Optical Fibres (Distance Learning) - ELEC8350

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
None
 
 
Excluded: ELEC9350, TELE4313
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
   
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Wave propagation in optical fibres. Gaussian approximation of fields in single-mode fibre, spot-size, equivalent step index fibre. Material, waveguide and intermodal dispersion. Polarisation and birefringent fibres. Ray theory, in multimode fibre. Optical fibre measurement and characterisation. Launching efficiencies in fibres. Fibre-based devices. Nonlinear and anisotropic effects.