COURSEOUTLINE

CourseTitle

FIBER OPTICS TECHNICIAN

SBFE3130

CourseCode

CourseCoordinator(s)/
HOD/DEAN

LearningHours
StudentQuota
CourseType
OfferinAcademicYear

School

School of Engineering & Technology

None

Basic
Co-requisites
Electronics,
Physics
Harish Chandra Mohanta & Sambita Dalal

Pre-requisites

OtherCourse
Teacher(s)/Tutor(s)

3-1-0

ECE

Department

Email

No.ofCredits

sambita@cutm.ac.in

+91-9437106269
+91-9439780110

TelephoneNo.

None
Total :40 Learning Hours. (10 lecture hour+30 tutorial hour)

30 students
Core Course

Compulsory

1stSemester

2ndSemester

Elective
Summer

Other
th

Year Long Other- 7 Semester / 5TH semester

COURSEDESCRIPTION
Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an
optical fiber. The light forms an electromagnetic carrier wave that is modulated to carry information. First developed in the 1970s, fiberoptic communication systems have revolutionized the telecommunications industry and have played a major role in the advent of the
Information Age. Because of its advantages over electrical transmission, optical fibers have largely replaced copper wire
communications in core networks in the developed world.
Optical fibre splicer is responsible for ensuring efficient splicing of the optical fibre cables and supports in optical fibre installation and in
carrying out fibre testing using OTDR and power meter.
This unit is about carrying out efficient optical splicing and tests its effectiveness through OTDR and power meter tests.
This unit is about supporting the Optical technician in installation and commissioning of Optical fiber cables as per route plan. It involves
coordinating activities like trenching and laying of cables and carrying out splicing of cables.
COURSEOBJECTIVES
The core objective of this course is to be familiar with the technical testing and maintainance of optical fiber cables and wires. This
course will help.
1. Program prepares the student as a Fiber Optics Technician and Optical Fibre Splicer.
2. Provide basic of Optical fiber instruments and their applications.
3. Provide a platform for the student to deal with various applications in biomedical, defence and communication domain.
4. Provide an environment for the student for research works also some opportunity to hands on with real time field works.
GUIDELINESONGRADINGANDSTANDARDS OFASSESSMENT
Grade
Points
Descriptions
Demonstrate evidence of original thought with pin point, very strong ethical, analytical, and critical abilities
O
With proper applicable knowledge as well as a through grasp of the topic from background reading and
Outstanding
10
analysis with the current update knowledge. And should have vast theoretical and practical knowledge
also should demonstrate outstanding organizational ,theoretical and presentational skills.

E
Excellent

Verygood

B
Good

Fair

D
Pass
F
Fail

Demonstrate evidence of original thought with pin-point, very strong analytical, and critical abilities
With proper applicable knowledge as well as a through grasp of the topic from background reading
and analysis. And should have vast theoretical and practical knowledge also should demonstrate
excellent organizational, theoritical and presentational skills.
Demonstrate evidence of original thought, strong analytical and critical abilities as well as a thorough grasp
of the topic from background reading and analysis; should demonstrate every good organizational theoretical
and presentational skills.
Demonstrate evidence of critical and analytical thinking but not necessarily original in their thinking; show
adequate grasp of the topic from background reading and analysis; should demonstrate strong
organizational, , theoritical and presentational skills.
Demonstrate evidence of a reasonable grasp of their subject but most of their information is derivative, with
Rather little evidence of critical thinking; should demonstrate fair organizational, rhetorical and
presentational skills.
Demonstrate evidence of being able to assemble the bare minimum of information, poorly digested and not
very well organized in presentation. There is no evidence of critical thinking
Demonstrate evidence of poor knowledge and understanding of the subject, a lack of coherence and
organization, and answers are largely irrelevant. Work fails to reach degree level.

COURSECONTENT
1.
2.
3.

OPTICAL FIBER FUNDAMENTALS:- Fiber Optic Light Sources, Detectors.

FIBER OPTIC CABLE TESTING: Co-ordinate Installation & Commissioning of Optical Fiber Cables (OFC), Undertake
Condition based Maintenance & Planned repair activities.
PERFORM CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE/RESTORATION OF OPTICAL FAULT): Demo/ Practical Session: OTDR &
Fault location

4.
COURSELEARNINGOUTCOMES
CourseLearningOutcomes

AlignedProgram
LearningOutcomes.

