Photonic Expertise

1. CD management
Basic mathematical equations governing CD in optical fibre
Fibre parameters & Fibre types
CD causes & effects (chirp, direct modulation
CD classification (normal, anomalous; waveguide, materials, profile; etc)
CD measurement (techniques & requirements) AND applicable standards
CD mitigation / compensation methods 2. PMD management
Basic mathematical equations governing PMD in optical fibre
Fibre parameters & Fibre types
PMD causes & effects
PMD classification (1st order, 2nd order; etc)
PMD measurement (techniques & requirements) AND applicable standards
PMD mitigation / compensation methods 3. Loss/Power management
Loss sources (components, fibre length, connectors, splicing etc)
Link / Power budget (transmitter power, receiver sensitivity, overload parameter, transmission length, etc)
Optical amplifier types (EDFA, FRA, PDFA; booster, inline, pre-amplifier; single stage, double stage; single amplifier, cascade amplifiers, etc)
Optical amplifier parameters (max gain, gain saturation, gain flatness, noise figure, ASE)
OSNR, SMSR, ER (equation, requirement, effect, etc)
Nonlinear Effects in optical fibre (XPM, SPM, FWM etc) 4. Nonlinearity management
Basic mathematical equations governing Nonlinearity in optical fibre
Nonlinearity types (SPM, XPM, FWM, etc)
Soliton transmission
Optimum transmitted power
Dispersion effect on Nonlinearity
Channel spacing (100GHz, 50GHz, random etc)
Bit-rate & Bandwidth
Modulation format & technique (NRZ, RZ; direct modulation, external modulation; etc) 5. Transmission design
Experimental studies: measurements of the system under study, manipulating the system, and then taking additional measurements
Observational studies: uses a survey to collect observations about the area of interest and then perform statistical analysis 6. Traffic and network management
Model the node architectures and routing algorithms using simulation software
Create the best routing algorithms based on network topology proposed
Test the network performance using simulation software 7. Routing algorithm and network architecture
Routing algorithm schemes (existing and future)
Network Design: Network architecture topology
Perform accurate simulation
Experimental studies: measurements of the system under study, manipulating the system, and then taking additional measurements
Observational studies: uses a survey to collect observations about the area of interest and then perform statistical analysis 8. Hardware realization
Opto-Electronics Design & Realisation: design of sub-systems that consist of both optical and electrical components and constructing the design into a working prototype
Testing and Optimisation: conducts standard performance test and optimising the sub-systems to achieve best performance
Technical Competency: has to be updated with the physics of the hardware (optical & electronics) and software coding 9. Network design and analysis
Business planning i.e. determines the planning that the operator must perform to ensure that the network will perform as required for its intended life-span
Long-term and medium-term network planning
Short-term planning
Operations and maintenance i.e. examines how the network will run on a day-to-day basis 10. Course Wavelength Division Multiplexing Array Waveguide Devices
Theoretical studies: understanding the physics and concept of the devices under study
Designing the devices: uses commercial software to design the devices
Alignment studies: passive optical alignment
Packaging studies: epoxy attachment
Devices testing: Telcordia testing for passive devices
Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) alignment and packaging
Damp heat test for PLC follow Telcordia standard
Characterization of PLC component using JDS Testing Equipment
Provide training on software –BeamPROP, FullWAVE, BAndSOLVE, OptiWAVE, Matlab
Design servi for Directional Coupler and Optical splitter
Fiber lens design 11. PLC chip – fiber alignment
Alignment studies: study on how to reduce time for alignment process between fiber array and PLC Chip. This study will led to overall cost reduction of the PLC component. 12. PLC chip attachment
Attachment studies: Study on optimal optical adhesive dispensing between the fiber array and PLC chip for strong and durable bonding. High quality chip bonding improve lifetime of the PLC component. 13. PLC chip testing
Devices testing: Characterization of the PLC component and Telcordia testing for passive devices using state-of-the-art testing equipment JDS. Characterization on the PLC component is required to ensure the specification of the PLC component is comparable to the commercially available in the market. While Telcordia testing ensure the reliability and durability of the PLC component against the external factor ie; humidity, temperature, g-shock and stress.