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Syllabus ( ELEC 665 )

   Basic information
Course title: Wireless Optical Communication
Course code: ELEC 665
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Oğuz KUCUR
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 1/2, Fall and Spring
Level of course: Third Cycle (Doctoral)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: Turkish
Mode of delivery: Face to face , Group study
Pre- and co-requisites: None
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: To teach wireless optical communication techniques, to gain ability of design and analyze by the knowledge of systems engineering
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Design wireless optical communication systems.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Electronics Engineering in a specialized way
    2. Interpret engineering problems, formulate appropriate techniques to solve them and find out creative solutions
    3. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
    4. Design and conduct research projects independently
    5. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    6. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Term paper
  2. Perform the analysis of optical communication techniques by modelling the channel.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Electronics Engineering in a specialized way
    2. Interpret engineering problems, formulate appropriate techniques to solve them and find out creative solutions
    3. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
    4. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge
    5. Support his/her ideas with various arguments and present them clearly to a range of audience, formally and informally through a variety of techniques

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Term paper
  3. Comprehend optical communication methods in wireless communication environments such as indoor, atmosphere, space and underwater.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Electronics Engineering in a specialized way
    2. Identify approaches for complex problems and lead multidisciplinary teams.
    3. Design and conduct research projects independently
    4. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    5. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Term paper
  4. Compare wireless optical communications and RF/fiberoptical communication and use them all together when necessary.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Electronics Engineering in a specialized way
    2. Interpret engineering problems, formulate appropriate techniques to solve them and find out creative solutions
    3. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
    4. Design and conduct research projects independently
    5. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    6. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Term paper
   Contents Up
Week 1: Basic Concepts of Wireless Optical communications
Week 2: Optical Light Sources and Photodetectors
Week 3: Wireless Optical Transmitters and Receivers
Week 4: Channel Models
Week 5: Optical Link Design - Optical and Electronic Components
Week 6: Modulation, Coding and Multiple-Access Techniques
Week 7: Modulation, Coding and Multiple-Access Techniques
Week 8: Midterm Exam
Week 9: Indoor Optical Communications
Week 10: (Outdoor) Optical Communication Under Atmospheric Turbulence
Week 11: Outdoor Diversity Techniques
Week 12: Optical Networks and Optical Data Formats
Week 13: Special Applications in Wireless Optical communications
Week 14: Project Presentations
Week 15*: Catch-up week
Week 16*: Final Exam
Textbooks and materials: 1. Optical Communications, R.M.Gagliardi, S.Karp, Wiley-Interscience, 1995
2. Optical Wireless Communications : System and Channel Modelling with MATLAB, Z.Ghassemlooy, W.Popoola, S.Rajbhandari, CRC Press, 2013.
Recommended readings: 1. Wireless Infrared Communications, J.R.Barry, Kluwer Academic, 1994.
2. Optical Wireless Communications: IR for Wireless Connectivity, R.Ramirez-Iniguez, S.M.Idrus, Z.Sun, CRC Press, 2008.
3. Optical Networking : Best Practises Handbook, J.R.Vacca, Wiley-Interscience, 2007.
4. Free-Space Laser Communications : Principles and Advances, A.Majumdar, J.C.Ricklin, Springer, 2008.
5. Advanced Optical Wireless Communication Systems, S.Arnon, J.R.Barry, G.K.Karagiannidis, R.Schober, M.Uysal, Cambridge University Press, 2012.
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 8 30
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 14 20
Homework: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 10
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 40
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 3 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 6 5
Term project: 4 8
Term project presentation: 3 1
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 12 1
Mid-term: 3 1
Personal studies for final exam: 15 1
Final exam: 3 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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