This is the 11th lecture in the FOA series on fiber optics. This 3rd lecture on fiber optic network design covers choosing components appropriate for network installation. It discusses fiber, cable, connectors, splices...

Lecture 12 begins a series of lectures on fiber optic testing. In this lecture, the presenter discusses what fiber optic testing means- what components need testing and where testing is done. The next few lectures will...

This is Lecture 13 in the FOA series on fiber optics. This lecture looks at ways to test fiber visually, tracing fibers, finding faults or areas of high loss, using microscopes to inspect connectors and interferometers...

This 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...

This is Lecture 15 in the FOA series on fiber optics. In this lecture, the presenter discusses the five (5) different ways that international standards offer to test an installed cable plant. He discusses where each...