Fundamental Knowledge of Optical Components

for Fiber Optics Communication

Course Objective

This course presents the knowledge of optical components in fiber optics communication. The focus is at fundamental level. Rigorous mathematical analysis will not be presented. The objective of this course is to allow the engineers to understand the transmission characteristics of optical fibers and associated optical components; emphasizing their effects on the performance of optical communication systems.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for engineers of optical field, test laboratories, department manager, university postgraduates, and optical designer. No perquisite is needed in this course. Concepts and theory will be presented in an easy to understand format. Attendees will gain valuable insights into optical fiber communication network technology.

Benefit Of Attending

	Increase job knowledge as an optical engineering.
	Enhance the understanding of the fiber optics communication system.
	Consolidate the concept of the optical fiber com- ponents.
	Apply the knowledge to improve the current
	Optical fiber communication system.

About The Instructor

Dr. Chi Chiu Chan received the BEng. (1^st Honors.) and Ph.D from Department of Electrical Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1996 and 2000 respectively. From 2000 to 2003, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University . Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University . His research areas are optical fiber communication system, fiber Bragg grating device, fiber optics chemical sensors, and photonics crystal fiber biosensor, digital signal processing on fiber optics sensors and communication system, artificial intelligence techniques on smart structures and noise analysis on optical fiber sensing and communication system.  His accomplishment in these areas is demonstrated in his 100 international publications.