Fibre Optic System Configuration & Cable Installation, Postgraduate Course
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Seminar or Course Number 008 - Fibre Optic System Configuration and Cable Installation Seminar or Course, Leading to Diploma – Postgraduate - in Fibre Optic System Configuration and Cable Installation, Double-Credit, 60 Credit-Hours, accumulating to a Postgraduate Certificate. with 120 additional Credit-Hours, and a Postgraduate Diploma, with 300 additional Credit-Hours. Contents include Optical Components, Direct and indirect semiconductors, Spontaneous Emission, Stimulated emission, Light Emitting Diodes LED, Laser Diodes LD, Single Frequency Semiconductor Lasers, Photodetectors, PN-junction photodiodes, Responsivity and bandwidth, Optical fibres, Optical amplifiers, Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers, Optical modulators, Optical Fibre Configuration, Single-mode, Multimode Optical Fibres, Fibre Design, Fibre Manufacturing Methods, Specification Of The Optical Fibres, Fibre Attributes, Core Characteristics, Mode Field Characteristics, Effective Area Of Optical Fibres Aeff, Cladding Characteristics, Cut-off wavelength, Numerical aperture, Macrobending Loss, Fibre and protective materials, Proof-stress level, Refractive index profile, Modal bandwidth, Chromatic dispersion, Chromatic dispersion definitions, Chromatic dispersion coefficient, Longitudinal uniformity, chromatic dispersion, Cables attributes: Polarization Mode Dispersion, Link attributes, Attenuation of a link, Wavelength dependence of attenuation, Chromatic Dispersion, Chromatic Dispersion of a Link, Wavelength dependence, Differential group delay, Non-linear coefficient, Cables and Systems, Test methods, single-mode optical fibres, Optical Fibres Types, ITU-T, Multimode optical fibres, A 50/125 μm, multimode graded, index optical fibre cable, Single-mode Optical Fibres: ITU-T first Single-Mode Optical Fibre, Dispersion-Shifted Single-Mode Optical Fibre, Cut-Off Shifted Single-Mode Optical Fibre And Cable, Non-Zero Dispersion-Shifted Single-Mode Optical Fibre And Cable, Fibre And Cable With Non-Zero Dispersion For Wideband Optical Transport, Bending Loss Insensitive Single Mode Optical Fibre And Cable For The Access Network.   

 

Seminar or Course Number 008 - Fibre Optic System Configuration and Cable Installation Seminar or Course, Leading to Diploma – Postgraduate in Fibre Optic System Configuration and Cable Installation, Accumulating to a Postgraduate Diploma. Click to download the PDF Brochure for this Course.

 

Course Co-ordinator:        

Prof. Dr. R. B. Crawford is Course Coordinator. He is the Director of HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute, A Postgraduate-Only Institution. He has the following Qualifications and Affiliations:

Doctor of Philosophy {(PhD) {University College London (UCL) - University of London)};

MEd Management (University of Bath);

Postgraduate (Advanced) Diploma Science Teacher Ed. (University of Bristol);

Postgraduate Certificate in Information Systems (University of West London, formerly Thames Valley University);

Diploma in Doctoral Research Supervision, (University of Wolverhampton);

Teaching Certificate;

Fellow of the Institute of Management Specialists;

Human Resources Specialist, of the Institute of Management Specialists;

Member of the Asian Academy of Management (MAAM);

Member of the International Society of Gesture Studies (MISGS);

Member of the Standing Council for Organisational Symbolism (MSCOS);

Member of ResearchGate;

Executive Member of Academy of Management (AOM). There, his contribution incorporates the judging of competitions, review of journal articles, and guiding the development of conference papers. He also contributes to the Disciplines of:

Human Resources;

Organization and Management Theory;

Organization Development and Change;

Research Methods;

Conflict Management;

Organizational Behavior;

Management Consulting;

Gender & Diversity in Organizations; and

Critical Management Studies.

Professor Dr. Crawford has been an Academic in the following UK Universities:

University of London (Royal Holloway), as Research Tutor;

University of Greenwich (Business School), as Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management;

University of Wolverhampton, (Wolverhampton Business School), as Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management;

London Southbank University (Business School), as Lecturer and Unit Leader.

His responsibilities in these roles included:

Doctoral Research Supervisor;

Admissions Tutor;

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Dissertation Supervisor;

Programme Leader;

Personal Tutor.

 

For Whom This Course is Designed

This Course is Designed For:

 

  • Cabling Services Technician;

  • Electronic Technician;

  • Fibre Optic Assembler;

  • Fibre Optic Cable Technician;

  • Fibre Optic Installer;

  • Fibre Optic Splicer;

  • Fibre Optic Technician;

  • Field Operations Technician;

  • Optical Engineer;

  • Optical Trans Receiver Hardware Engineer;

  • Staff Hardware Engineer;

  • Support Operations Specialist;

  • Systems and Communications Technician;

  • Telecommunications Engineer;

  • All others desirous of gaining heightened competence in Fibre Optics System Configuration and Cable Installation.

