Electrical Engineering 118

Title	Introduction to Optical Communication Systems and Networks
Instructor in Charge	Ture K. Gustafson
Units	3
Prerequisites	20 and 40.
Description	Basic principles of digital and analog optical communications and optical networks. Emphasis is on principles of optical links, including channel capacity, basic limitations due to noise processes, and bit error rate requirements. Optical amplification, the detector-receiver, optical fiber and free-space propagation, the transmitter, and modulation schemes. Coherent and incoherent communications and network systems. Basic optical Fourier transform signal processing techniques.
Exam Files	Available
Newsgroup	ucb.class.ee118

Sections Instructor Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Spring 2004 Gustafson 4.1 / 7 ± 1.0
4.7 / 7 ± 1.5

Spring 2003 Gustafson 4.9 / 7 ± 1.0
4.7 / 7 ± 0.9

Spring 2002 Gustafson 4.1 / 7 ± 0.8
4.3 / 7 ± 1.0

Spring 2001 Gustafson 4.2 / 7 ± 0.7
4.0 / 7 ± 0.8

Spring 2000 Gustafson 3.8 / 7 ± 1.6
4.3 / 7 ± 1.6

Spring 1997 Gustafson 6.0 / 7 ± 0.0
5.5 / 7 ± 1.0

Spring 1996 Gustafson 5.6 / 7 ± 1.4
5.6 / 7 ± 0.6

Spring 1995 Gustafson 5.5 / 7 ± 1.0
4.5 / 7 ± 1.3

Spring 1994 Gustafson 4.0 / 7 ± 0.9
3.9 / 7 ± 1.0

Spring 1993 Gustafson 4.7 / 7 ± 1.5
5.0 / 7 ± 0.0

Spring 1992 Gustafson 4.8 / 7 ± 0.5
5.2 / 7 ± 0.4

Fall 1990 Gustafson 4.6 / 7 ± 0.8
4.6 / 7 ± 0.7

Fall 1989 Gustafson 5.0 / 7 ± 1.7
4.8 / 7 ± 1.6

Spring 1989 Section 1 Van Duzer 5.0 / 7 ± 1.1
5.1 / 7 ± 1.2

Spring 1989 Section 2 Whinnery 5.0 / 7 ± 1.2
4.7 / 7 ± 1.4

Overall Rating Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Electrical Engineering 118 4.6 / 7 ± 0.1
4.6 / 7 ± 0.1

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