Satellite and Optical Communication (BEC515D)

Satellite and Optical Communication

Course Code BEC515D 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L: T:P: S) 3:0:0:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 50 
Total Marks 100
Credits 03 

Module-1

Satellite Orbits and Trajectories: Definition, Basic Principles, Orbital parameters, Injection

velocity and satellite trajectory, Types of Satellite orbits, Orbital perturbations, Satellite

stabilization, Orbital effects on satellite‘s performance, Eclipses, Look angles: Azimuth angle,

Elevation angle.

Module-2

Satellite subsystem: Power supply subsystem, Attitude and Orbit control, Tracking, Telemetry

and command subsystem, Payload.

Earth Station: Types of earth station, Architecture, Design considerations, Testing, Earth

station Hardware, Satellite tracking.

Module-3

Communication Satellites: Introduction, Related Applications, Frequency Bands, Payloads,

Satellite Vs. Terrestrial Networks, Satellite Telephony, Satellite Television, Satellite radio,

Regional satellite Systems, National Satellite Systems.

Module-4

Optical Fiber Structures: Optical Fiber Modes and Configurations, Mode theory for circular

waveguides, Single mode fibers, Fiber materials. Attenuation and Dispersion: Attenuation,

Absorption, Scattering Losses, Bending loss, Signal Dispersion: Modal delay, Group delay,

Material dispersion.

Module-5

Optical Sources and detectors: Light Emitting Diode: LED Structures, Light source materials,

Quantum efficiency and LED power, Laser Diodes: Modes and threshold conditions, Rate

equations, External quantum efficiency, Resonant frequencies, Photodetectors: The pin

Photodetector, Avalanche Photodiodes.

WDM Concepts: Overview of WDM, Isolators and Circulators, Fiber grating filters (No

derivation), Dielectric thin-film filters, Diffraction Gratings.

Suggested Learning Resources:

Text Book:

1. Anil K. Maini, Varsha Agrawal, Satellite Communications, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., 2015,

ISBN: 978-81-265-2071-8.

2. Gerd Keiser, Optical Fiber Communication, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill Education (India)

Private Limited, 2016. ISBN:1-25-900687-5.

Reference Books :

1. Dennis Roddy, Satellite Communications, 4th Edition, McGraw- Hill International edition,

2006

2. Timothy Pratt, Charles Bostian, Jeremy Allnutt, Satellite Communications, 2nd Edition,

Wiley India Pvt. Ltd , 2017, ISBN: 978-81-265-0833-4

3. John M Senior, Optical Fiber Communications, Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition, Pearson

Education, 2010, ISBN:978-81-317-3266-3

4. Theodore Rappaport, Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition,

Prentice Hall Communications Engineering and Emerging Technologies Series, 2002, ISBN 0-

13-042232-0.