Computer tools to teach channel models for optical links

Author

Cuevas-Ruíz, J.L. ; Yee-Rodríguez, C.H. ; Aragón-Zavala, A.

Author_Institution

ITESM-CEM, Mexico

fYear

2010

fDate

22-24 Feb. 2010

Firstpage

68

Lastpage

72

Abstract

Along with the recent developments around wireless optical systems, as an alternative to solve the bottlenecks at the last mile, it has emerged the need of having a proper understanding of the propagation of a beam of light at different atmospheric conditions that appear at the channel. The implementation of a graphic interface in MatLab that simulates the models that characterize the losses in an optical link are shown in this paper. The development of the interface aims at using a computer tool as a mean to teach this technology, so that this knowledge can be taken into account for making better decisions regarding the implementation and administration of these links.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; optical communication; optical links; teaching; telecommunication engineering education; Matlab; channel models teaching; computer tool; graphic interface implementation; optical links; wireless optical system; Atmospheric modeling; Mathematical model; Optical attenuators; Optical computing; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics, Communications and Computer (CONIELECOMP), 2010 20th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Cholula

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5352-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5353-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CONIELECOMP.2010.5440792

Filename

5440792