Course Modules
Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:
Course components
Student Competencies
Day: August 6, 2009
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Photonics 1010 — Introduction to Fiber Optics
This course presents optical wave-guides and fibers as well as fiber optics telecommunication. The course covers basic fiber optics components and active devices such as detectors for fiber optic systems, isolators, attenuators, circulators, couplers, cables, connectors, switches, pump lasers, transmission systems, repeaters and electrical/optical conversion.- Review of Principles of Light and Unit Conversions
- The Optical Fiber
- Fiber Advantages
- Fiber Characteristics / Losses
- Fiber Optic Cables
- Light Sources
- Dispersion
- Fiber Installation
- Connectors and Splices
- Explain terminology associated with fiber optic specifications sheets.
- Characterize signal degradation through dispersion and loss in a fiber optic system.
- Terminate a multimode fiber to specified loss value.
- Theory
- Laboratory
- Internet Research
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