ECE 313 Optoelectronics

Lab
Lab 1 Introduction to the Principles of
Optical Waveguiding
• Review of optical (E&M) waves
• How to guide light and capture light in a waveguide
• Many applications such as optical fibers and various
optoelectronic devices
Lab 2 Optical Fiber, Connectors &
Loss Measurements
• How to assemble a fiber patchcord
• Optical power and loss measurements
• Single-mode and multi-mode fiber
Lab 3 Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
and Lasers
• Electrical and optical characteristics of LED and
Laser
• How do these devices differ?
• What determines wavelength?
• Transmitting data on optical fiber
Lab 4 Passive Fiber Optic Devices
• Wavelength Division Multiplexed (WDM) fiber optic
system

• Optical couplers
Lab 5 Optoelectronic Detectors &
OTDR
• Photodetectors

• Wavelength responsivity

• Optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR):

diagnostic technique for optical fiber
Lab 6 Fiber Optic System
Simulation
• Sending data over optical fiber

• Limitations for data transmission

• Bit error rate