Optical Fiber Communication Course – Learn from scratch

Fiber optics ensure that your data packets are delivered to you at blazing speeds. They form the backbone of the modern communication system. In this course, you will learn everything about data transmission using light and understand the intricacies of high-speed communication networks.

Course content

Optical Fiber Communication – Introduction to the free course

Get introduced and check out what we will be learning throughout the course.

Optical Fiber Communication Basics – Ray theory of light

Ray theory or geometric optics considers light as waves & represents them using straight lines. Take a look at the basics of this theory.

Optical Fiber Communication Basics – Mode theory of light

The Ray Theory is one of the simplest explanations of light’s behavior. To understand light’s properties more accurately, we have Mode Theory.

General structure of optical fibers – Physical aspects 1

The general structure of optical fibers is the same at a physical level regardless of the type that is being considered.

Types of optical fibers – Physical structure of optical fibers – Single mode, Multi-mode.

Based on the physical structure of the core, light can travel in different ways giving rise to different types of optical fibers.

Course details

Duration	:	Will be updated shortly
Cost	:	Free
Track	:	Communication Engineering and Signal Processing
Prerequisites	:	This course is intended for beginners. However, a few concepts from high-school physics might be used in the earlier stages.

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What will you learn in this course?

Building blocks of optical fiber communication
Calculating losses in optical fiber communication
Conversion of data into light using different light sources
Various types of optical networks

What is the target of this course?

This course is part of the Communications and Signal processing track. We have designed this track and its constituent courses to equip learners with the basic requirements of entry-level jobs or internships in the field of communication and signal processing.

I would like to suggest some topics to be covered, how can I do that?

You can visit the contact page linked in the footer of this webpage. Just select “Suggest Topics” from the subject dropdown menu of the form, mention the course and why you think your suggestion makes sense to be part of the curriculum.