Master Designer Course
Course Outline
Optical Fibre Cable
- Properties and applications in communications
- Cable types and manufacture
- Examples and construction of fibre cables
Light Propagation in Optical Fibre
- Refraction, velocity, spectrum and modes of propagation
- Pulse dispersion and graded index fibre
- Modal bandwidth and numerical aperture
Standards and Transmission Characteristics
- AS/NZS 3080 and ISO 11801 requirements for Optical Fibre
- Fresnel, Power loss and transmission loss
- Wavelength of Operation distance - bandwidth limitations
Optical Transmission Systems and Components
- Calculating power loss budgets
- Allowable link losses for horizontal/backbone/campus cabling
- Laser and LED advantages/disadvantages
- Connector standardation, termination/break-out panels
Installation Practices
- Direct termination using LC, SC & ST connectors
- Splicing - fusion and mechanical
- Essential safety practices and cable handling
Testing
- 1 & 3-Test Cord method of LSPM referencing
- Compliance testing using AS/NZS IEC 14763-3
- Power loss and Optical Time Domain Reflectometer testing
- Fault finding
Practical Exercises
- Direct termination of loose-tube and tight buffered OF cable using LC & SC
- Termination using pigtail fusion splicing
- Power loss and OTDR compliance testing
- Written knowledge examination
Outcome
ADC KRONE Master Installer Certificate of Competency and National Competency ICTTC 009D. Competency certificates provide 14 CEC points towards BICSI RCDD and INSTALL programs
TI Member Fee $300 (GST-free)
Standard Fee $320 (GST-free)
For an ADC KRONE Certificate of Competency, students must have Open Registration under the CPR as a pre-requisite. (Bring originals to course)