ECEn 562 Optical Communications
List of Possible Final Projects

• Fiber Bragg gratings for filtering and dispersion compensation
• Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)
• Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
• Optical Switching/Routing
• Erbium Dope Fiber Amplifiers (EDFA) with Demonstration
• Fiber Dispersion with Demonstration
• New York to Los Angeles 100Gbps link using actual components
• Fabry Perot direct modulation simulation
• Distributed Feedback Laser (DFB) tutorial
• External modulator and demonstration
• Nonlinear effects in optical fibers
• Coherent optical communications