ECEn 562 Optical Communications
General Information
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Class Text
G. Agrawal,
Fiber-Optics Communication Systemss, Wiley & Sons, 2002.
ISBN: 0-471-21571-6
Office Hours
Feel free to come by at times other that the office hours.
There will be times when I am not around during office hours.
Grading
Grades will be posted on Blackboard.
Midterm Exams: Two midterm exams will be given. One near the middle of the semster and one
during finals week.
Homework: Homework typically uses up a significant amount of time and is a good indicator of
the amount of effort being put into the class.
- Homework will be assigned on Thursdays and will be due the following Thursday.
- Homework will be turned in to the homework box
- Homework is due by 10pm on the due date
- No late homework will be accepted.
Projects: There will be a series of projects assigned. Most projects will be similar to
extended homework assignments with more of an emphasis on numerical calculations. Most projects
will require calculations using Matlab.
- The projects are required to be written up in a report style.
- You will be graded on both your results and your presentation clarity.
- The projects will typically be due two weeks after they are assigned.
- The projects need to be typed up and contain a short introduction and conclusion. They need to include
graphs and equations along with descriptions of what was done and what the results were.
Final Project: You will need to complete a final proect. The final project will be slightly longer
than a typical project. This project can be done with another partner from the class. There are a series of
projects that you can choose from. Some projects are more like laboratory demonstration while other are more
like background information studies. The final project need to be typed up.
Oral Report: You will also present the results of you final project as an oral report. The exact format
of your oral report will depend on the type of project that you have.
Grading Weight:
| Midterm 1 |
15% |
| Midterm 2 |
15% |
| Homework |
20% |
| Projects |
30% |
| Final Project |
15% |
| Oral Report |
5% |
Miscellaneous Information
Missed exams: Except in unusual circumstances,
exams and due dates cannot be missed for credit unless prior arrangements
have been made.
Attendance: Lecture hours are not mandatory. A passing grade
might be attained by self study alone. A portion of the material may be
presented in-class only, including motivation and demonstrations. All students
are responsible to learn the material whether or not they attend the lectures.
Honor code: Adherence to the
BYU
honor code is expected. This includes appropriate dress in class, respectful
treatment of others, and refraining from plagiarism, cheating, and any
other type of academic dishonesty.
Web Pages:
Be sure to check the course website regularly, particularly the schedule
page. It will be regularly updated with class notes, solutions, and other helps.
Other information related to this and other courses is available on
the
ECE Department syllabus webpage.