 Duration: 10 Days

 

 Cost:   £10,000.00 Per Delegate

 

The course cost does not include living accommodation. However, delegates are treated with the following:

  •  Free Continuous snacks throughout the Event Days;  

  •  Free Hot Lunch on Event Days;                           

  •  Free City Tour;             

  •  Free Stationery;                               

  •  Free On-site Internet Access;

  • HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s   Diploma – Postgraduate; or

  • Certificate of Attendance and Participation – if unsuccessful on resit.

 

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Complimentary Products include:

  • HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Leather Conference Folder;

  • HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Leather Conference Ring Binder/ Writing Pad;

  • HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Key Ring/ Chain;

  • HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Leather Conference (Computer – Phone) Bag – Black or Brown;

  • HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s 8GB USB Flash Memory Drive, with Course/ Programme Material;

  • HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Metal Pen;

  • HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute’s Polo Shirt.

 

 

 

Seminar or Course Number 008 - Fibre Optic System Configuration and Cable Installation Seminar or Course, Leading to Diploma – Postgraduate in Fibre Optic System Configuration and Cable Installation, Accumulating to a Postgraduate Diploma. Click to download the PDF Brochure for this Course.

 

 

Course Contents, Concepts and Issues

 

Part 1: Essentials of Optical Components

 

  • Direct and indirect semiconductors;

  • Spontaneous emission;

  • Stimulated emission;

  • Light Emitting Diodes (LED);

  • Laser Diodes (LD);

  • Single frequency semiconductor lasers;

  • Photodetectors;

  • PN-junction photodiodes;

  • Responsivity and bandwidth;

  • Optical fibers;

  • Reflection;

  • Refraction;

  • Optical amplifiers;

  • Semiconductor optical amplifiers;

  • Optical modulators.

     

Part 2: Optical Fibre Configuration

 

  • Single-mode and multimode optical fibres;

  • Fibre design issues;

  • Fibre manufacturing methods;

  • Specification of the optical fibres characteristics;

  • Fibre attributes:

  • Core characteristics;

  • Mode field characteristics.

  • Effective Area of Optical Fibres (Aeff);

  • Cladding characteristics;

  • Cut-off wavelength;

  • Numerical aperture;

  • Macrobending loss;

  • Fibre and protective materials;

  • Proof-stress level;

  • Refractive index profile;

  • Modal bandwidth;

  • Chromatic dispersion;

  • Chromatic dispersion definitions;

  • Chromatic dispersion coefficient;

  • Longitudinal uniformity of chromatic dispersion;

  • Cables attributes:

  • Attenuation;

  • Polarization mode dispersion.

  • Link attributes;

  • Attenuation:

  • Attenuation of a link;

  • Wavelength dependence of attenuation.

  • Chromatic dispersion:

  • Chromatic dispersion of a link;

  • Wavelength dependence of chromatic dispersion;

  • Differential group delay.

  • Non-linear coefficient.

 

Part 3: Optical Fibre, Cables and Systems

 

  • Test methods of single-mode optical fibres and cables;

  • Optical fibres types specified by ITU-T;

  • Multimode optical fibres:

  • A 50/125 μm multimode graded index optical fibre cable.

  • Single-mode optical fibres:

  • The ITU-T first single-mode optical fibre and cable;

  • A dispersion-shifted single-mode optical fibre and cable;

  • A cut-off shifted single-mode optical fibre and cable;

  • A non-zero dispersion-shifted single-mode optical fibre and cable;

  • A fibre and cable with non-zero dispersion for wideband optical transport;

  • A bending loss insensitive single mode optical fibre and cable for the access network.

 

Part 4: General Characteristics of Optical Cables (1)

 

  • External factors impacting optical;

  • Mechanical and environmental effects on the optical fibres;

  • Residual fibre strain:

  • Causes;

  • Effects;

  • Constructional considerations.

  • Impulsive fibre strain:

  • Causes;

  • Effects;

  • Constructional considerations.

  • Fibre macrobending:

  • Causes;

  • Effects;

  • Constructional considerations.

  • Fibre microbending:

  • Causes;

  • Effects;

  • Constructional considerations.

  • Water and moisture:

  • Causes;

  • Effects;

  • Constructional considerations.

  • Hydrogen:

  • Causes;

  • Effects;

  • Constructional considerations.

  • Lightning:

  • Causes;

  • Effects;

  • Constructional considerations.

  • Nuclear radiation:

  • Causes;

  • Effects;

  • Constructional considerations.

  • Induced voltage:

  • Causes;

  • Effects;

  • Constructional considerations.

 

 

Part 5: General Characteristics of Optical Cables (2)

 

  • Biological attack;

  • General structure of optical fibre cables;

  • Coated optical fibres:

  • Primary coating of fibres;

  • Secondary protection of fibres.

