Faculty Development Program on Optical Communication and Networks with Practical Sessions 2018

Fiber Optic Communication is an emerging technology in the field of Communication Engineering with scope to wider bandwidth, high speed, reliable and secured data transmission. Apart from long haul communication, fiber optic technology finds a place in access networks providing broadband services through fiber-to-home networks. The advances in fiber optic technology is not limited to the field of communication engineering, but also applied in various fields like sensing, computing, and signal processing. To emphasize the significance of this technology, this course aims at covering the basics of optical communication, its related issues and few typical optical networks.
Practical sessions are conducted to give an exposure to fiber optic components, communication and related measurements. This course also provides various research directions in the field of fiber optic technology.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED
27th July 2018
Introduction to Optical Fibers
Signal degradation in Optical Fibers
Fiber Optical Sources and coupling
Fiber Optic Receiver and Measurements
28th July 2018
Optical Networks and System Transmission
Emerging Technologies: Silicon Photonics
Emerging Technologies: Optical Computing
Practicals: Hands-on training in OPtSim

TOPICS TO BE COVERED
27th July 2018
Introduction to Optical Fibers
Signal degradation in Optical Fibers
Fiber Optical Sources and coupling
Fiber Optic Receiver and Measurements
28th July 2018
Optical Networks and System Transmission
Emerging Technologies: Silicon Photonics
Emerging Technologies: Optical Computing
Practicals: Hands-on training in OPtSim

Registration charges include course materials and refreshments. Participants are requested to register by filling up their details in the following link on or before 25th July 2018.
https://goo.gl/forms/OjPqwGAmlcFm4zgx2

Faculty/ Students/ Research Scholars Rs. 800/-

Vellore Institute of Technology, (Chennai Campus)
Vandalur - Kelambakkam Road Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 127