Photonic Communications Engineering II F (1 unit). Photonic Communications Engineering (PCE) consists of two parts (I and II). PCE I covers optical fiber light guiding and wave propagation characteristics, materials properties, optical transmitters, receivers and amplifiers, communications systems and fiber optics networks and the Internet. PCE II builds upon this knowledge with advanced subjects in system modeling, device integration, and systems-level engineering. Reference material for the course is in a digital platform to allow dense hyper-linking between topics so that students from various disciplines can customize the reading material to their individual background knowledge. Prerequisites: OPTI 500A,B&C

The course is team taught by faculty from the Center for Integrated Access Networks (http://www.cian-erc.org/), which is a multi-institutional Engineering Research Center led by UA with partner schools: UCSD, UCLA, Columbia, Berkeley, Caltech, NSU, Tuskegee, and USC. Faculty from partner schools will deliver lectures via videoconference for live/synchronous student interaction.

Lectures: MW 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.

Section F: Optical Communications Systems

Module 11: Advanced Systems
Optical Code Division Multiple Access (OCDMA)
Spread-spectrum communications (SSC)
Optical CDMA Networking: Users are Codes

Module 12: The Internet and Networking Protocols
The Internet architecture and the TCP/IP protocol stack
Medium Access Control (MAC) Layer
Network Layer (Routing)
Transport Layer (TCP/IP)

Module 13: From Technology Innovation to the Marketplace
Stages of product development and the major components of an enterprise
Models for managing product development, especially stage-gate models
Establishing an innovation driven culture
Fundamentals of intellectual property and its protection
Case studies from the optical communications industry