  • Fibre identification;

  • Optical fibre unit;

  • Optical cable core structures:

  • Single unit cables;

  • Multiple unit cables;

  • Protection against moisture.

  • Strength members;

  • Cable sheath and armour:

  • Cable sheath types

  • Metal/plastic sheath with metallic tapes or metallic layer;

  • Plastic sheath only;

  • Plastic sheath with strength members;

  • Plastic sheath with embedded strength members with a metallic tape;

  • Cable sheath with armour;

  • Sheath with identification.

  • Structure of optical fibre cables for specific installations;

  • Optical fibre cables for aerial applications:

  • Environmental conditions;

  • Cable construction.

  • Marinized terrestrial cables:

  • Mechanical and environmental characteristics;

  • Cable structure.

  • Submarine cables:

  • Mechanical and environmental characteristics;

  • Cable structure.

  • Optical fibre cables for sewer duct applications:

  • Environmental conditions;

  • Cable structure.

  • Optical fibre cables for multidwelling FTTH indoor applications: riser cable

  • Environmental conditions;

  • Cable structure.

  • Cable tests.

 

 

Part 6: Optical Cable Installation (1)

 

  • Cable installation methods:

  • Installation of cables in underground ducts;

  • Route considerations;

  • Cable installation tension prediction for cables pulled into ducts;

  • Cable overload protection methods;

  • Winching equipment and ropes;

  • Guiding systems and cable bending;

  • Cable friction and lubrication;

  • Cable handling methods to maximize installed lengths by pulling;

  • Air-assisted cable installation;

  • Water pumping system;

  • Jointing length allowance.

  • Installation of optical cables with the trenchless technique:

  • Trenchless techniques and their applications.

  • Installation of optical cables with the mini-trench technique:

  • Traditional mini-trench (10 × 30 cm;

  • The enhanced mini-trench.

  • Installation of optical cables with the micro-trench technique:

  • Micro-trench preparation and duct/cable laying.

  • Installation of aerial cables:

  • Installation methods;

  • Cable protection methods;

  • Winching and guiding systems;

  • Methods to maximize lengths;

  • Jointing length allowance;

  • In-service considerations.

 

Part 7: Optical Cable Installation (2)

 

  • Installation of buried cables:

  • Installation methods;

  • Cable guiding and protection;

  • Methods to maximize lengths;

  • Jointing length allowance.

  • Installation of cables in tunnels and on bridges;

  • Installation of optical fibre ground wire (OPGW) cable;

  • Installation of optical cables along railways:

  • Duct installation;

  • Directly buried cable installation;

  • Aerial installation;

  • Cable installation along existing railway poles;

  • Particular cases;

  • Splice points along railways.

  • Installation of cables in sewer ducts:

  • Sewer assessment.

  • Installation in non-man-accessible sewers;

  • Installation in man-accessible sewers;

  • Installation of special armoured optical cables into the sewer ducts;

  • Guidelines for the selection of the most appropriate installation method;

  • Pressure washing and finishing brush;

  • Safety.

  • Installation of marinized and submarine optical cables:

  • Survey and route planning;

  • Characteristics of vessels;

  • Installation;

  • Controls after the laying.

  • Installation of indoor cables:

  • Safety, in-service protection and location;

  • Safety;

  • In-service protection;

  • Location.

 

 

Part 8: Optical Splices, Connectors and Passive Nodes (1)

 

  • Optical fibre splices:

  • Splice losses;

  • Fusion splices;

  • Mechanical splices;

  • Splicing procedure steps;

  • Fibre preparation;

  • Splicing.

  • Optical connectors:

  • Types and configurations:

  • Fibre types;

  • Cable types;

  • Fibre alignment system;

  • Fibre end face finish;

  • Coupling mechanism;

  • Number of jointed fibres.

  • Connector performance parameters.

  • Passive node elements for fibre optical networks:

  • General requirements for passive node elements;

  • Fibre reconfiguration.

  • Application environments;

 

Part 9: Optical Splices, Connectors and Passive Nodes (2)

 

  • Optical distribution frames:

  • General characteristics;

  • Applications;

  • Design consideration:

  • Cable fibre and jumper management;

  • Connectors management.

  • Climatic considerations;

  • Mechanical considerations.

  • Fibre closures and fibre organizers:

  • Optical closures:

  • Design characteristics of optical closures;

  • Fibre organizers;

  • Design of the organizer system;

  • Characteristics of fibre organizers;

  • Configurations of optical fibre organizers.

  • Passive node elements for marinized and submarine optical cables:

  • Marinized cables:

  • Fibre splices;

  • Fibre organizers;

  • Closures;

  • Beach closures.

  • Submarine cables:

  • The submarine repeater housing;

  • The branching unit.

Seminar or Course Number 008 - Fibre Optic System Configuration and Cable Installation Seminar or Course, Leading to Diploma – Postgraduate in Fibre Optic System Configuration and Cable Installation, Accumulating to a Postgraduate Diploma. Click to download the PDF Brochure for this Course.

 

 

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