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FIBER OPTICS

Francesco CHIADINI FIBER OPTICS

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DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE
EQF6
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
2017/2018

YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2012
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
FRANCESCO CHIADINI T Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE PROVIDES THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ISSUES OF THE LIGHT PROPAGATION IN THE OPTICAL FIBERS USED IN TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, IN SENSOR AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, AS WELL.
THE COURSE CONTAINS A SIGNIFICANT PART WITH LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS.


KNOWLEDGE OF OPTICAL FIBERS, OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS AND OF THE APPLICATIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND IN INDUSTRIAL AND CIVIL FIELD.

CAPABILITY OF HANDLING OPTICAL FIBERS AND MEASURING THEIR TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS


CAPABILITY OF WORKING IN A LABORATORY, RECOGNIZING OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND EQUIPPING THE INSTRUMENTAL SET-UP FOR FIBER OPTICS MEASUREMENTS

CAPABILITY OF WORKING BOTH ALONE AND IN A TEAM, WRITING CLEAR AND ORGANIZED TECHNICAL REPORTS, READING TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY.

Prerequisites
THE COURSE REQUIRES THE KNOWLEDGE OF FOLLOWING TOPICS: GENERAL THEOREMS OF THE ELECTROMAGNETISMS, WAVE PROPAGATION IN FREE SPACE, WAVE PROPAGATION IN WAVEGUIDES.
Contents
OPTICAL FIBERS:
STRUCTURE OF AN OPTICAL FIBER; STEP-INDEX FIBER; GRADED-INDEX FIBER; SINGLE-MODE FIBER; MULTI-MODE FIBER; MATERIALS; TECHNOLOGY; PLASTIC FIBERS; TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS; FIBER MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (10 HOURS).

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS:
OPTICAL RAYS; LENSES AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS; RAYS IN STEP-INDEX FIBERS; RAYS IN GRADED-INDEX FIBERS (10 HOURS).

FIBER OPTICS SENSORS
INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC SENSORS; TEMPERATURE SENSORS; DEFORMATION SENSORS; LIQUID LEVEL SENSORS; BRAGG SENSORS (10 HOURS).

LABORATORY:
FIBER CUTTING; CHARACTERIZATION OF LASER-FIBER COUPLING; NUMERICAL APERTURE MEASUREMENTS; ATTENUATION MEASUREMENTS; CONNECTOR CHARACTERIZATION; CHARACTERIZATION OF FIBER-FIBER COUPLING; CHARACTERIZATION OF A FIBER BRAGG SENSOR (30 HOURS).
Teaching Methods
TEACHING METHOD DURING CLASSES ARE LECTURES FOR 3CFU (30 HOURS), WITH THE HELP OF CLASSWORKS, LABORATORY EXPERIENCES (IN TEAM) FOR 3CFU (30 HOURS). IT IS MANDATORY TO ATTEND THE WHOLE 20 HOURS LABORATORY AND AT LEAST THE 80% OF THE ENTIRE COURSE. STUDENT WHO CANNOT PARTICIPATE TO ONE LABORATORY CLASS, IF ADEQUATELY ARGUMENTED, CAN CATCH UP IN NON-SCHEDULED TIME.
Verification of learning
1) JUDGEMENT OF FOUR TECHNICAL REPORTS ON MEASUREMENTS DONE IN THE LABORATORY OF OPTICS; THE JUDGEMENT WEIGH ON 30% OF THE VALUTATION IN THE EXAM SUCCEDING.
2) STUDENTS WILL UNDERGO TWO TRIALS IN FORM OF QUESTIONNAIRE DURING THE TEACHING CLASSES. THE WEIGH ON THE FINAL EVALUATION IS 30%.
3) FINAL ORAL EXAM WHICH WEIGHS FOR 40% ON THE FINAL GRADE.
Texts
[1] P. BASSI, G. BELLANCA, G. TARTARINI: “PROPAGAZIONE OTTICA LIBERA E GUIDATA”, ED. CLUEB BOLOGNA
[2] A.W. SNYDER, J. LOVE, "OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE THEORY," KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS GROUP, 1983.
[3] TEACHER’S NOTES AVAILABLE ON THE UNISA WEBSITE (ESSE3 PLATFORM)
More Information
DURING THE CLASSES, STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECTS THE COURSE DEAL WITH, DOING A TRIAL TEST. SUCH A TEST IS NOT A MID-TERM EXHAM.
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