Development of an Advanced Fiber Optic Laboratory

9451321见本项目的目标是为学生提供广泛的经验和学习活动，为他们在光纤领域就业做好准备。技术教育课程的基本特征之一是其对迅速变化的技术的反应能力。必须将新的发展纳入课程，以便这些项目的毕业生能够竞争工作，不仅满足当前的需求，而且还满足其雇主未来的需求。这一成功的关键是获得了开发用于通信和电力传输的长波长(850至1550 nm)光纤先进实验室的设备。由于最近在光纤通信方面的发现和进步，长光纤波长的研究是极其重要的。在近红外线和更远的范围内的长光纤设备将允许学生与目前使用的其他流行波长进行比较。长波长先进光纤实验室的发展将确保光纤毕业生在现在和可预见的未来为立即就业做好适当准备。目前，许多大学和通信行业正在研究长波光纤系统，以开发一条全球高速公路。

9451321 Seeber The goal of this project is to provide students with a broad array of experiences and learning activities that will prepare them for employment in the Fiber Optics field. One of the basic characteristics of technical education curricula is its ability to respond to rapidly changing technology. New developments must be incorporated into the curriculum so that graduates of these programs can compete for jobs and meet not only the present needs but also the future needs of their employers. Key to this success is the acquisition of equipment for the development of a long wavelength (850 to 1550 nm) fiber-optic advanced laboratory for communication and power transmission. Long fiber-optic wavelengths are extremely important to study because of recent discoveries and advances made in fiber-optic communications. The long fiber-optic equipment in the near infra-red range and beyond will permit students to make comparisons to other popular wavelengths now in use. The development of a long wavelength advanced fiber-optic laboratory will assure that fiber-optic graduates will be properly prepared for immediate employment now and in the foreseeable future. Long wave fiber-optic systems are now being studied by a number of universities and communications industries, i.e. A.T. & T., for the development of a global highway.