Guia docente 2015_16 Facultade de Ciencias

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
INTRODUCTION	Maxwell equations in dielectrics Wave equation in dielectrics. Index of refraction and losses Solution of the wave equation in step guides TE and TM modes Modal power
PROPAGATION OF PULSES IN OPTICAL FIBRES	Estimate of the broadening of pulses Propagation of gaussian pulses: broadening; limit to the binary speed Minimization of the dispersion in monomode fibers: suppression of the dispersion of prime importance; compensation between different fibers Other types of dispersion; discussion of the linear character of the optical link
DETECTION OF THE LUMINOUS RADIATION	Introduction. Photonic noise. Quantum efficiency, answer and equivalent power of noise Receptors with photodiodes p-i-n and APD. Probability of error. Foundation of the coherent reception
LIGHT SOURCES	Lasers of semiconductor. Modulation and noise. Chirp. Optical amplifiers of fibre doped and of semiconductor
SPECIAL DEVICES OF INTEGRATED OPTICS AND FIBERS. PASSIVE COMPONENTS	Anisotropic propagation and electrooptic effect External modulation of the laser Linear directional coupler Applications of the linear directional coupler: optical distributor; resonant devices with fibers Other devices: unions and connectors; optical insulators, tunable filters, (de)multiplexers, etc.