Fibre optic cabling for engineers

Description

Fibre Optic cabling training course description

A hands on course covering installation, splicing and testing of fibre optic cabling.

What will you learn

• Describe different types of fibre cable and where to use them
• Install fibre optic cable.
• Splice fibre optic cable.
• Test fibre optic cable.

Fibre Optic cabling training course details

Fibre Optic cabling training course contents

• Fibre optic transmission

Physics of light, optical modes, light propagation, light guiding, dispersion, light spectrum, fibre versus copper comparison, fibre cable types and their uses, WDM and DWDM.

• Fibre optic cable

Single mode, Multi mode, diameters, step-index fibre, graded index fibre, loose tube, tight buffered, cable jackets, distance limitations, indoor versus outdoors.

• Fibre optic network components

ST, SC, FC and other connectors, termination methods, joint enclosures, transmitters, light sources, laser, LED, receivers, detectors.

• Installation

BS.7718. Safe working practices, site surveys, recommended installation procedures, cable handling issues, bending radius, techniques and tools, documentation.

• Splicing

Joining fibres, splicers, fusion splicing, mechanical splicing, splicing procedure, cleaving, splicing parameters, splicing vs. connectors.

• Measurement parameters and applications

Power measurement, loss measurement, return loss measurement, receiver sensitivity measurement, budget calculations.

• Testing

Optical power meter, optical light source, optical attenuator, return loss meter, continuity testing, insertion loss testing, OTDR features and principles, OTDR capabilities and limitations, using an OTDR, troubleshooting.