Introduction to Fiber-Optic Communications

Dr. Hui is a professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Kansas. His research interests are in lightwave communication systems and subsystems, photonic devices, optical instrumentation and photonic sensors. Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Kansas in 1997 he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in optical communications, microelectronic circuits, and semiconductor materials & devices for more than 15 years. Dr. Hui was a member of the scientific staff at Bell-Northern Research and Nortel in Ottawa, Canada, where he was involved in the research and development of high-speed optical transport networks. He was a NSF Program Director for the photonic devices program from 2006 to 2008. He served as an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Communications from 2001 to 2007 and an associate editor of IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics from 2006 to 2013.

1. Introduction2. Optical fibers3. Light sources for optical communications4. Photodetectors5. Optical amplifiers6. Passive optical components7. External electro-optic modulators8. Optical transmission system design9. Coherent optical communication systems10. Modulation formats for optical communications11. Application of high-speed DSP in optical communications12. Optical networking