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\newcommand\textBookTitle{Fundamentals of Photonics, 2 Volume Set, 3rd Edition}
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\newcommand\supplMaterials{•	Amnon Yariv, “Photonics: Optical Electronics in Modern Communications”, 
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•	S.O. Kasap, “Optoelectronics and Photonics”, 2nd Edn. Prentice-Hall, 2013.
•	V. J. Urick, Keith J. Williams, Jason D. McKinney, “Fundamentals of Microwave Photonics”, Wiley 2015
•	Hamid Hemmati (Editor), “Deep Space Optical Communications”, Wiley, 2006
•	Arun Majumdar and Jennifer C. Ricklin, “Free-Space Laser Communications: Principles and Advances (Optical and Fiber Communications Reports)”, Springer, 2008
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\newcommand\catalogDesc{Introduction to fiber and free space optical communication systems from a discrete and system perspective. Topics include : fiber optics waveguides, pulse dispersion and bandwidth computations, PIN and APD detectors. LED and LD optical sources, optical receiver designs, bit error rate estimation, and transmission link analysis. Also examined` are system requirements for space-based laser communication systems which include communication bandwidth as well as acquisition and pointing considerations. Prerequisites: Undergraduate electromagnetic theory,  differential equiations.}
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•	Simulation tools from RSoft or VPI Photonics will be demonstrated and applied.
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