The definition of photonics and related branches, history of optics and optical communications, advantages and disadvantages of optical communication, selection optical communication systems according to the place of usage.
Basic physical quantities in photonics, description of the photons, EM modes, polarization, Jones matrixes.
Description of the media where the optical beams are propagates, non linear effects, optical solitons.
Optical lenses, beamsplitters, mirrors, gratings.
Process of light emitting, LED, laser diodes, lasers, process of photodetection, PIN, APD.
Properties of optical fibers, fiber amplifiers.
Statistic and stationary parameters in optical systems, link budget, modulation
Design of fiber optics link, WDM, applications.
Atmospheric transmission media, attenuation, turbulence, refraction, noises.
Design of free space optical links, geometric attenuation, amplification on receiving lens.
Coherent and non coherent communication, topology of optical networks.
Multisegments transmitters and receivers, hybrid FSO/RF, UV scattering.