This comprehensive course offers in-depth knowledge that empowers participants to assess system upgrades that involve enhanced data transfer capabilities, addressing current challenges. The course provides a solid understanding of the principles of optics and their practical application in data transmission through fiber optic cabling. While many fiber optics courses tend to focus primarily on the conventional use of fiber optics in telecommunications signal transmission, this course provides a broader perspective on the subject.

Course Objectives:

Upon the successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

Practical hands-on experience in jointing, splicing and testing fiber optics systems
Solid knowledge of fiber optics communications systems & Development
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?

This course is intended for Business Managers, Division Chiefs, and QA/QC Personnel as well as Technical Personnel involved in the Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of fiber optic cables and laser applications. It is especially useful for Engineers involved in Telecommunications Design as well as those designing and testing fiber optics replacement systems for traditional wiring, especially on-board systems such as aircraft, military vehicles, space and naval vessels, and automotive platforms.

Course Outlines:

Basic Telecommunications Theory

Introduction
Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)

Telephones
Telephone Numbers
Central Office (CO)

Enhanced Telephone Services
Telecommunication Protocols
Standards

ITU-T Study Groups
ITU-T Study Group 15
MIL-STD-188
Federal Standard 1037C

Telecommunications Network
Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model (OSI Model)

"End-to-end" Layers
Application Layer
Presentation Layer
Session Layer
Transport Layer
Switched Network, Standards
"Chained" Layers
Routing Protocols Dynamic
Congestion Control
Packet
Data Link Layer
Frames
Physical Layer
OSI Model Summary

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Introduction to Light Properties

Light
Wave Theory
Particle Theory
Light Phenomena
Light Properties - Wavelength
Electromagnetic Spectrum
LW Transmission Bands
Light Energy
Coherence
Interference
Unwanted Transmission Reflections
Reflections
Polarization of a Light Beam
Spectrum
Poincare Sphere
Logarithmic Scale

Optical Fibers

Disadvantages of Using Copper Cable

Advantages, Disadvantages of Fiber-Optic Cables
Typical Glass Optical Fiber
Plastic Optical Fiber (POF)
Propagation of Light Waves
Refractive Index (n)
Speed of Light
Optical Dielectric Wave Guide
Critical Angle (QC)
Snell's Law
Numerical Aperture (NA) Number
Inverse Functions
Table of Radians / Degrees
Example
Table of Trigonometric Functions (in radians)
Optical Fiber Modes
Single and Multimode Optical Fiber
Multi-Mode (multi rays)
Refractive Index for Various Modes Types
Common Fiber Mode Types and Properties
High and Low Order Transmission Modes
Modal Dispersion
Material Dispersion
Chromatic Dispersion
Optical Fiber Signal Attenuation
Typical Attenuation/Wavelength for Silica Fiber
Attenuation Coefficient (a)
The fraction of Power (T) Transmitted through Fiber
Bending Loss
Optical Fiber Cut-off Wavelength and Example

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