This comprehensive workshop offers a thorough exploration of the fundamental principles underlying fiber optics systems and their various components, including fibers, cable construction, connectors, splices, and optical sources and detectors. Participants will gain a solid understanding of these components, enabling them to develop the necessary skills for designing, installing, and maintaining fiber optics systems. The workshop places a strong emphasis on practical techniques, focusing on hands-on activities such as component installations and system design. Attendees will have the opportunity to gain firsthand experience with mechanical and fusion splicing techniques, as well as the fitting of commonly used industrial fiber connectors. Additionally, participants will practice using a range of fiber optics test equipment, such as optical sources and power meters. The workshop is designed to be highly interactive, providing participants with ample opportunities to engage in practical exercises that reinforce the concepts covered throughout the workshop.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this practical workshop, participants would have:

Practical hands-on experience in jointing, splicing and testing fiber optics systems
Solid knowledge of fiber optics communications systems
State of the art fiber optics technology and installations practices
Correct procedures for cable installations and termination
How to design and install your own fully operational fiber optics systems
New approaches to troubleshooting including how to use an OTDR

Who Should Attend?

Instrumentation and control engineers and technicians, Telecommunications engineers and technicians, maintenance engineers and technicians, process control engineer, project engineers, Electrical engineers, consulting engineers, systems engineers, project managers, electricians.

Course Outlines:

Introduction to Fiber Optics Systems

Introduction
Workshop outline
Historical background to fiber optics
Comparison of fiber optics and copper systems
Data communications
Communications channel
Transmission modes
Electromagnetic spectrum
Revisiting copper

Other types of fibers

Fundamentals principles of operations
Light transmission nature of glass
Numerical aperture
Model propagation in fiber
Multimode/ single mode/step index/ graded index
Bandwidth of fibers
Modal and chromatic dispersion
Absorption/scatter/ bending/ radiation/mismatches
Other types of fibers

Construction of Fiber optics cables
Cable objective, Tensile ratings, structural elements & Strengthening members

Housing- loose tube/ slotted core/ tight buffers
Classes of cables- aerial/ underground/ subaqueous/ indoor
Connecting fiber

Optical connection issues
Fiber end preparation
Splicing fibers- fusion/mechanical
Connectors & Optical couplers

Optical drivers and detectors
Light emitting diodes & Lasers
Transmitters modulus
Safety considerations
PIN photodiodes & Receiver modules
Optical amplifiers
Installing fiber optic cables
Preparation- site survey and design
Installation rules and procedures
Bending radius, cable tension/ cable reels
Cable trays/ conduits/ lubricants
Indoor cable installation
Outdoor cable installation/ environmental conditions
Splicing trays/ organizers/ termination
Cabinets/ patch panels/ distribution panels/ breakout boxes

Fiber optics system design
Initial design considerations
Future capacity/ reliability/ operating wavelength
Repeaters and amplifiers
Design loss calculations / link loss budgets
Testing fiber optics systems
Concepts of optical measurements
Continuity testing
Optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR)
Bit Error Rate (BER) testing

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