What to expect
Optical fiber is everywhere and is absolutely not limited to telecommunications, but plays a crucial and growing role in biomedical applications, laser industry and sensing. Many optical fiber systems are bought by non-expert of photonics and most of problem with optical fibre cables can be solve with simple safety rules and cheap materials. However, every photonic system including optical fiber (optical spectrum analyser, optical fiber laser, fiber sensor) are susceptible to outages, either by damage to the cable plant or problems with the communications equipment. This training covers the common types of damage that occur on a fiber optic cable, how to plan for outages and restoration, and how to troubleshoot and repair problems.
This 3-day industry training course provides engineers with the basic technical insights and skills in optical fiber technology and fiber metrology. The course covers the key aspects of optical fiber conception and highlights the advantages for sensing. Optical fiber technology are illustrated with demonstrations, and hands-on experience is provided with state-of-the-art distributed fiber equipment.
Day 1 will be dedicated to basics of optical fiber (cleaning, splicing.
Day 2 will be focused on troubleshoot and repair problems.
Day 3 will be dedicated to distributed fiber sensing applications.
Course outcomes
Basic understanding of optical fiber technology
Understanding the methodology to make a diagnostic troubleshoot in optical fiber cable
Perform distributed temperature and strain fiber sensor measurements
Course audience
This training is dedicated to beginner and end-user of optical fiber equipment. The knowledge can be very low.
The introduction of this training simply explains how fibers work with an animated video that clearly illustrates the base principles that make fiber of all types work. A laser safety and optical fiber manipulation awareness will also be presented.
Attendee experience
Some previous experience would be desirable but not essential