Course Content (Syllabus)
Wireless Communications
Part 1 (2 Hours): Introduction to the wireless broadband communications.
Part 2 (3 Hours): OFDM and OFDMA technology.
Part 3 (4 Hours): Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Wi-MAX
Part 4 (3 Hours): IMT Advanced (4G)
Optical Communications
Part 1 (2 Hours): Introduction to optical communications
Part 2 (4 Hours): Optical Fibers (Propagation, Types and characteristics, Optical signal degradation - Attenuation - Dispersion - Non linear phenomena, connections) - Optical Cables
Part 3 (1 Hour): Passive elements, Optical sources - Photodetectors (optical receivers)
Part 4 (1 Hour): Repeaters - Optical amplifiers
Part 5 (1 Hour): Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)
Part 6 (3 Hours): Optical fiber networks (broadband applications and their specifications) - Optical Communication System Design.
Additional bibliography for study
1. 4G LTE/LTE-Advanced for Mobile Broadband, Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Skold, Elsevier, 2011.
2. Fundamentals of WiMAX: Understanding Broadband Wireless Networking, Arunabha Ghosh, Austin Jeffrey G. Andrews, and Rias Muhamed, Prentice Hall, 2007.
3. Gerd Keiser, Optical Fiber Communications, McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 4th edition, 2010.
4. Govind P. Agrawal, Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, Wiley, 4th Edition, 2010
5. Paul E. Green, Δίκτυα Οπτικών Ινών, Εκδ. Παπασωτηρίου, 1994.
6. Διαφάνειες μαθήματος και τρέχουσα διεθνής αρθρογραφία