DWDM Networks Tutorial

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Internet and Network architecture

Lecture 3: WDM/CWDM/DWDM Technology introuction

Lecture 4: Why do we need WDM system

Lecture 5: XWDM/CWDM/DWDM introduction

Lecture 6: Brief introduction to DWDM components

Chapter 2: Electromagnetic Waves as Career Signal in DWDM Networks

Lecture 1: Learning about properties of light and EM spectrum.

Lecture 2: Introduction to communication bands

Chapter 3: Optical Fiber in DWDM system

Lecture 1: Optical fiber introduction

Chapter 4: Signal Impairments in Optical Fiber communication

Lecture 1: Signal impairments in optical fiber – introduction

Lecture 2: Linear Signal impairments

Lecture 3: Different types of attenuations i.e. Absorption and scatterings

Lecture 4: Linear scattering losses in fiber communication

Lecture 5: Non Linear Scattering losses – SBS and SRS

Lecture 6: Amplified Spontaneous Emission Noise in fiber

Lecture 7: Dispersion – Modal, Chromatic and PMD

Lecture 8: Non Linear Impairments in fiber

Chapter 5: Components of DWDM system

Lecture 1: Recap of section 1 to 4

Lecture 2: Long haul system and Transponders

Lecture 3: Transmitter section of transponder component

Lecture 4: Receiver section of optical transponder

Lecture 5: Optical Mux Demux component of DWDM

Lecture 6: Optical Amplifiers Introduction

Lecture 7: Semiconductor Optical Amplifier SOA

Lecture 8: EDFA Based Amplifier

Lecture 9: RAMAN Amplifier-princple

Lecture 10: RAMAN Amplifier-working

Chapter 6: Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: ROADM-What is it?

Lecture 3: A typical ROADM example

Lecture 4: Why ROADM and working principle

Lecture 5: MEMS and LCOS Technology introduction

Lecture 6: ROADM Function, types and architecture

Lecture 7: Colorless Direction less Contentionless ROADM and Flex grid

Lecture 8: Optical Supervisory Channel (OSC)

Lecture 9: Optical Performance Monitor(OPM) and OTDR

Chapter 7: Elastic Optical Network/Flex Grid

Lecture 1: Introduction to Flex Grid or EON

Lecture 2: Fixed Grid Vs Flexible Grid understanding

Lecture 3: Elastic Optical Network Characteristics

Lecture 4: Why do we need Flex Grid

Lecture 5: Challenges in Fix grid and Flex grid networks