Course objectives:
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Briefly introduce students into problems of information transmission using metallic transmission line and describe specific characteristics of these lines used in telecommunications.
Introduce students into problems of information transmission using optical signal, physical principles and characteristics of optical networks and characteristics of used optical components. Explain advantages of modern optical networks and reasons of their wide usage today.
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Requirements on student
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Active work on laboratory measurements is mandatory.
Translation of scientific article from english to czech and brief presentation of its content - semestral project.
Credit from previous year is not automatically acknowledged.
Exam: Demonstration of knowledge in a combined exam
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Content
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Lectures
1. Metallic transmission line - Introduction, model, primary and secondary parametres
2. Metallic transmission line - energy and signal movement along the line, termination of line
3. Metallic transmission line - specific types of line: lossless, nondistorsive
4. Metallic transmission line - interferences, xDSL systems, structured cabling
5. Optical communications - Introduction, optic fiber - types, light spreading principle
6. Optical communications - transmission characteristics of fibers - attenuation, dispersion
7. Optical communications - nonlinear effects, production of fiber, special fibers
8. Optical communications - optical cables, interconnection of fibers
9. Optical communications - optical sources
10. Optical communications - optical receivers
11. Optical communications - optical modulation and amplification
12. Optical communications - processing of optical signal
13. Optical communications - modern optical networks, WDM system
Laboratory work
1. Examples calculation - odd week group
2. Examples calculation - even week group
3. 1. measurement - odd week group
4. 1. measurement - even week group
5. 2. measurement - odd week group
6. 2. measurement - even week group
7. 3. measurement - odd week group
8. 3. measurement - even week group
9. 4. measurement - odd week group
10. 4. measurement - even week group
11. 5. measurement - odd week group
12. 5. measurement - even week group
13. Semestral project presentation
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Recommended:
Miloslav Filka. Optoelektronika pro telekomunikace a informatiku. Brno, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86785-14-1.
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Recommended:
Sudhir Warier. The ABCs of Fiber Optic Communication. 2017. ISBN 9781630814144.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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5
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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30
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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20
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Total
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55
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Combined form of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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16
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E-learning [dáno e-learningovým kurzem]
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36
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Total
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52
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Full-time form of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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52
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Total
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52
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to explain the basics of theoretical electrical engineering and electromagnetic field theory |
Apply basic knowledge of physics of solids |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to work with basic electrotechnical instruments and devices |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to explain the principles of electrical signal propagation through metallic transmission line |
to explain the principles of light propagation in the optical fiber |
to compare advantages and disadvantages of metallic and optical lines for use in telecommunications |
to classify the causes of attenuation and dispersion of the signal in optical fiber |
to compare the characteristics of different fiber types and the suitability of their use |
to explain the principles of light generation and detection used in optical telecommunications |
to quantify the power balance of the optical link |
to categorize operations and components of the optical signal processing |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to work with basic measurement instruments in the field of optical telecommunications |
to design the composition of the backbone optical link and the link in the access network |
to analyze the differences between the backbone optical link and the link in the access network |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Test |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Test |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Laboratory work |
Students' portfolio |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Laboratory work |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Students' portfolio |
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