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This website from the Fiber Optic Association is a self-study course on fiber optic testing. This site includes learning objectives, definition, prerequisites, references, videos, lesson plans, and more. The six lesson plans included are Overview of fiber optic testing; Fiber optic test parameters...

Optical fibers transmit light signals and are widely used in the telecommunications industry to transmit data over long distances. Light travels through the core material of an optical fiber by essentially repeatedly bouncing off the cladding material that surrounds the core. Understanding...

This 16-page resource is the first chapter of the Fiber Optics for Technologists textbook and lab manual and is provided by the Laser and Fiber Optics Regional Center. This introductory textbook covers the technologies and skills a twenty-first century technologist or technician must possess. It...

Fiber U is a learning website provided by the Fiber Optics Association. This website includes free online self-study programs, tutorials, textbooks, videos, iPad apps and links to other FOA pages that will help users learn about fiber optics and premises cabling. The site includes the following...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants explore refraction and calculate the speed of light with an acrylic block and laser. Equipment includes a laser pointer, acrylic block, protractor, pencil, and white sheet of paper. The video...

This is the 10th lecture in the FOA series on fiber optics. This lecture introduces the process of designing and planning a fiber optic network. Running time for the lecture is 6:08 minutes. 

This video is the 11th lecture in the FOA series on fiber optics and the third lecture on fiber optic network design. This lecture covers choosing components appropriate for network installation. Fiber, cable, connectors, splices, and hardware are discussed. Running time for the lecture is 11:18...

This video is lecture 12 in the FOA series on fiber optics. This lecture discusses what fiber optic testing means- what components need testing and where testing is done. This lecture begins a series of lectures on fiber optic testing. The next few lectures cover topics like visual testing,...

This video is lecture 13 in the FOA series on fiber optics. This lesson discusses ways to test fiber visually, tracing fibers, finding faults or areas of high loss, using microscopes to inspect connectors, and interferometers to inspect singlemode connectors. The presenter also shows how to "see"...

This video is lecture 14 in the FOA series on fiber optics. "This lecture covers optical power, the most fundamental measurement in fiber optics, the instrument used to measure power, the unit of measurement (dB) and how it is calibrated." Running time for the lecture is 7:01 minutes.