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CNIT 211 / ELEC 211 Fiber Optic Technology

Spring 2006 Sam Bowne

Final Grades posted 5-20

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Note: Schedule was changed on 3-23-06

Pictures of Students Installing Fiber

Fiber Optics Technicians Manual Fiber Optics Technicians Manual CRN: 37242 & 37549   Sat. 9 am-12:20 pm   Science 30 & 56

Catalog Description

Covers fundamental principles and hands-on application of modern fiber optic technology, preparing students to use current technology and giving them the basis required to adapt to future developments. Topics include telecommunications, optics, fiber fabrication, splicing, and termination, lasers, LEDs, detectors and optical amplifiers, optical protocols including FDDI and SONET, and network design and troubleshooting. Students will perform many hands-on labs using fiber optic cable and related equipment. CSU
CNIT 211=ELEC 211


Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Describe the history of fiber optics.
  2. Explain and apply safety principles for fiber handling and eye protection.
  3. Explain and compare the optical characteristics of optical fibers, including attenuation, dispersion, and loss.
  4. Explain and compare the properties of fiber optic networks v. copper networks.
  5. Describe optical fiber fabrication and compare cable and connector types.
  6. Perform fiber cleaving, polishing, connectorization, fusion and mechanical splicing, and loss measurement.
  7. Construct a simple fiber-optic communications system, using both inside and outside-plant hardware.
  8. Properly use an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR).
  9. Understand and apply optical network design factors, including power budgets, optimization, performance criteria, and bandwidth
  10. Estimate the costs of a fiber optic installation and document it.
  11. Plan and perform a fiber optic link installation.

The Two Textbooks

Fiber Optic Technician's Manual, Third Edition by Jim Hayes -- ISBN: 1-4018-9699-5 Buy from Amazon Buy from Half.com

Laboratory Manual to Accompany Fiber Optic Technician's Manual, Third Edition Jim Hayes -- ISBN: 1-4180-2875-4 This book cannot be ordered online. Please call 1-800-347-7707 to order it, or wait for the CCSF bookstore to get it.



Schedule (may be revised)

DateQuizTopic
Sat 1-21  Ch 1 The Origins of Fiber Optics Communications
Sat 1-28  Ch 2 Basics of Fiber Optics
Sat 2-4Quiz on Ch 1 & 2    Ch 3 Fiber Optic Networks
Sat 2-4 Last Day to Add Classes
Sat 2-11Quiz on Ch 3   Ch 4 Optical Fiber Cables
Sat 2-18 Holiday -- No Class
Tue 2-21 Last Day to Request CR/NC Grading
Sat 2-25Quiz on Ch 4  Ch 5 Specifying Fiber Optic Cable
Sat 3-4Quiz on Ch 5  Ch 6 Fiber Optic Connectors, Splices, and Tools
Sat 3-11Quiz on Ch 6  Ch 7 Fiber Optic Hardware &
Ch 8 Getting Started in Fiber Optics
Sat 3-18Quiz on Ch 7 & 8  Ch 9 Guidelines for Fiber Optic Design and Installation &
Ch 10 Cable Plant Link Loss Budget Analysis
Sat 3-25Quiz on Ch 9 & 10  No Lecture -- We will finish the singlemode link installation
Sat 4-1No Quiz Ch 11 Fiber Optic Installation Safety &
Ch 12 Planning The Installation
Sat 4-8Quiz on Ch 11 & 12  Guest speaker: Ray Bolton from Corning -- Unicam connectors
Sat 4-15 Holiday -- No Class
Mon 4-17 Last Day to Withdraw
Sat 4-22No Quiz  Ch 13 Fiber Optic Cable Plant Documentation &
Ch 14 Estimating and Bidding Fiber Optic Installation
Sat 4-29Quiz on Ch 13 & 14  Ch 15 Fiber Optic Cable Pulling &
Ch 16 Fiber Optic Restoration
Sat 5-6Quiz on Ch 15 & 16  Ch 17 Fiber Optic Testing
Sat 5-13Quiz on Ch 17  Last Class: To be announced
Sat 5-20  Final Exam


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Lecture Notes

Policy
Ch 1 The Origins of Fiber Optics CommunicationsPowerPoint
Ch 2 Basics of Fiber OpticsPowerPoint
Ch 3 Fiber Optic NetworksPowerPoint
Ch 4 Optical Fiber CablesPowerPoint
Ch 5 Specifying Fiber Optic CablePowerPoint
Ch 6 Fiber Optic Connectors, Splices, and ToolsPowerPoint
Ch 7 Fiber Optic Hardware &
Ch 8 Getting Started in Fiber Optics
PowerPoint
Ch 9 Guidelines for Fiber Optic Design and Installation
Ch 10 Cable Plant Link Loss Budget Analysis
PowerPoint
Ch 11 Fiber Optic Installation Safety
Ch 12 Planning The Installation
PowerPoint
Ch 13 Fiber Optic Cable Plant Documentation
Ch 14 Estimating and Bidding Fiber Optic Installation
PowerPoint
Ch 15 Fiber Optic Cable Pulling
Ch 16 Fiber Optic Restoration
PowerPoint
Ch 17 Fiber Optic TestingPowerPoint

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Projects

Proj 1: Fiber Optic Testing With Visual Fault Locator, Microscope & Power Meter (25 pts.)
Proj 2: Toolkits (25 pts.)     Inventory Sheets
Proj 3: Cable Types (25 pts.)
Proj 4: Epoxy Termination (explained in class) (25 pts., +10 if you get below 2 dB)
Proj 5: Mechanical Splicing (explained in class) (25 pts.)
Proj 6: Fusion Splicing (explained in class) (25 pts.)
Proj 7: Installing a Singlemode Link (explained in class) (25 pts.)
Proj 8 (Revised): Using the OTDR (25 pts.)
Proj 9: Building a Network with Inside and Outside-Plant Hardware (explained in class) (25 pts.)


We will cover these topics:

Fiber Optic Cable Handling

  • Identifying cable types (Proj 3)
  • Cable ratings and marking (Proj 3)
  • Preparing cables for termination or pulling (Proj 4)
  • Handling and stripping the fiber (Proj 4-7)

Fiber Optic Cable Termination

  • Epoxy/polish termination, including cable preparation, fiber preparation, and cleaving (Proj. 4)
  • Polishing and testing singlemode and multimode connectors (Proj 4 MM)
  • Terminating buffered fiber (Proj 4)
  • Splice-type connectors (The class used these when Ray Bolton visited)

Fiber Optic Splicing

  • Preparing the cable, stripping, and cleaving (Proj 5 & 6)
  • Fusion splicing (Proj 6 & 7)
  • Mechanical splicing (Proj 5)

Fiber Optic Testing

  • Continuity testing with a visual fault locator (Proj 1)
  • Visual inspection with a microscope (Proj 1)
  • Optical power measurement (Proj 1)
  • Insertion loss testing and power budget
  • Testing with an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) (Proj. 8)
  • Optical power measurement with source and power meter (Proj 1)

Fiber Optic Hardware and Restoration (Proj. 9)

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