OPTICAL SWITCHING
| Title | ΟΠΤΙΚΗ ΜΕΤΑΓΩΓΗ / OPTICAL SWITCHING |
| Code | NNA-07-04 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Informatics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Nikolaos Pleros |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40002924 |
Programme of Study: PPS-Tmīma Plīroforikīs (2019-sīmera)
Registered students: 1
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENIKĪ KATEUTHYNSĪ | YPOCΗREŌTIKO KATA EPILOGĪ | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600104604
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Class Schedule
| Building | Βιολογίας |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ Α (211) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 15:00 έως 18:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600104604
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7811
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
basic knowledge of signal theory and Fourier transforms, basic knowledge of analig and digital signal transmission, basic knowledge of waveguiding theory and electromagnetic waves
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge: Knowing and understanding the linear and nonlinear phenomena in optical switching and transmission subsystems, getting familiar with optical switching architectures and network planning techniques.
Skills: Identify and optimally select the appropriate optical switch technology. Use a commercial optical communication software suite. Solve exercises, present in front of an audience, search the corresponding literature.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Design and manage projects
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Theory: Optical switching network types, requirements and specifications. Optical link characterization, optical signal quality analysis, Bit Error Rate, eye diagram. Non-linear transmission phenomena in optical fibers, Self-Phase Modulation, Cross-Phase Modulation. Optical interferometric filters, optical thermo-optic modulation, optical electro-optic modulation. Switching matrix architectures and technologies, 2x2 switching elements, Benes switch architecture, Clos switch architecture, Butterfly architecture, Spanke architecture. Blocking and Non-Blocking switches, router subsystems. Optical 2x2 switching elements. Optical switch technologies, basic operational principles. Optical circuit switching: architectures and technologies for wavelength routing. Optical packet switching: network types, packet labeling, optical node architectures and subsystems, optical label switching. Bit-level synchronization systems, header processing systems, routing and regeneration systems. Photonic integrated router technologies. Optical switching in metropolitan networks. Optical switching in DataCenter networks and in Chip Multiprocessors (Network-on-Chip).
Laboratory (15 hours in total on the following topics): 1) experimental laboratory for optical data link characterization, 2) simulation-based lab using SIMULINK for optical transmission links that employ losses+dispersion+non-linear phenomena, 3) experimental laboratory on optica; modulator devices and optical data signal modulation techniques οπτικούς διαμορφωτές και σε διαμόρφωση οπτικών σημάτων, 4) experimental laboratory on 2x2 optical switches.
Keywords
optical communications, optical fibers, optical networks
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 15 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 60 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 51 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams (80%) and project (20%)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑTA ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΩΝ ΜΕ ΟΠΤΙΚΕΣ ΙΝΕΣ, G. Agrawal, ΤΖΙΟΛΑ, ΘΕΣ/ΝΙΚΗ, 2011
Additional bibliography for study
OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, G. Agrawal, ΤΖΙΟLΑS PUBLISHER, THESSALONIKI, 2011
Last Update
03-12-2020
