Implementation of a Wavelength Division Multiplexing and Bidirectional Optic Fiber Link iLab

Author

Orishaba, Doreen ; Besiga, Raymond ; Arthur, T.A. ; Togboa, Sandy S T ; Musasizi, Paul I. ; Mwikirize, Cosmas

Author_Institution

iLabs., MAK Project, Makerere Univ., Kampala, Uganda

fYear

2012

fDate

16-18 April 2012

Firstpage

464

Lastpage

465

Abstract

An online laboratory that handles two critical concepts in Fiber Optic Communications: Bi-Directional Optic Fiber Link and Wavelength Division Multiplexing phenomena was developed at Makerere University. Designed using the EMONA Fiber Optics Telecommunications Experimenter (FOTEx), an add-on board for the National Instruments Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS II™) platform, it was deployed on the Interactive iLabs Shared Architecture (ISA). The laboratory supports curricula of Bachelor of Science in Computer, Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering Programmes.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; optical fibre communication; optical links; telecommunication engineering education; virtual instrumentation; wavelength division multiplexing; EMONA fiber optics telecommunications experimenter; National Instruments Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite; bidirectional optic fiber link; fiber optic communication; interactive ilabs shared architecture; online laboratory; telecommunication engineering programmes; wavelength division multiplexing; High speed optical techniques; Laboratories; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Wavelength division multiplexing; Bi-directional; Online Laboratory Wavelength Division Multiplexing; Optic Fiber; Signal Transmission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Technology: New Generations (ITNG), 2012 Ninth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0798-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITNG.2012.173

Filename

6209195