FIBRE OPTIC SYSTEMS (By Prof. W. Jin and Prof. H. Y. Tam)

The subject will be divided into two parts. The first part i.e., overview of optical fibres and passive components, and optical fibre sensor systems will be taught by:

Prof. Wei JinTel: 2766 6180Email: eewjin@polyu.edu.hk

The course work of the first part includes:

Test: 30%Assignments and self study projects: 20%

Reading list for part one:

Optical Fiber Communications, Gerd Keiser, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2000.

Fundamentals of Optical Fibers, John A. Buck, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995.

B. Culshaw, Optical fibre sensing and signal processing, Peter Peregrinus, 1984.

J. P. Dakin, B, Culshaw, Optical Fibre Sensors, Artech House, Vols.1 & 2, 1989. Vols.3 &4, 1997.

Selected reference articles, e.g., chapter 25 in book edited by BP Pal

Keyword syllabus of part one:

Overview of optical fibre communication and sensing systems: Historical perspective, basic concepts, optical fibres, lightwave components.

Introduction to fibre optic sensors: Intrinsic and extrinsic sensors. Intensity modulation sensors. Phase modulation sensors. Polarization modulation sensors. Wavelength and frequency modulation sensors. Fibre grating sensors.

Multiplexed and distributed optical fibre sensors: Time division multiplexing. Wavelength division multiplexing. Frequency division multiplexing. Coherence division multiplexing. Optical time domain reflectometry. Optical frequency domain reflectometry.

Applications of fibre sensors: Fibre optic acoustic sensors. Electric current sensors. Strain and temperature sensors. Fibre optic gyroscopes. Optical fibre sensors for structural monitoring. Fibre optic chemical sensors.