Dec 2009
1 Hour
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This course is part of our eLearning Archive, which includes older courses that may not be current or as user-friendly as courses designed more recently. Fiber optics is an amazing technology that allows our daily voice, video and data transmissions to occur with ever-increasing quality and lower costs. In this course, you will be presented with a brief history that covers how fiber optics evolved from the 19th century to the present. This will be followed by a short primer on light basics that examines basic optical theory. Next, will be a discussion of basic fiber structures of optical fibers followed by an overview of available equipment and tasks required to correctly perform a variety of fiber optic tests. Fiber optic active and passive devices will also be reviewed as well as system loss budgets. After completing this course, you should have an understanding of: the history of fiber optics; light basics; fiber structures; fiber optic testing; fiber optic active devices; fiber optic passive devices; and system loss budgets.
Author Keywords: fiber optics
IEEE Keywords: Data communication, Economics, History, Optical fiber devices, Optical fiber losses, Optical fiber testing, Optical fiber theory, Optical fibers, Tutorials
Persistent Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?mdnumber=EW0124 More »
Level: Introductory
Instructor
Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson, founder and president of The Light Brigade, has built a solid reputation as an expert in all aspects of design, installation, implementation, testing and measurement of fiber optic projects including the design of the Microsoft's fiber optic campus network, Southwest Fiber project, No... Show More
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