optical Fiber Waveguides
Core · 9 h
- PE1-2.2 Signal Distortion, Connectors & Splicing
Core · 9 h
- PE1-2.3 Optical Sources & Detectors
Core · 10 h
- PE1-2.4 Power Launching & Receiver Operation
Core · 8 h
- PE1-2.5 Optical System Design
Core · 9 h