Fiber Optics Training and Calibration
Eurocaltech offers a comprehensive range of calibration services, including fibre optic, light, and electronic calibration, with accreditation for all three disciplines. They provide a one-stop shop service for data and telecommunications, RF, electrical, solar, pressure, and mechanical calibrations. They offer test equipment for sale and hire, with calibration before shipment. They also offer in-house calibrations, countrywide collections, a team of experienced repair technicians, knowledgeable customer support, subcontract management, and ISO9001 accreditation. In-house calibration/certification offers a standard 5-day turnaround, with a 5-day premium service available on request. OTC's fibre optic calibration services include power meters, sensors, light sources, fixed and variable attenuators, optical time domain reflectometers, optical time domain converters, optical spectrum analyzers, chromatic dispersion analyzers, PMD analyzers, fiber amplifiers, optical fibre length, optical switch units, fiber inspection microscopes, optical fibre fusion splicers, back reflection / return loss meters, wavelength meters, tunable laser sources, thermopile, and optical filters.
Introduction
• Basic fiber optic terminology
• FTTx optical fiber transmission systems
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Typical transmission rates
• Fiber optic symbols
• Why use fiber optics?
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Fiber optic standards
• Brief history of fiber optics
FTTx PON Methodology
• Basic FTTx terminology
• Passive optical networks (PON)
• Fiber to the home
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Fiber to the business/building
• POLAN
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Fiber to the curb
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IP video delivery
• Active Ethernet
• TDM and TDMA
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Broadband PON (B-PON)
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Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
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Ethernet PON
• Gigabit PON (G-PON)
• 10G-PON
• 10 Gigabit EPON
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RF video overlay
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Radio frequency over glass
• WDM-PON
Topologies
• Network topologies
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Physical topologies
• Point-to-point topology
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Star topology
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Reach extender
• Route redundancy
• Ring topology
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Mesh topology
• Bus topology
ODN and OSP
• ODN capabilities
• Outside plant cable management
• Drop terminators
• Cable and fiber management
Fiber Theory
• Attenuation
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Fresnel reflection
• Refraction
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Numerical aperture
• Intrinsic and extrinsic losses
• The electromagnetic spectrum
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Lightwave transmission
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Mode field diameter
• Dispersion (pulse spreading)
Cable
Management
• Cable preparation
• Mid-entry practices
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Closure preparation
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Panel dressing
• Splitter installation
• Splice tray fiber routing
Splicing
• Strip and cleave processes
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Inline and pigtail splicing
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FTTx splicing
• Fixed V-groove splicers
• Core alignment splicers
OTDR
Testing
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OTDR use
in FTTx installations
• FTTx OTDR signatures
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Measuring reflectance
• Testing splitters
Optical
Loss Testing
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FTTx test equipment
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Testing OLT/ONT power levels
• Test points in
FTTx installations
• Upstream/downstream testing
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Troubleshooting
• FTTx documentation