ECEn 562 Optical Communications
Course Overview

Course Topics

Laser Sources	Laser Overview, Fabry-Perot Resonators, DFB Lasers
Optical Fiber	Attenuation, Propagation Modes, Dispersion
Detectors	PIN Detectors, APD detectors
Optical Amplification	Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOA), Erbium Doped Optical Amplifiers (EDFA)
Modulation	Direct Modulation, Anisotropic Materials, Electro-Optic Modulators