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Fiber Optic
Cables
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Cable Types
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Indoor Types
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Outdoor Types
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Undersea Cable
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Loose Tube
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Tight Buffered
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Cable Hauling Techniques
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Cable Hauling Equipment
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Cable Stripping Techniques
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Fiber Breakout Methods
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Breakout Devices
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Zero Fiber
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Patch Cords and Pig Tails
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Fiber
Preparation
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Removing 3mm
Jackets |
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Removing Kevlar |
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Removing 0.900mm
Buffer |
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Removing 0.250mm
Buffer |
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Cleaning bare
fiber |
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Removing loose
tube |
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Cleaning away
cable GEL |
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Isopropyl Alcohol
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Gripping Fiber
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Safety Glasses
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Using Microscopes |
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Polishing Pucks |
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Polishing Film/Lapping Film |
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Polishing Tables |
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Hand Cleaving Connectors |
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Connector Cleaving Tools |
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Connector Holders |
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The Black Mat |
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Sharps Disposal Containers |
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Syringes and Needles |
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Cleaning Wires |
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Tweezers |
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Cleaning Tissues |
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Mechanical
Splicing
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| Preparation |
| Where are they used? |
| Choosing a Cleaver |
| Choosing a Mechanical Splice |
| Mechanical Splice Holders |
| Fit and Tune a Splice |
| Re-use of a Splice |
| Index Correcting Gel |
| Fault finding with Visible Lasers |
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Fusion
Splicing
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| Preparation |
| When is Fusion
Splicing used? |
| Choosing a
Cleaver |
| Fusion Splice
Trays |
| Fusion Splice
Holders |
| Humidity and
Altitude |
| Checking your
Electrodes |
| Splice Protectors |
| Pre-fusing |
| Fusion |
| How do you know
it's good? |
| How do you check
losses? |
| Laying up Fiber
in a tray |
| Sealing and
protection |
| Choosing a Fusion
Splicer |
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Direct
Connectorisation
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| Epoxy |
| Glues and
Adhesives |
| Hot Melt |
| Clamped Fiber |
| Mechanical
Splice Connector |
| Fusion Splice
Connector |
| Manufacturers
Claims |
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Existing
Connector Styles
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| ST Connector |
| SC Connector |
| FC Connector |
| DIN Connector |
| Biconical Connector |
| FDDI Connector |
| SMA Type 906 |
| SMA Type 905 |
| SFR |
| DNP |
| D4 |
| Escon |
New
Connector Styles
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| SC-DC |
| LC |
| MT-RJ |
| Duplex SC |
| Volition |
| Opti-Jack |
| MU |
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Indoor
Enclosures
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| Enclosure Styles |
| Enclosure Safety |
| Enclosure
Components |
| Site Preparation |
| Cable fixtures |
| Fiber Breakout |
| Fusion Splicing
Components |
| Mechanical
Splicing Components |
| Direct
Termination Components |
| Adaptor
Considerations |
| Safety Signs |
| Fiber Color
Codes |
| Fiber Records
Keeping |
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Outdoor
Enclosures
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| Enclosure Styles |
| Enclosure Safety |
| Enclosure
Components |
| Pit Preparation |
| Direct Bury Enclosure Preparation |
| Site Preparation |
| Cable Fixtures |
| Fiber Breakout |
| Fusion Splicing
Components |
| Mechanical
Splicing Components |
| Safety Signs |
| Fiber Color
Codes |
| Fiber Records
Keeping |
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Power Meters
and Sources
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| Testing
Parameters |
| The Test Setup |
| Launch Fiber |
| Receive Fiber |
| Zeroing your
Source and Meter |
| Measuring in dBm,
dBu or W |
| Using different
Wavelengths |
| Multimode
Instruments |
| Single Mode
Instruments |
| Cleaning while
Testing |
| Recording your
Results |
| Test
Repeatability |
| An overview of dB's,
what is it? |
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OTDR's
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| What is an OTDR
used for? |
| How does an OTDR work? |
| Refractive Index
Setting |
| Pulse Width
Setting |
| Distance Setting |
| Wavelength
Setting |
| Sampling Rates |
| Cursor Placement |
| Dead Zone |
| Modal
Conditioning |
| Measuring Loss |
| Connector Loss
Trace |
| Mechanical Splice
Loss Trace |
| Fusion Splice
Loss Trace |
| Ghost Traces |
| End of Fiber
Trace |
| Noise Floor Trace |
| Return Loss |
| Measuring 2 point
loss |
| Measuring
Distance in Cables |
| Using Cold Clamps |
| Typical causes of
damage |
| Cable replacement
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Fiber Optic
System Design
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| Power Budgets |
| Local Area
Network Design |
| Long Haul Network
Design |
| Choosing
Equipment LAN's |
| Pay TV
Applications |
| Security Camera
Applications |
| Outside TV
Broadcasts |
| Military
Applications |
| Mining
Applications |
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Fiber Technology
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| Fiber Channel |
| Gigabit Ethernet |
| Wavelength Division Multiplexing |
| SONET |
FTTH - FTTP - FTTC - FTTN |
| What is FTTx (H,P,C,N) |
| Why use FTTH, FTTP, FTTC and FTTN? |
| Architectures of FTTx |
| Passive Optical Network Components |
| FTTx Design |
| FTTx Installation |
| FTTx Testing |
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Fiber Optic
Self Evaluations
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Self Evaluation
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"Basic Theory" |
Self Evaluation
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"Optical Cables" |
Self Evaluation
3
"Fiber Preparation" |
Self Evaluation
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"Cleavers" |
Self Evaluation
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"Mechanical Splicing" |
Self Evaluation
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"Fusion Splicing" |
Self Evaluation
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"Direct Connectorisation" |
Self Evaluation
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"Indoor Enclosures" |
Self Evaluation
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"Outdoor Enclosures" |
Self Evaluation
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"Power Meters and Sources" |
Self Evaluation
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"OTDR's" |
Self Evaluation 12
"System Design" |
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