Delegates are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and gain the knowledge to joint and splice fibre optic cables into enclosures and use specialist equipment to test fibre. Correct installation methods and procedures are examined to ensure competency when checking infrastructures and supervising staff. On successful completion delegates will gain a good grounding in the skills and knowledge of singlemode systems, and a greater understanding of singlemode photonic networks.

• Optical fibre, the hazards, laser radiation

• Basic concepts of light, light transmission through optical fibre, elements in optical links, features & construction, advantages & disadvantages

• Microbending, temperature & alignment, fresnel reflection, numerical aperture, concentricity & eccentricity

• Fibre cables for specific applications, cable construction, OM1, OM2, OM3, OS1, specification & management

• APC, ultra/super PC, singlemode & multimode connectors

• Hand tools, microscopes, polishing tools, stripping & cleaning

• ST, SC & S.F.F connectors, epoxy, pre-filled & anerobic termination, common usage, termination procedures, ‘pigtail’ splicing

• Cable & hardware, fibre cable joint enclosures
• Cable & fibre preparation, various organisation trays

• Different fusion splicers; ‘V’ groove, semi & fully automatic