Fiber Optics (Volume 4) - Testing

In Fiber Optics (Volume 4) - Testing, you'll learn ...

• Identify the prime reasons for conducting fiber optic manufacturing laboratory and field measurements
• Describe the optical fiber and optical connection laboratory measurements used to evaluate fiber optic components
• Describe the optical fiber and optical connection laboratory measurements used to evaluate system performance
• Describe the near-field optical power distribution of an optical fiber

Overview

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Credit: 3 CPD

Length: 39 pages

This 3-hour course is the fourth in a series of five courses about fiber optic cable systems. The series covers fiber optics from basic light theory transmission to cables, connectors, testing, and signal transmission.

The course, Fiber Optics IV - Testing, describes the optical fiber and optical connection laboratory measurements used to evaluate fiber optic components and system performance, including the near-field and far-field optical power distribution of an optical fiber. This course also reviews optical time-domain reflectometry (OTDR).

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Identify the prime reasons for conducting fiber optic manufacturing laboratory and field measurements
• Describe the optical fiber and optical connection laboratory measurements used to evaluate fiber optic components
• Describe the optical fiber and optical connection laboratory measurements used to evaluate system performance
• Describe the near-field optical power distribution of an optical fiber
• Describe the far-field optical power distribution of an optical fiber
• Describe optical fiber launch conditions and modal effects that affect optical fiber and optical connection measurements
• Understand the term optical time-domain reflectometry
• Know how to interpret an optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) trace
• Describe the procedure for locating a fiber fault using an OTDR

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. CPD credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.