Fiber Optics Testing

 

Course Benefits

 

Course content is adapted to incorporate hands-on fiber optic training on your specific in-house equipment supported by Fiber Optic theory to realize your specific business and technical goals. The course also incorporates a high degree of student participation to reinforce course material using group exercises.

 

Who Should Attend:

 

This one-day fiber optic testing training course is intended for persons with some prior experience in Fiber Optics.

 

Course Content

 

1. Optical Theory

2. Optical Transmitters

3. Optical Receivers

4. Testing and Instrumentation

      End to End Testing

       OTDR Testing

5. Practical Considerations

 

Course Content Details

 

1.   Optical Theory

 

        Decibels

        Loss and Bends

        Bandwidth

        Minimum Bend Radius

        Fiber Contamination

        Attenuation

        Dispersion

        Wavelength Windows

        Tensile Strength and Crush Resistance

 

2. Optical Transmitters

 

        Optical Sources

        Advantages/Disadvantages of Lasers

        Lasers

        LED’s

           

 

3. Optical Receivers

 

        Avalanche Photodiodes (APD’s)

        Receivers

        Pin Photodiodes

 

4. Testing and Instrumentation

Common Optical Tests

 

          End to End Loss Testing

        Power and Attenuation

        Attenuation Measurement*

        Insertion Loss

        Bare Fiber Testing

        Long Wavelength Loss Measurement*

        End to End Loss Test*

             -Cable Substitution Loss Test*

             -Cut Back Loss Test

        Measurement Accuracy

        Specialized Test Cables

        Mixed Connector Testing

        Equipment Required On-Site

        Sources and Power Meters

        Design Concepts

             -Link Power Budget

             -Power Budget Examples/Calculations

             -Comparing Calculated/Actual Losses

        Flashlight Test (Loopback)*

        Loopback Loss Test*

        Bi-directional Loss Measurements*   

        Fiber Optic Talk Sets

        Fiber Identifiers

 

OTDR Testing

 

        Optical Time Domain Reflectometers (OTDR)

        OTDR Attenuation*

        OTDR Dead Zone*

        OTDR Resolution Limitations

        OTDR Index of Refraction Settings

        Providing Hard Copy OTDR Results*

        Visual Fault Locators

        Fault Location*

        Splice Loss Error Correction

             -Matched Fibers

             -Unmatched Fibers

        OTDR Theory and Block Diagram

        OTDR Receiver Saturation  

        OTDR Pulse Width*

        OTDR Trace Results and Analysis

             -Non Reflective Fusion Splice*

             -Reflective Mechanical Splice*

             -Reflective Connector Splice*

             -Faulty Splices*

             -Fiber Launch Reflections*

             -Fiber End Face Reflections*

 

5. Practical Considerations

 

       Pullbox Dimensions

       Turn Fittings

       Patch Panels/Enclosures*

       Sharp Bends

       Exit Slots      

       Patch Panel Layout

 

NOTES:

 

1. The * beside a topic indicates hands-on exercises are a part of this topic.

2. A course binder is included as part of the training for future reference.

3. Hands-on portion of the training is done using the same equipment installers use on-site.