Fiber Optic Systems
Engineering
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Fiber Optic Systems
Course No. 172
(Course Outline shown below.)
Applications This course covers a broad range of fiber optic applications such as telecommunications, automotive, space and military telecommunication systems. Fiber optics systems were used aboard the space shuttle Endeavor during its February 2000 mission. The Calibration Optical Loop (COL) utilized fiber optics to transmit signals from the shuttle bay to the remote antenna. The system was designed for stable operation despite outside temperatures variations due to the earth's shadow effect on the Shuttle. The temperature changes would have affected the resistance of a conventional electrical cabling system resulting in more complicated systems.
For Whom Intended This course provides an excellent foundation in optics and the use of fiber optic cabling for business managers, division chiefs and QA/QC personnel as well as technical personnel involved in design, manufacturing and testing of fiber optic cables and laser applications. It is especially useful for engineers involved in telecommunications design as well as those designing and testing fiber optics replacement systems for traditional wiring, especially on-board systems such as aircraft, military vehicles, space and naval vessels and automotive platforms.
Brief Course Description This course provides knowledge which will enable evaluation of system upgrades with improved data transfer to overcome present day problems. This course provides an understanding of the theory of optics and its application in the transmission of data along fiber optic cabling. Most courses on fiber optics concentrate on the most common use of fiber optics, in the transmission of telecommunication signals.
The advantages of using fiber optics are discussed such as: a large amount of data (wide bandwidth) can be transmitted over a single piece of fiber at high speeds; optical transmission is less susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI), thus reducing problems due to noise and increasing the security of data transmission.
Disadvantages of fiber optics are discussed and measures needed to overcome them, such as selecting good quality connectors and preparing procedures and training for fiber optic system assemblers.
The course covers each item in the fiber optic system, such as types of fiber, light source, transmitters, receivers, repeaters, amplifiers, together with test and measurement techniques. DoD, MIL-STD, TIA and ITU-T requirements are discussed with their applicable standards.
Certificate Programs This course is a recommended elective for TTi's Instrumentation Test Specialist (ITS) Certificate Program, and may be used as an elective for any of TTi's specialist certificate programs.
Prerequisites There are no definite prerequisites for this course. However, this course is aimed toward individuals involved in a related technical field.
Text Each participant will receive a course workbook, which contains most of the viewgraphs used during the presentation.
Course Hours, Certificate and CEUs Open courses meet seven hours per day. Upcoming presentation dates can be found on our current open course schedule. Class hours/days for on-site courses can vary from 14-35 hours over 2-5 days as requested by our clients. Upon successful course completion, each participant receives a certificate of completion and one Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for every ten class hours.
Course Outline No. 172
- Introduction and Review
- Review of Basic Telecommunications Theory
- Bandwidth
- Transmission
- Attenuation
- Signal Modulation
- Multiplexing
- Analog to Digital signal conversion
- Review of Basic Semiconductor Theory
- Basic Theory of Optics
- Physics of light
- Refraction
- Electromagnetic spectrum
- Dispersion
- Wavelength
- Scattering
- Optical Fiber Types
- Optical fiber
- Internal refraction
- Cladding
- Fiber materials and properties
- Fiber Optics Properties
- Light guiding
- Wave guides
- Modes
- Single fiber
- Dispersion
- Types of optical fibers
- glass
- plastic
- Light Source
- Laser principal
- Core size
- Fiber size
- Light guiding
- Light collection
- LED sources
- Semiconductor laser sources
- Application of Optics to Telecommunications
- Transmitters, Receivers and Repeaters
- Types of transmitters
- Basics of receivers and detectors
- Amplification to overcome attenuation
- Fiber Optic Cabling, splicing and connectors
- Cable structure
- Cable installation
- Cable failure
- Application and types of fiber splices
- Testing
- Types and installation of connectors
- Passive and Active components
- Modulators
- Filters
- Isolators
- Switching
- Optical Amplifiers
- Types of amplification
- Test and Measurements
- Basics of optical measurement
- Testing fiber cable systems
- Measurement instruments
- Errors
- Fiber Transmission Systems
- Types of transmission systems
- Multiplexing
- Transmission formats
- Fiber System Standards
- Optical network standards
- SONET
- SDH
- FDDI
- ITU
- MIL-STD-1773
- AR1773
- ARINC 636
- OD-C-85045
- IEEE 812
- ANSI Z-136
- Optical network standards
- Broadband Video and Data Transmission
- Basics of Video
- Video transmission standards
- Video formats
- Compression
- Video applications
- CATV
- Communication Applications
- Local telephone network
- ISDN system
- Local area networks
- Long distance transmission
- FDDI transmission
- Automotive Applications
- Replacement of complex wiring harness with fiber optic system for control circuits using multiplexing features
- Military and Aerospace Applications
- Military land vehicle systems
- “Fly by wire” aircraft systems
- Shipboard communication systems
- Robotic systems
- Guided missile systems
- Space vehicle systems
- Commercial on-board control and communication systems
- Metrology
- Standards
- Use of optics in metrology
- Interferometer
- Simulation Tools
- Software based modeling and simulation tools for network link performance evaluation
- Conclusion
- Final Exam
- Award of Certificates for Successful Completion
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