Optical Fiber Structure, color coding, Jointing / Splicing techniques, Losses and Safety precautions

STRUCTURE OF 18 FIBER OLEX CABLE

There are 12 parts from outer to inner of cable. Polyethylene sheath, steel armoring wire. Polyethylene sheath, ethylene acrylic copolymer bedding, corrugated zetabon, 5262 steel tape armor, ethylene acrylic copolymer bedding, polyethylene sheath, polyester tape, polyethylene slotted core, 18 single mode UV acryl ate coated fibers, moisture resistance jelly and FRP

COLOR SCHEME OF OLEX CABLE

There are six slots Slot no. one between two red lines Slot no. three has single red line There are four fibers in each slot except slot no. three and six There are two fibers in slot no. three and slot no. six is empty. The color of fibers are white, blue, orange and green

Color scheme of 24 fibers loose tubes

There are six tubes The color of tubes are blue, orange. Green and remaining are white/yellow Each tube has 4 fibers The color of fibers are blue, orange, green and brown

Color scheme of 48 fibers loose tubes

There are six tubes The color of tubes are blue, orange. Green, brown, slate and white Each tube has 8 fibers The color of fibers are blue, orange, green Brown, Slate, white, Red and black

Color scheme of 96 fibers loose tubes

There are eight tubes

The color of tubes are blue, orange. Green, brown, slate, white, Red and Black Each tube has 12 fibers The color of fibers are blue, orange, green Brown, Slate, white, Red, black, yellow, violet, Pink and Aqua. The last four color may be Yellow, Gray, Violet and Aqua

JOINTING OF OPTICAL FIBER CABLE

Cable preparation

End cap preparation

Fusion splice Joint enclosure

Connectors

TYPES OF SPLICING
Fusion splicing of Optical Fiber Mechanical Splicing of Optical Fiber V-block Splice Precision drilled tubes Three rods splice Fiber ribbon splice The AT&T CSL Light Splice Semi permanent splice Connectors Pig tail Patch cord

SPLICING TOOLS
Name of various splicing tools and their uses Stripper is used to remove plastic jacket from fiber Cleaver is used for cutting the fiber Container is used for cable off-cuts Garret is used for circumferential cutting of sheath Measuring tape is used to measure the length of cable No nick tripper is used to remove the plastic from the pig tail.

SPLICING TOOLS
Hacksaw is used to cut steel wire armoring Somi off-cut is used to cut pig tail fiber Acetone is used to clean the fiber Pocket knife is used for miscellaneous used

How fiber optics in Access help

PROVIDES:
High bandwidth architecture by bringing fiber into the access network Cost effective bandwidth Noise isolation Security Reliability Reduce OPEX and CAPEX Small physical presence Active network

LOSSES IN OPTICAL FIBER

Material Loss:
Atomic Defects in Glass composition Impurities of metal ions Electronic absorption bands in the ultra-violet region Atomic vibration bands in the near infrared region Intrinsic absorption

SCATTERING IN OPTICAL FIBER

Microscopic variation in the material density Material defects occurring during fiber manufacture Rayleigh Scattering decreases dramatically with the increase of wave length Radiation losses

DISPERSION
Inter Modal Dispersion Intra Modal Dispersion Material Dispersion Wave Guide Dispersion

Safety Precautions
Hazard with LASER.
Dont use viewing aids when fiber is connected with Optical source. Take notice of LASER warning sings. Use glasses during treatment with LASER

Safety Precautions
Handling with Bare Fiber:
Never touch the end of Bared fiber Proper dispose of fiber off-cuts. Always wash your hands thoroughly after handling with fiber. Dont eat, drink and smoke near OF work station

Safety Precautions
Hazard with Chemicals:
All cleaning chemical are highly flammable and should not be used near heat and open flame