The Fiber Optic Association, Inc. the non-profit professional society of fiber optics Lesson Plan: Introduction To Fiber Optics

Lesson Plan. Basic Fiber Optics, CFOT

Level: Technician

Basic Fiber Optics For CFOT Certification And Review     The FOA's Online Reference Guide To Fiber Optics and this lesson plan are designed to offer basic training to anyone just starting in fiber optics and improve the skill level of the individual with some experience, such as FOA CFOTs. It is strictly  a practical course, not intended to try to teach the theory of optical fiber mode propagation, Snell's law or the like. Leave that for the university classes!     Many students are techs with a more practical than academic background, so we keep it simple and practical! We emphasize the practical aspects of fiber optic network and cable plant design, installation, test, and troubleshooting. We teach the basics first. Another point is we try to explain the variety of the components and technological approaches used and how to choose among them.      One of the most important points of the program has been to include current day technology. Too many courses teach obsolete theory and practice, out of obsolete textbooks! This course is intended to be kept up to date and will teach differences between applications (telco/CATV/LAN, etc.) so the student can intelligently work in today's environment. Many courses are criticized because they are too specific or prejudiced to one application, technology or manufacturer. We will explore the spectrum with you and tell you where to go to find out more.      Each of the lesson plans includes references to 1) Slides from PowerPoint presentations in the FOA Starter Kits of curriculum materials, 2) printed textbooks and 3) this reference website. Any or all of these references can be used to teach a fiber optic course from these lesson plans.      This program has been developed as a cooperative effort of many volunteers from the FOA. If you have comments or suggestions on how to improve it, please contact us at info@thefoa.org. Lesson Plan 1: Basics, Technology, Standards   Lesson Plan 2: Applications   Lesson Plan 3: Cables Lesson Plan 4: Hands-On Cables Lesson Plan 5: Termination Lesson Plan 6: Hands-On Terminations Lesson Plan 7: Cable Plant Design and Installation Lesson Plan 8: Testing Lesson Plan 9: Hands-On Fiber Optic Testing and Troubleshooting Lesson Plan 10: Final Review, CFOT Exam

 

Table of Contents: The FOA Reference Guide To Fiber Optics (C)1999-2008, The Fiber Optic Association, Inc.