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Fiber Optics for Telecom: FTTH, WDM & Power Budget
Learn optical fiber basics, attenuation, WDM, detectors, power budget and SPPU numericals for telecom careers.
Created byBhagyashri Thorat
Last updated 5/2026
English
What you'll learn
- Understand the structure, working principle and applications of optical fiber communication.
- Explain attenuation, modes, fiber characteristics and signal transmission in optical fibers.
- Understand WDM, optical spectrum bands, light sources and practical fiber communication blocks.
- Identify optical detectors, photodiodes and receiver concepts used in fiber systems.
- Calculate link power budget, losses and key system considerations for fiber links.
- Solve fiber optics numerical problems for exams, labs, viva and revision.
- Connect fiber optics concepts to telecom, FTTH, networking and high-speed communication applications.
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Course content
6 sections • 17 lectures • 1h 48m total length
Requirements
- Basic physics or communication systems knowledge is helpful, but concepts are explained step by step.
- No professional fiber optics experience is required.
- A notebook or calculator is useful for practicing numerical problems.
Description
Build a practical foundation in fiber optic communication for telecom, networking and engineering studies.
This course explains optical fiber concepts in a clear and structured way, making it useful for Electronics and Telecommunication students, networking learners, telecom beginners and professionals who want to revise the fundamentals.
You will learn how optical fiber communication works, why fiber is used in modern networks, how signal transmission happens, and how losses affect a fiber link. The course also covers WDM, optical spectrum bands, light sources, detectors, photodiodes and practical power budget calculations.
The course is especially useful if you want concept clarity plus numerical practice. You will work through attenuation, power budget, numerical aperture and photodiode-related examples, including SPPU PYQ-style solved numericals.
In this course, you will build confidence with:
- Optical fiber structure and working principles
- Types of fibers, modes, attenuation and signal transmission
- Wavelength Division Multiplexing and optical spectrum bands
- Light sources, optical detectors and photodiodes
- Link power budget, losses and system considerations
- Numerical problems for exams, labs and viva preparation
- Real-world applications in telecom, FTTH and high-speed communication
By the end, you will have a stronger foundation in fiber optics and be better prepared for telecom interviews, engineering exams, practical lab work and future advanced study.
Who this course is for:
- Electronics and Telecommunication students studying optical communication or fiber optics.
- Diploma and degree students preparing for exams, practicals, viva and solved numericals.
- Telecom, networking and FTTH beginners who want a clear foundation in fiber optics.
- Professionals who need structured revision of fiber optic communication basics.