After participating in the course, students would be able to

1. Student will be able to know and understand effectively and efficiently to install, terminate, and test
1,2,3,4,5,6
2,3
multimode/single mode fiber optic networks.
2. The user/individual on the job will be to know and understand: Functionality of optical equipments like 2,3,4,5
cleaver, mechanical and fusion splicing Kit, protection sleeves, fiber stripper, fiber reinforced plaster
during splicing and jointing, functionality of optical test equipments like OTDR and power meter.
3. The user/individual on the job will be to know and understand how to :Operate fusion splicing
machine: manual, automatic or handheld and carry out both fusion and mechanical splicing in a manner
ensuring minimum Reflectance loss, optical return loss, insertion loss.
COURSETEACHINGANDLEARNINGACTIVITIES
Course Teaching and Learning Activities

AlignedCourse
LearningOutcomes.

There are six contact hours weekly,1x2 hour lecture, and 1x4hour tutorial.
This course is taught as a series of interactive lectures and tutorials which provide an introduction to the
area of Fiber optics and its technique in instrumentation. The tutorials will cover various practical
applications, various case studies.
1.Interactive classdiscussion.
2.Hands on Practice
3.Lectures with Hands on
4.Projectwork.

1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5,
1,2,3,4,5
4,5

COURSEASSESSMENTMETHODS
AssessmentMethod

Description

Lab Test Through Programming as well

as Written Exam

Practical test on Course Studied also 30+20marks

some theoretical concept

External Evaluation

Viva Voce

Weight

50marks

AlignedCourse
LearningOutcomes.
Helpthe studentsto
improve learningprocess.
Helpthe studentsto study
Co-requisites(ifany)

ESSENTIALREADINGS:(Journals,textbooks,websiteaddressesetc.)
Textand Reference Book:
1
2

G. Keiser, Optical Fibre Communication Mc. Graw Hill 2nd Edition.

R.P. Khare, Fiber optics and optoelectronics Oxford University Press

3 Donald J Sterling, Technician's Guide To Fiber Optics.

4 Miller, Optical fiber Telecommunication.
MEANS/PROCESSESFORSTUDENTFEEDBACKONCOURSE
1. Student should give their feedback two times on this course.
st
There should be StudentTeacher interaction soon after the 1 internal test (when the1st internal marks will display)
This interaction should be a very open interaction among only teacher and student on various aspects such like
1. Student performance.
2. Teacher performance.
3. Is there any communication gap between students and teacher?
5. Students should tell whatever the problem they are facing on the course.
4. How to perform better on course topic.
The main objective of this Interaction is to maintain a smooth relation among student and teacher and also it will avoid the
Poor performance of students.
The second Feedback is as per the university norm to check the performance of teacher.
COURSEPOLICY(includingplagiarism,academic honesty,attendanceetc.
1.ClassRoomactivities: Teacher should enter to the classroom on exact time or before 5minutes of the scheduled class.
No student will be allowed to the classroom without collage uniform and after 5minutes of class started.
Student attendance is very much important, Student which has less than 65% of attendance . He/She will
be Debarred from the final semester examination.
2.Incomplete: student may request an incomplete after the drop deadline. Incompletes are granted only when there is a serious
Situation.
3.Submitting late work: Course work(papers, exam, assignment etc) submitted after deadline will not receive full course credits.
4. Examinations: All the Examination will be conduct as per exam rules and regulation of university, anybody will fail will
be debarred from the exam activities.
ADDITIONALCOURSE INFORMATION
Research areas on Fiber optics technician.
Below are links to some areas of research that are advancing the state of the art Fiber optics.
1. Fiber optics instrumentation
2. Fiber optics cabling
3. Fiber optics communication
4.Developinginnovative optics based products for rural sectors, agricultural sectors
5.Defense Applications
6.Medical Applications
7.Robotics
8.Advance control & process optimization
9. Communication systems
BOARDOFSTUDIESAPPROVAL.

Signature: Sambita Dalal

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