| Apply ray and wave theory to planar slab and cylindrical waveguides. |
| Measure the performance of optical communication systems. |
| Apply noise and error calculations of optical receivers |
| Present understanding of the basic device principles of photodetectors and calculate the Quantum efficiency and responsivity. |
| Analyze attenuation and dispersion in fibers. |
| Present understanding of TDM, WDM and DWDM systems, multiplexers, filters, Bragg gratings, Fabry-perot filters. |
| Present understanding of the device physics, performance and applications of Optical Amplifiers. |
| Present awareness of DFB and DBR lasers, transmitters and receivers, Optical Networks, SONET/SDH, nonlinear effects, Network topologies, wavelength conversion and switches. |