Training Blogs

Introduction

•Overview of Optical Communication technology and Its History

•Advantage of Optical Fiber over the Copper cabling.

•Basic principles of light propagation in optical fibers.

Fiber Optic Safety

•Safety procedures and precautions while working with optical fiber.

•Understanding laser safety.

•Handling and disposing of optical components.

Fiber Optic Components

•Different types of fiber and its used (Singlemode and multimode)

•Types Connector and termination

•Types of Splices

•Optical Transmitter and receivers

Optical Network Architectures

•Introduction to various fiber optic network topologies (point-to-point, ring, star).

•Passive Optical Networks (PONs) and their applications.

•Understanding wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and dense WDM (DWDM).

Loss Budget/Power Budget Calculation

•Standard and Typical component losses

•Transceiver power budgeting

•Sample Case study

Hands on Activity

•Proper handling of Tools and Equipment

•Connector Termination (Mechanical connector)

•Fiber Optic cable termination and preparation

•Mechanical and Fusion Splicing

Installation Method and Maintenance

•Industry standard handling and installation method

•OSP cabling installation

•Premises Cabling installation

•Maintaining the quality of Fiber Optic Cables

Testing Equipments

•Inspection Microscope (Handheld and Videoscope)

•Visual Fault Locator

•Power Meter

•Laser/Light Source

•Optical Time Domain Reflectometer

Testing and Troubleshooting

•Connector Inspection using Microscope

•Fault tracing using Visual Fault Locator

•Power testing using Optical Power Meter

•Insertional Loss testing

•Fiber Troubleshooting using Optical Time Domain Reflectometer