Nature of light
Basic laws of light
Optical fibre
Types of optical fiber
Laser
Laser losses
Population inversion
Threshold conditions
Laser modes
Classes of lasers
Semiconductor light sources
Light emitting diodes
Semiconductor laser diodes (SLDs)
Modulation of opto-electronic sources
Noise sources
SNR analysis of opto-electronic devices and systems
Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)
Benefits of WDM
Dense wavelength division multiplexing.
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