IFO Intermediate Course

An advanced fiber optics curriculum for vocational and trade schools, industrial arts and university levels. Course can be tailored in length from 10 to 15 weeks. Recommended prerequisites: a basic understanding of electronics and mathematics. Includes a text for classroom or lecture, lab course containing a comprehensive series of student experiments, and lab kit with all required components. The course text places fiber optics into perspective as a transmission medium, describes its advantages over other media, and examines fiber sources, detectors, and connectors, Finally, explains how fiber optic systems are assembled and covers link system design, installation, special fiber optic hardware, applications and equipment. Lab Course and Lab Kit are described below.