Polarisation Technology within
Fibre Optic Networks
The 2-day course is designed for telecommunication
engineers and technicians, system designers &
planners within the telecoms industry who will be
working with polarisation sensitive fibre technology.
With a comprehensive overview of polarisation, theoretical
study and practical exercises examine the components
relating to polarisation technology. Covering network
design rules, cabling distances, polarisation effects
on transmission rates and how this could impact on
your network, the course also delivers an insight
into the very latest industry developments.
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Duration
2 days
Who should attend?
Fibre installers, commissioning engineers, maintenance
personnel, project managers or anyone wanting to gain
an insight into polarisation technology within fibre
networks
Prerequisites
No previous experience is necessary
Course objectives
Delegates gain the knowledge, skills and terminology
of polarization optical fibre installation and testing
Qualifications
BTEC applied for, CableNet certificate
Related Training
Design & Advanced Testing of Fibre Systems
Polarisation Mode & Chromatic Dispersion Testing
Testing & Commissioning Fibre in Telecommunications
Networks
Course Content (90% Theory, 10% Practical)
Introduction to fibre
• Overview of fibre fundamentals, fibre transmission
principles & the market
• Why there is a need for polarised equipment
within your network
Light as the polarised wave
• The fundamentals of light propagation, the
effects of linear & circular polarisation, the
principles of the Poincaré sphere &
Stokes coordinate system
Propagation effects through a refractive
material
• Index of refraction, effects on polarisation
on refraction & reflection
Birefringence
Singlemode fibre and polarisation effects
• Fundamental modes, polarisation mode dispersion,
mode-coupling, eye closure
Polarisation maintaining fibre cables
• Basic principles, fibre design rules, beat
length, fusion splicing PMD, connectorisation PMD
Polarisation related measurements
• Polarisation equipment & measurement techniques:
polarimeter, extinction ratio meter, polarisation
controller principles &
measurement techniques
Polarisation components
• The use of isolators, beam splitters, combiners,
circulators, where to use PMD compensators & depolarisers
Polarisation practical exercises
• Hands–on practical of polarisation effects.
Vectors, Jones Matrix, matrices & tensors, Stokes
vector
