Fiber Optic Training

FiberGuide offers a series of fiber optic training or optic fiber training courses available as pre scheduled classes in Northern Virginia or as closed classes for companies anywhere in the world.

Fiber optic training can mean different things to different people. At FiberGuide, our fiber optic course offerings include a couple of optical network certification courses for network planners, designers  and operators and a fiber characterization program for test engineers – all developed by Optical Technology Training (OTT). Below are details of the optic fiber training courses delivered by FiberGuide with links to the dedicated course pages.  

 Certified Optical Network Associate (CONA).

Certified Optical Network Engineer (CONE)

Certified Fiber Characterization Engineer (CFCE)

With CONA, delegates gain in-depth knowledge of single channel fiber optic networks, CWDM and DWDM networks. Planners, designers and operation engineers focusing on metro networks, fiber to the antenna, mobile backhauls and data center interconnects and other long distance networks will benefit the most from this course.

The advanced training course in optical networking focuses on higher speed transmission networks. The course enables you to understand trends in higher speed transmission or 40Gbps, 100Gbps and beyond in core networks. This will help them determine how higher speed transmission requirements can be met by the systems you design.

The Certified Fiber Characterization Engineer (CFCE) training program is designed for test engineers, and others in related roles. Delegates learn how to carry out complete fiber optic characterization including, bi-directional OTDR testing, Chromatic Dispersion (CD), Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) and spectral attenuation.

Who should attend?

Our fiber optic training courses prepare those seeking career opportunities in optical networking or those already on the job needing to upgrade their knowledge. With a valuable OTT certificate and continuing education units from IEEE, successful candidates are more marketable in the optical communication industry in any of the following positions:

• Optical network architect
• Network engineer – Optical networking
• Submarine network engineer
• Long haul fiber engineer
• Metro fiber engineer
• Optical communications engineer
• Optical transport engineer

• Optical transport engineer, operations
• Optical/Transport resident engineer
• Optical network planner
• Optical operation engineer
• Optical DWDM engineer
• Optical network deployment engineer
• Optical network consultant

Our fiber optic training courses cover the following topics: (See the individual courses for more details).

• Fundamentals of light and the electromagnetic spectrum
• Management of light
• Introduction to multiplexing and demultiplexing – DWDM, CWDM and SWDM
• Light in optical fibers
• Optical fibers for telecoms and datacom
• Specifying optical fiber cables
• Jointing external cables
• Terminating external cables
• Connectors and other passive components
• Infrastructure testing
• Introduction to system performance
• Fiber impairments (CD, PMD, NLE) and mitigation
• Optical amplifiers (EDFA, Raman, SOA)
• Optical power budgets

• Advanced optical fibers
• Nonlinear impairments and mitigation
• Pluggable transceivers
• Advanced modulation formats
• Coherent detection and coherent systems
• Digital signal processing for coherent systems
• Higher data rate transmission – 100G+
• Flexgrid
• Photonic networks and advanced ROADMs
• Submarine cable systems
• Advanced data center interconnects
• Polarization multiplexing
• Software defined networking
• Low latency networking

Training format

At FiberGuide, we deliver most of our open enrollment fiber optic classes in Northern. Open enrollment classes can also be scheduled in other North America cities. Visit our training course schedule page for a list of scheduled classes in Northern Virginia. Over 50% of our fiber optic training is conducted at company locations in North America and other locations in response to their requests. For training at your company location, please contact us to schedule a training event. 

Fiber optic training instructors

OTT optical network training courses are delivered by industry skilled and experienced trainers. In addition to their strong background in optical networking or fiber optics, training instructors undergo rigorous train-the-trainer programs at Optical Technology Training..

Training resources

OTT and their training partners offer a lot of resources to support our delegates after registration, during training and even after the training. These resources are not only intended to aid the training process but also to support our delegates’ career growth. Resources include the following:

Course manuals:

The 600+ page manuals, typically in digital format, with detailed course content is for use during the training. It is also a valuable resource for reference long after the training is completed..

Whizziekit

Whizziekit, created by OTT, is a training aid for optical network training. It constitutes a wide range of models that represent optical network modules and components such as transceivers, transponders, EDFAs, DCMs, ROADMs and more. Whizziekit mimics an optical network product line and is used in project design exercises. Students can explore different network configurations by organizing whizziekit components and modules.

Latest test equipment

Enrollees in the Certified Fiber Characterization Engineer (CFCE) program will engage with cutting-edge test equipment. This includes utilizing video connect inspection probes, OTDRs, optical spectrum analyzers, optical return loss sets, and various other tools. Hands-on exercises involving this equipment ensure that delegates are proficient in testing actual optical network infrastructure immediately upon completing the CFCE training.

Online resources

OTT maintains a rich repository of online resources for registered delegates. Resources include a set of practice exercises, information about fiber optic and optical networking as well as international standards. Whether you are planning to take a class, preparing for an examination or you need resources to help you on your job, OTT resources will make a huge difference.

 Linkedin page

OTT maintains a LinkedIn page for their alumni. Graduates can use the platform to share experiences, ask each other questions and interact with instructors.

If you are interested in the CONA training, let us know by completing our contact us form.

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