Course Name: Optical communications

Course abstract

Optical communications is a frequent elective/core course offered to third/final year undergraduate students in Electrical Engineering. This course offers a gradual approach to optical communications with emphasis on latest developments in coherent optical communications. Starting from a broad introduction to transmitters and receivers, this course covers optical fibers and waveguides, lasers, detectors, optical amplifiers, channel impairments and their mitigation using signal processing algorithms. Matlab models will be discussed.


Course Instructor

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Dr. Pradeep Kumar K

Dr. Pradeep Kumar K obtained his PhD from the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras working on Quantum Key Distribution in 2009. He has since been at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur. His research interests include Quantum key distribution, optical communications, and nonlinear fiber optics.
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Teaching Assistant(s)

GOVIND KUMAR

B.Tech ECE,
MS Department of Photonics science and engineering,

IIT kanpur

 Course Duration : Jul-Oct 2016

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 Syllabus

 Enrollment : 23-May-2016 to 18-Jul-2016

 Exam registration : 25-Jul-2016 to 20-Sep-2016

 Exam Date : 16-Oct-2016, 23-Oct-2016

Enrolled

3642

Registered

61

Certificate Eligible

22

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Elite

9

Successfully completed

13

Participation

17

Success

Elite

Gold





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>=90 - Elite + Gold
60-89 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
<40 - No Certificate

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • FINAL SCORE (Score on Certificate) = 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score.
  • Exam score has been moderated by the faculty
Optical communications - Toppers list

P ASHOK 80%

PRINCE SHRI VENKATESHWARA PADMAVATHY ENGINEERING COLLEGE

P S DINESH 80%

PRINCE SHRI VENKATESHWARA PADMAVATHY ENGINEERING COLLEGE

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Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.