Optical and Wireless Communication¶

NTC Syllabus — Paper II, Section (B), Topic 7: Optical and Wireless Communication

Optical Communication: Total internal reflection, Snell's law, Optical Fiber types and properties, optical transmission, Optical transmitters and receivers, Interconnected and switched; splices, connectors & coupling, Fiber Optics Networks, Optical switching, Submarine cable.

Wireless Communication: Evolution from 1G to 5G, Propagation theory, LOS (Line of Sight) & Non-LOS model, Okumura and Hata Model, GMSK, OQPSK, BPSK, FDMA/TDMA/CDMA technologies (GSM, 4G(LTE), CDMA, WiMAX), Fundamental of satellite communication, stabilization, tracking, satellite orbit and radio spectrum, satellite wave propagation and satellite antennas, Digital satellite communication systems, earth stations, Kepler's laws of orbital motion, signal to noise ratio, interference between different wireless systems.