LASR 206 Advanced Topics in Telecommunications

4 credits

This course is a continuation of LASR 204 Communication, Imaging, and Remote Sensing. This course provides an in-depth understanding, aligned with intensive practice, of the industry-standard technical skills needed when working for organizations that use optical fiber capable of carrying communication services across local, regional, and/or nationwide networks. The course prepares students to complete nationally recognized certification exams, including the Electronic Technician Association (ETA) Fiber Optics and Data Cabling Certifications.

Prerequisites: LASR 204

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Critically evaluate a fiber-optic systems installation process
Identify and interpret critical customer requirements
Specify appropriate fiber-optic cable, transmitters/receivers, and components that match system requirements
Develop an assembly installation plan based on assigned system configuration
Calculate acceptance values for power loss and correlate transmitter/receiver requirements to customer requirements
Identify and resolve technical assembly/installation problems
Perform a bit error rate test
Perform component and/or cable assembly/installation per job specifications
Perform rise-time and loss of budget analysis to ensure adequate signal quality per job specifications
Identify potential safety hazards and develop and implement safe operating procedures per company specifications
Prepare technical schematics and documentation for assigned tasks
Identify system performance parameters and measurement procedures per job specifications
Identify and explain fiber-optic cable manufacturing steps
Explain the principles of sensing using fiber optics

Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 40