Course Description: This course covers the basic material of fiber optic components, systems, and networks.  It starts with the basic physics behind optical components, continuing with a discussion of optical components and their interconnection to make networks, and leading at the end to a discussion of large-scale all-optical networks that represent the future of Networking....Read More

Rationale The content is designed  to provide the foundations  with which the operation of laser devices may be understood  at  the mechanistic  level.  Together  with skills  acquired  in related  courses  in the Computer Engineering degree program, this provides the student with the skill base to approach the next level of accomplishment, namely where they may...Read More