Lectures in course EE-440: Photonic systems and technology

Lightwave Technology: Communication Aspects

On Lightwave Technology covers communication aspects, lasers, modulators, detectors, and optoelectronics.

Covers the basics of optical communication, historical overview, fiber properties, modern developments, and technology drivers.

Analog Signal Sampling and Modulation

Covers analog signal sampling, modulation techniques, and eye diagram monitoring in optical communication systems.

Light Modulation Techniques

Covers light modulation techniques, chirping effects, modulation bandwidth limitations, and electro-optic modulators.

Digital Signals: Definitions and Systems

Covers basic communication concepts, symbol rate, bit rate, channel capacity, Shannon's channel coding theorem, and system performance evaluation.

Electro-Optic Modulators: Principles and Applications

Explores the principles and applications of electro-optic modulators, focusing on Pockels effect and intensity modulation in optical communication systems.

Electromagnetic Optics: Maxwell's Equations and Wave Propagation

Explores electromagnetic optics, Maxwell's equations, wave propagation, properties of light waves, and quantum aspects of light.

Electro Absorption Modulation: Basics and Applications

Explores electro absorption modulation, covering basics, applications, materials, advantages, and a comparison with MZI modulators.

Temporal Coherence in Light Waves

Explores statistical properties and temporal coherence in light waves, emphasizing the importance of coherence in light sources for system performance.

Light-Matter Interactions: Laser History and Quantum Theory

Explores light-matter interactions, laser history, and quantum theory development.

Optical Data Transmission: Modulation Formats

Explores optical bit stream generation and advanced modulation formats for efficient data transmission.

Light Emitting Diodes: Efficiency and Spectral Distribution

Explores light emission principles in LEDs, covering efficiency, spectral distribution, and stimulated emission importance.

Optical Fiber Basics

Introduces optical fiber basics, including light bending, modes, single mode fibers, and fabrication process.

Laser Operation: Lasing Conditions

Explains the conditions for lasing in an optical resonator and the operation of different types of lasers.

Optical Fiber Loss Mechanisms

Explores optical fiber impairments, losses quantification, absorption mechanisms, scattering, and loss management.

Semiconductor Lasers: Rate Equations and Steady State Solutions

Delves into semiconductor laser rate equations, steady state solutions, dynamic behavior, and applications in optical communications.

Dispersion in Optical Fibers

Explores dispersion phenomena in optical fibers, including material and waveguide dispersion.

Dispersion in Waveguides

Explores group delay, velocity, material, and waveguide dispersion in fiber optics.

Fourier Transform and Propagation Constants

Explores Fourier transform, propagation constants, and dispersion parameters in single-mode fibers.

Propagation Equations and Chirped Pulses

Explores propagation equations and chirped pulses in photonic systems.