Optical Fiber Communication

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Optical Fiber Communication. For years there has been a need for that faster internet connection. People rely on the internet for almost everything, information/research, streaming movies from popular services like Netflix or Hulu, online gaming, even with mobile phones there is a need for that faster connection.

Optical Fiber Communication is the answer! Our old copper-based cabling simply won’t support the speeds and data capacity needed in this day in age. Big companies such as AT&T/Verizon & even the U.S. Government have invested in updating our old copper cabling to Fiber Optic Cabling. So why is it not everywhere? After investing billions in upgrading our old copper cabling to fiber cabling the communications industry realized the manpower simply isn’t there to install it fast enough. What does this mean? It means there are a lot of jobs out there in this field, the need for fiber optic professionals is high. I am here to teach you the basics of fiber optics. A lot of this course is based on the curriculum I teach at the University of Riverside that gives students a CFOT(Certified Fiber Optic Technician) Certificate from the FOA(Fiber Optics Association).

This Optical Fiber Communication course is intended for anyone who wants to learn the basics of fiber optics, maybe you are curious about the buzz around fiber optics, or maybe you are a systems administrator and IT manager that wants to gain knowledge of fiber optics. 

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What Will You Learn?

  • -By the end of this course you should have a good understanding of fiber optic cabling.

Course Content

Optical Fiber Communication

  • Historical development of Optical Fiber communication (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Generation system)
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  • Need of fiber optic communication systems
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  • Comparison of fiber optic communication system with copper wire communication system
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  • Block diagram and working of fiber optic communication system
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  • Structure, basics and types of optical fibers (step index and graded index Optical Fiber)
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  • Comparison of step index optical fiber and graded index Optical Fiber with different parameters
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  • Single mode Optical fiber and Multi-mode Optical Fiber in Optical Fiber Communication
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  • Comparison of Multimode step index fiber and Multimode graded index fiber
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  • Comparison of Multimode step index fiber and Multimode graded index fiber
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  • Refractive index basics, definition & examples in optical fibre communication
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  • Refraction and reflection of ray in optical fibre communication
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  • Total internal reflection and Critical Angle in optical fibre communication
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  • Snell’s Law and Critical Angle basics, definition, Formula and Examples in Optical Communication
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  • Optical Fiber mode theory in optical communication
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  • Acceptance Angle and Numerical Aperture NA (basics, definition & derivation) in optical communicatio
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  • V Number or Normalized Frequency of Optical Fiber
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  • Relationship in between Number of modes M and Normalized frequency or V number of Optical Fiber
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  • Examples on Numerical Aperture, Acceptance Angle and Critical Angle in Optical communication
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  • Examples on Numerical Aperture, Acceptance Angle, Critical Angle and Relative Refractive Index
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  • Examples based on Mode Theory of Optical Fiber
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  • Examples on Number of Modes M and Normalized Frequency or V Number of Optical Fiber
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  • Ray Optics Representation (Meridional Ray and Skew Ray)
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  • Optical Fiber Fabrication
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  • OVPO – Outside Vapor Phase Oxidation Fiber Fabrication Method
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  • VAD – Vapor phase Axial Deposition Fiber Fabrication Method
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  • MCVD – Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition Fiber Fabrication Method
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  • PCVD – Plasma activated Chemical Vapor Deposition Fiber Fabrication Method
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  • Photonic crystal fibers PCF basics, structure, types, working & comparison in optical communication
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  • Double Crucible Method for Fiber Fabrication (Basics, Diagram, Working, Advantages & Disadvantages)
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  • Fiber Materials requirements, basics, types & comparison of fiber materials in optical communication
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  • Windows and Spectral bands of optical communication (Basics, Attenuation, Absorption & Optical sourc
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  • Digital Transmission Hierarchy in Optical communication
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  • Phase Velocity and Group Velocity in Optical Fiber
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  • History of Attenuation in Optical communication
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  • Planar LED (Basics, Structure, Working & Radiated Power)
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  • Attenuation of Signal in optical fiber cable
