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SC184 Introduction to Modeling High Data Rate Optical Fiber Communications Systems

Monday, February 25, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Curtis R. Menyuk; Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, USA

Level: Advanced Beginner (basic understanding of topic is necessary to follow course material)

Course Description
As optical fiber communications systems have grown more complex, careful yet efficient modeling of these systems has become a crucial part of the system design process. In the past five years, as computers have grown more powerful and algorithms have been improved, there have been significant advances in the techniques being used. In this course, we will give an introductory overview of the different techniques in use, along with pointers into the literature for more details. These techniques will include methods for solving the partial differential equations that govern light propagation in optical fibers, average power and multiple time scale methods, and methods for dealing with random processes. The course will focus on point-to-point communications, considering the issues involved in modeling transmitters, receivers, and amplifiers, as well as the optical fiber transmission line itself. These issues include optical and electronic filtering in the transmitter and receiver, nonlinearity in the receiver, chromatic dispersion, nonlinearity, polarization effects in the transmission line, and noise and transient effects in the amplifiers.

Benefits and Learning Objectives
This course should enable you to:

Intended Audience
Students who want an introduction to modeling optical fiber communications systems, including the physical effects that limit these systems and their impact on system design.

Instructor Biography
Curtis R. Menyuk received a doctorate from UCLA in 1981, and he has worked at the University of Maryland College Park and SAIC. He is currently a professor of computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He has previously co-directed a program in optical networking for the Department of Defense (1999-2001) and been chief scientist at PhotonEx Corp. (2001-2002). He specializes in modeling optical fiber transmission systems, and he is a fellow of the OSA and the IEEE.