Course Curriculum

1. Fiber Optic Link

Fibre optics and its working principle

Advantages/application

Optical power and Loss measurement

Optical wavelength/ Windows/Bands

Attenuation/Dispersion

Dispersion Vs Bandwidth

BW of optical communication

2. Optical sources (Transmitters and Detectors)

Semiconductor Light Sources

LED/Laser Sources and Safety Handling Precautions

Coupling of source to fiber

Optical detectors PIN and APD

Receiver noise

Receiver block diagram

3. Fiber Optics Cable construction and its features

Parts of OF cable
Core/Cladding/Coating

Filler/buffer/tensile Strength/jacket

Types of fibers ITU T G652, G654, G655 ,G-657

Construction of 12/24/48/96 F cable

Pig tail, patch cord

Ribbon/Submarine Cable/armored/unarmored cable

Cable Termination Methods

Bend Radius Specifications

4. Connectors and couplers

Types of Fiber Optic Connectors

Single-Fiber Connectors

Connector Termination, FDF etc

Attenuators

5. Splicing and termination

Splicing Equipment
Different types of splicing

Fusion Splicers/Splice Requirements

Splicing Procedures

Cable preparation

Fusion Splicing/Pigtail splicing/ribbon cable splicing (demo)

6. Planning of OF cable route and pipe/Cable Laying procedure

Planning and surveying aspects of OF cable route

Planning of Long distance /Metro Optical network

Laying procedure and protection

Laying Specifications /Minimum Bend Radius

Pulling Eye/Pull box

Splice Straight/Branch Enclosures

Installation Methods

Duct /Direct Burial /Aerial

Documentation OF Cable diagram /OFFSET diagram

7. Test Equipment and Link/Cable Testing

Continuity Test using Light Source and Optical Power Meter

OTDR setup/Display /Testing and Trace Analysis

Documentation

OTDR Fault Localization Techniques

Restoration Practices

8 . Optical communication Systems

Multiplexing/FDM/TDM/WDM and its advantages & limitation

PCM/PDH

DTA (G 821 analysis) and alarm monitoring

8 MBps/34 Mbps/140 Mbps Familiarisation

Power/dynamic range measurements

Setting up the 8/34 Mbps link over patch cord with attenuator and testing

Hands on practical

09. Link Engineering for an Optical system

Power budgeting
Rise time budgeting

ITU specification

Receiver sensitivity

G.957 spec for STM-1

10. SDH

SDH and its advantages

Mapping and multiplexing

SDH network devices and its function/Protection

Point to point linking of 2/34 Mbps

Ring formation STM-1

Hands on practical

11. NG-SDH/MADM

NG-SDH advantages and its features

Connectivity/configuration

Features of NG-SDH like MADM/RPR/PSPP/MSSP

Hands on practical on MADM-16

12. DWDM

WDM and its advantages

Types of WDM

Window in DWDM

DWDM network components and its function

Features of WDM

Field visit

13. Fibre Access network

Introduction to FTTH and its advantages

FTTH components and its function

FTTH architecture

Type of PON

G PON and GE PON

Hands on practical on GEPON

14. New Trends in fiber communication

OTN
IP over WDM

IP over NG SDH/RPR/MSPP/MSSP

Submarine cabling

Free Space Optics

17. Safety and precautions

Basic Safety
Handling Fiber

Site /Maintenance personnel safety

Earthing /Trenching