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  • Examples of Attenuation of signal in Optical fiber cable
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  • Material Absorption in Optical Fiber Cable – Attenuation of Signal
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  • Fiber Bending Losses in Optical fiber
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  • Scattering Losses in Optical Fiber Cable
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  • Dispersion Losses in Optical Fiber
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  • Characteristics, Quantum Efficiency, Protection, Effect of Temperature and Irradiance of The LED
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  • LED – Light Emitting Diode (Characteristics, Working & Application)
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  • Planar LED (Basics, Structure, Working & Radiated Power)
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  • Surface Emitting LED (Basics, Structure, Wokring, Radiation, Advantages, Properties & Disadvantages)
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  • Edge Emitting LED (Basics, Structure, Wokring, Radiation, Advantages, Properties & Disadvantages)
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  • Examples of LED based on Radiated Power, Interal Quantum Efficiency and External Quantum Efficiency
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  • Comparison of LED and LASER with different Parameters
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  • LASER basics, Properties, Working, Amplification, Stimulated Emission & Applications
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  • Mode Hopping of LASER and Frequency Chirps of LASER
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  • Fabry Parot LASER basics, Structure, Modes, Working and Radiation Mechanisms
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  • Distributed Feedback LASER or DFB LASER basics, Structure, Working and Radiation Power
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  • Power Launched by LED in Step Index Fiber
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  • Power Launched by LED in Graded Index Fiber
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  • Lensing Schemes of Optical Fiber
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  • Fiber to Fiber Joint Losses
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  • Fiber Splicing basics, requirements, types, working, structure and classification
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  • Optical Fiber Connector Basics, Requirements, Types and Working
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  • Equilibrium Numerical Aperture basics and it’s significance
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  • Photo Diode
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  • Quantum Efficiency, Responsivity & Dark Current of Photo Detector/ Figure of Merits of Photo Detecto
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  • Examples on Photo Detector or Photo Diode
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  • PIN Photo diode basics, construction, working, Advantages and Disadvantages
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  • Avalanche Photo Diode Basics, Principle, Structure, Working, Electric Field, Advantage & Disadvantag
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  • Examples on Avalanche Photo Diode
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  • Comparison of PIN Photo Diode and Avalanche Photo Diode
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  • Eye Diagram Basics, Example, Pattern & Interpretation of Eye Diagram
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  • Receiver Performance by BER, Sensitivity and Quantum Limits
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  • Examples based on Power Launched using LED in Fiber
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  • Point to Point Link of Optical Fiber Communication system
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  • Link Power Budget Analysis of Optical Fiber Communication System
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  • Example of Link Power Budget Analysis of Optical Fiber Communication System
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  • Rise Time Budget Analysis of Optical Fiber Communication System
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  • Example of Rise Time Budget Analysis of Optical Fiber Communication System
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  • Optical Amplifier Basics, Types, Working & Applications
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  • Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Basics, Working & Characteristics
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  • Erbium Dopped Fiber Amplifier EDFA Basics, Working, Characteristics, Applications & Advantages
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  • Raman Amplifier Basics, Architecture, Working, Characteristics and Types
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  • Optical Couplers Basics, Types and Working
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  • Parameters of Optical Couplers Optical Splitting, Excess Loss, Insertion Loss & Cross Talk
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  • Optical Isolator
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  • Optical Circulator
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  • WDM Basics, Architecture, Components, Technologies and Features
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  • OADM Basics, Types and Working
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  • DWDM Basics, Architecture, Necessity, Operating Principle, Components, Types and Advantages
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  • SONET/SDH Basics, Devices, Structure, Operation, Frame, Network and Applications
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  • OTDR basics, Block Diagram, Operation, Display, Fault Location, Dead Zone & Attenuation Measurnment
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  • Dispersion Measurement in Optical fiber
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  • Optical and Electrical Confinement of LASER diode
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