Lecture with integrated case studies, exercises and practical work.
The main goal of the lecture is considered to provide a fundamental understanding of modern fiber optic networks.

Basics and fundamentals of optical fibres and of modern optical networks 

• FTTN (Fibre To The Node) FTTC (Fibre to the Curb)
• FTTB (Fibre To The Basement or Fibre To The Building)
• FTTdp (Fibre To The Distribution Point)
• FTTL (Fibre To The Loop)
• FTTH (Fibre To The Home)
• FTTD (Fibre To The Desk)

Topics of the lecture:

• Requirements for Optical Networks
• Standards for optical transmission techniques
• Network Operation and Administration
• Components for Optical Transport Networks
• Optical Networks
• Photonic Networks

1. Shiva Kumar, M. Jamal Deen: Fiber optic communications, fundamentals and applications; John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, United Kingdom, 2014.
2. Noé, Reinhold: Essentials of Modern Optical Fiber Communication; Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2016.
3. Casimer DeCusatis: Handbook of fiber optic data communication, practical guide to optical networking; Academic Press, London, UK, 2014.
4. F. Richard Yu, Xi Zhang, Victor C.M. Leung: Green communications and networking; Taylor & Francis Ltd, Boca Raton, FL USA, 2013.

Topic of the practical work:
1. Michelson interferometer
2. Fiber Optic: Gaussian optics splicing and coupling
2. Polymer optical fiber (POF): Data transmission and bandwidth

Same as in lecture