Optical Fiber Communications of Fundamentals
Brief Course Curriculum

• Historical Perspective, Information Theory and Networks
• Elementary Discussion of Propagation In Fibers
• Attenuation In Optical Fibers
• Fibers and Cables
• Optical fiber connection: joints and couplers
• Optical sources 1: The Laser Diode
• Optical sources 2: the light emitting diode
• Optical detectors
• Optical Amplifiers