This 2-day course is designed to provide expertise in singlemode fibre optics installation.

Delegates are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and gain the knowledge to joint and splice fibre optic cables into enclosures and use specialist equipment to test fibre. Correct installation methods and procedures are examined to ensure competency when checking infrastructures and supervising staff. On successful completion delegates will gain a good grounding in the skills and knowledge of singlemode systems, and a greater understanding of singlemode photonic networks.

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Duration
2 days

Who should attend?
Installers, facilities managers, maintenance engineers or anyone wanting to gain an insight into fibre in an external
environment

Prerequisites
No previous experience is necessary

Course objectives
Delegates gain the knowledge and practical expertise to undertake the installation, termination and testing of singlemode fibre optic cables and a full understanding of singlemode applications and components

Qualifications
BTEC applied for, CableNet certificate

Related Training
Fibre in an Internal Environment
Design & Advanced Testing of Fibre Systems
Fibre to the Home
Testing & Commissioning Fibre Optics in Telecommunications Networks
Polarisation Technology within Fibre Optic Networks
Polarisation Mode & Chromatic Dispersion Testing

Course Content (40% Theory, 60% Practical)

Introduction
• Explanation & advantages of fibre & fibre optic links

Theory of light
• Electromagnetic spectrum measurement
• Optical windows
• White & infra-red comparisons

Fibre optic light transmission
• Bandwidth & dispersion
• Singlemode fibre & fibre parameters
• Splicing & testing overview

Optical fibre cables
• Primary coated fibre
• Multi-fibre breakout cables
• External cables

Fibre optics practical
• Cable preparation & tool handling
• Enclosure preparation, cable jointing & fibre splicing

OTDR
• Overview of Optical Time Domain Reflectometers/emulation software

Health & safety
• General fibre safety, laser safety & classification & eye safety conditions

Application of network technologies
• SDH, PDH, EDFA & DWDM

Bandwidth & chromatic dispersion

Jointing & fibre management in an external environment

Joint enclosures do's & don'ts