Fiber Optics Technician's Manual

by Hayes, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780766818255
• ISBN10: 076681825X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-07
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Fiber Optic Technician's Manual, now in its second edition, continues to serve as a practical guide for the designer, installer, and troubleshooter of fiber optic cable plants and networks used in today's communications systems. Comprehensive in scope, this book addresses applications of fiber optics including telephone, CATV, and computer networks. Discussion centers on the basics of the technology, the components used, and their installation. Based on materials developed by trainers for their own training programs, including the successful "Fiber U" program, Fiber Optic Technician's Manual, 2nd Edition has been thoughtfully updated and now features new applications, plus new components and processes that have become widely used in the industry. Hints at the future of this rapidly evolving technology are also included.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
The Origins of Fiber Optic Communications	1	(14)
Jeff Hecht
Review Questions	13	(2)
Basics of Fiber Optics	15	(16)
Elias A. Awad
Introduction	15	(2)
Optical Fiber	17	(2)
Fiber Manufacture	19	(4)
Fiber Applications	23	(1)
Fiber Performance	24	(5)
Review Questions	29	(2)
Fiber Optic Networks	31	(14)
Jim Hayes
Phil Sheckler
It Is Really All a Matter of Economics	32	(5)
Fiber or Copper? Technology Says Go Fiber, But...	37	(4)
Future-Proofing the Installation	41	(1)
Review Questions	42	(3)
Optical Fiber Cables	45	(16)
Paul Rosenberg
Optical Fiber Cable Construction	45	(7)
Choice of Cables	52	(6)
The National Electrical Code	58	(1)
Review Questions	59	(2)
Specifying Fiber Optic Cable	61	(16)
Eric Pearson
Cable Parameters and Typical Values	61	(1)
Installation Specifications	61	(2)
Environmental Specifications	63	(9)
Four Ways to Future-Proof a System	72	(1)
Design Shortcuts	73	(2)
Review Questions	75	(2)
Fiber Optic Connectors, Splices, and Tools	77	(20)
John Highhouse
Fiber Joints (Connections)	77	(1)
Attenuation	78	(2)
Connectors	80	(11)
Splices	91	(3)
Tools	94	(2)
Review Questions	96	(1)
Fiber Optic Hardware	97	(10)
Steve Paulov
Review Questions	105	(2)
Getting Started in Fiber Optics	107	(8)
Paul Rosenberg
Wading into the Market	108	(1)
Getting Business	109	(1)
Overseeing Fiber Installations	110	(1)
How Much Do I Charge?	111	(1)
Review Questions	112	(3)
Guidelines for Fiber Optic Design and Installation	115	(6)
Eric Pearson
General Guidelines	115	(2)
Cable Guidelines	117	(1)
Other Considerations	118	(1)
Connector Guidelines	118	(1)
Review Questions	119	(2)
Cable Plant Link Loss Budget Analysis	121	(4)
Dave Chaney
Cable Plant Passive Component Loss	122	(1)
Equipment Link Loss Budget Calculation	123	(1)
Review Questions	124	(1)
Fiber Optic Installation Safety	125	(4)
Phil Sheckler
Bare Fiber Safety	125	(1)
Other Considerations	126	(1)
Fiber Optic Installation Safety Rules	126	(1)
Review Questions	127	(2)
Planning the Installation	129	(8)
Thomas A. Dooley
Jerald R. Rounds
The Process of Planning	129	(1)
Measuring for Conduit Pulls	130	(1)
Splicing	131	(1)
Terminations	131	(1)
Efficient Pulling	131	(1)
Adequate Duct Space	132	(1)
Initial Planning Walkout	133	(1)
Review Questions	134	(3)
Fiber Optic Cable Plant Documentation	137	(6)
Jim Hayes
Cable Plant Record Keeping	138	(1)
The Documentation Process	139	(1)
Protecting Records	140	(1)
Review Questions	141	(2)
Estimating and Bidding Fiber Optic Installation	143	(14)
F. Douglas Elliott
Paul Rosenberg
The Art of Estimating	143	(1)
Skills	144	(1)
Tools	145	(1)
Site Visit	146	(3)
Fiber Optic Installations---This Is Reality	149	(1)
Estimating Process for Optical Fiber Installations	150	(5)
Review Questions	155	(2)
Fiber Optic Cable Pulling	157	(10)
Thomas A. Dooley
Jerald R. Rounds
Avoiding Disaster	157	(1)
Despooling Cable	158	(1)
Pulling Force	159	(1)
Bending Fiber Too Tightly	160	(1)
Interference with Other Installations	160	(1)
Procedures for Pulling Cable	161	(4)
Holding Cable for Stripping	165	(1)
Review Questions	166	(1)
Fiber Optic Restoration	167	(12)
Larry Johnson
Proactive Planning versus Reactive Restorations	168	(2)
Equipment Used in Restoration	170	(1)
Identifying the Problem	171	(2)
Restoring Service	173	(1)
What about Those Storage Loops?	173	(1)
Emergency Restoration (with Retrievable Slack)	174	(1)
Fiber Optic Restoration for Singlemode Networks	174	(4)
Review Questions	178	(1)
Fiber Optic Testing	179	(40)
Jim Hayes
Overview	179	(11)
Optical Power	190	(2)
Optical Fiber Testing	192	(10)
Connector and Splice Loss Testing	202	(8)
Testing the Installed Fiber Optic Cable Plant	210	(2)
Couplers and Switches	212	(1)
Fiber Optic Datalinks	213	(4)
Review Questions	217	(2)
Appendixes	219	(14)
A Glossary of Fiber Optic Terms	219	(6)
B Fiber Optic Standards	225	(4)
De Facto Standards Come First	226	(1)
Industry Standards Activities	227	(2)
C Resource Guide to Fiber Optics	229	(4)
Acronyms	233	(4)
Index	237