OPTICAL FIBERS FOR INDUSTRY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Francesco CHIADINI OPTICAL FIBERS FOR INDUSTRY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Corso di Dottorato (D.M.226/2021)
INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES FOR INDUSTRIAL SUSTAINABILITY-IETIS
2024/2025

YEAR OF COURSE
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2024
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
18LESSONS
Objectives
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
THIS COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF OPTICAL FIBERS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THEIR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SENSING. STUDENTS WILL GAIN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF OPTICAL FIBER PROPERTIES, KEY DEVICES, AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES WHILE DEVELOPING OPERATIONAL AND CRITICAL SKILLS FOR THEIR USE IN VARIOUS APPLICATION CONTEXTS.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE A SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES AND FIBERS, FIBER OPTIC SENSORS, AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INDUSTRIAL, AND CIVIL ENGINEERING.

2. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THEY WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE OPTICAL FIBERS IN PRACTICAL CONTEXTS AND MEASURE THEIR TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS USING APPROPRIATE INSTRUMENTATION.

3. AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT: STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO CRITICALLY SELECT AND USE THE NECESSARY INSTRUMENTATION FOR OPTICAL FIBER ANALYSIS, EVALUATE EXPERIMENTAL DATA, AND DRAW WELL-FOUNDED CONCLUSIONS.

4. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO WRITE STRUCTURED TECHNICAL REPORTS, CONSULT SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL LITERATURE IN ENGLISH, AND EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE OBTAINED RESULTS.

5. LEARNING SKILLS: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND AND APPLY THEIR ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE TO NEW AND DIFFERENT CONTEXTS BEYOND THOSE COVERED IN THE COURSE, INDEPENDENTLY DEEPENING TOPICS USING VARIOUS SOURCES AND MATERIALS.
Prerequisites
THE COURSE REQUIRES THE KNOWLEDGE OF BASICS CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS AND MATHS ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE FOURIER TRANSFORM
Contents
COURSE DESCRIPTION

THIS COURSE PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF OPTICAL FIBERS, FROM THEIR FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES TO ADVANCED APPLICATIONS IN SENSING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. IT COVERS THE PHYSICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING LIGHT PROPAGATION IN OPTICAL FIBERS, AS WELL AS MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES AND KEY TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS ESSENTIAL FOR OPTIMIZING THEIR PERFORMANCE.

COURSE TOPICS
STRUCTURE AND PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTICAL FIBERS
GEOMETRIC OPTICS AND RAY PROPAGATION WITHIN FIBERS
MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION
TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS AND MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGIES
ADVANCED APPLICATIONS OF OPTICAL FIBERS, WITH A FOCUS ON:
FIBER OPTIC SENSORS
TRANSMISSION AND MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL PARAMETER DETECTION
THE COURSE PROVIDES BOTH THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR ANALYZING AND DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS, WITH A FOCUS ON SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS.
Teaching Methods
TEACHING METHOD DURING CLASSES ARE LECTURES FOR 1CFU (8 HOURS), WITH THE HELP OF NUMERICAL EXAMPLES DEVELOPED ON A DESKTOP COMPUTER
Verification of learning
THE EXAM IS DESIGNED TO EVALUATE THE STUDENT'S KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE, THEIR ABILITY TO APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE TO THE ANALYSIS OF OPTICAL FIBERS, THEIR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, COMMUNICATION ABILITIES, AND CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNING.

THE ASSESSMENT CONSISTS OF AN ORAL EXAMINATION COVERING THE ENTIRE PROGRAM. THE EVALUATION WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE DEPTH OF THE STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE, THEIR DEMONSTRATED LEARNING ABILITY, THE CAPACITY TO APPLY ACQUIRED CONCEPTS AND SKILLS, AS WELL AS THE CLARITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR PRESENTATION.

TO ACHIEVE A PASSING GRADE, THE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE LABORATORY EXPERIENCES AND DEMONSTRATE A SUFFICIENT SELF-CONFIDENCE IN THE DESCRIPTION OF OPTICAL FIBER PRINCIPLES.
Texts
[1] A.W. SNYDER, J. LOVE, "OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE THEORY," KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS GROUP, 1983.
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THE COURSE IS TAUGHT IN ENGLISH
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