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4、 Fax: 724-776-0790 Email: CustomerServicesae.org SAE WEB ADDRESS: http:/www.sae.org ARP5602/8 AEROSPACE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE Issued 2008-01 A Guideline for Aerospace Platform Fiber Optic Training and Awareness Education Introduction to Aerospace Fiber Optics Technician, Quality Assurance Inspector,
5、or Engineer Hands-on Competencies RATIONALE The Aerospace industry has always required the highest standards of workmanship to be maintained. To ensure that the Aerospace fiber optics industry adopts these same high standards, its essential that minimum training and certification requirements be est
6、ablished. This document outlines the minimum training requirements for all personnel working as aerospace fiber optics technicians, quality assurance inspectors, or engineers in accordance with aerospace industry best practices. 1. SCOPE This document establishes training guidelines applicable to fi
7、ber optic technician, quality assurance, or engineer technical training for individuals involved in the manufacturing, installation, support, integration and testing of fiber optic systems. Applicable personnel include: Managers Engineers Technicians Trainers/Instructors Third Party Maintenance Agen
8、cies Quality Assurance Production 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS The following publications form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. The latest issue of SAE publications shall apply. The applicable issue of other publications shall be the issue in effect on the date of the purchase orde
9、r. In the event of conflict between the text of this document and references cited herein, the text of this document takes precedence. Nothing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained. SAE ARP5602/8 - 2 - 2.1 SAE Publications
10、 Available from SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, Tel: 877-606-7323 (inside USA and Canada) or 724-776-4970 (outside USA), www.sae.org. ARP5061 Guidelines for Testing and Support of Aerospace, Fiber Optic, Inter-Connect Systems 2.2 ANSI Publications Available from
11、 American National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036-8002, Tel: 212-642-4900, www.ansi.org. ANSI Z136.1-2007 American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers ANSI Z136.2-1997 American National Standard for the Safe Use of Optical Fiber Communication Systems Utilizing Lase
12、r Diode and LED Sources ANSI/TIA-440-B-2004 Fiber Optic Terminology 2.3 IEC Publications Available from International Electrotechnical Commission, 3, rue de Varembe, P.O. Box 131, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, Tel: +44-22-919-02-11, www.iec.ch. IEC 60825-1 Laser Safety Equipment Classification (Safet
13、y of laser products) IEC 60825-2 Safety of Optical Fibre Communication Systems IEC 60825-4 Laser Guards 2.4 NASA Publications Available from NASA, Documentation, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, www.nas.nasa.gov. NASA-STD-8739.5 Fiber Optic Terminations, Cable Assemblies, and Installation 2.5
14、 NAVAIR Publications Commanding Officer, Naval Air technical Data and Engineering Service Command, Naval Air Station, North Island, P.O. Box 357031, Building 90, Distribution, San Diego, CA 92135-7031. NAVAIR 01-1A-505.4 Installation and Testing Practices Aircraft Fiber Optic Cabling SAE ARP5602/8 -
15、 3 - 2.6 U.S. Government Publications Available from the Document Automation and Production Service (DAPS), Building 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Tel: 215-697-6257, http:/assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/. FED-STD-1037C Glossary of Telecommunications Terms MIL-PRF-29504B Term
16、ini, Fiber Optic Connector, Removable, General Specification for MIL-PRF-29504/4D Termini, Fiber Optic, Connector, Removable, Environmental Resisting, Pin Terminus, Size 16, Rear Release, MIL-DTL-38999, Series III MIL-PRF-29504/5D Termini, Fiber Optic, Connector, Removable, Environmental Resisting,
17、Socket Terminus, Size 16, Rear Release, MIL-DTL-38999, Series MIL-DTL-38999K Connectors, Electrical, Circular, Miniature, High Density, Quick Disconnect (Bayonet, Threaded, and Breech Coupling), Environmental Resistant, Removable Crimp and Hermetic Solder Contacts General Specification for 2.7 Aeron
18、autical Radio, Inc. (ARINC) Publications Available form Aeronautical Radio, Inc., 2551 Riva Road, Annapolis, Maryland 24101-7435, . ARINC Report 805-1 Fiber Optic Test Procedures ARINC Report 806 Fiber Optic Installation and Maintenance 2.8 Other Applicable References Understanding Fiber Optics, Jef
19、f Hecht, ISBN 0-13-956145-5 Fiber Optics Installer and Technician Guide, Bill Woodward, ISBN 0-7821-4390-3 3. HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT This document is intended to be used as a guideline for all persons conducting aerospace fiber optic technician, quality assurance inspector, or engineer training. T
20、his training document is broken into 34 sections. Each section contains detailed hands-on training competencies. To successfully complete this training each student must perform each competency in the presence of the instructor. 1. Demonstrate fiber optic connector endface cleaning methods with a li
21、nt free cloth. 2. Using a video microscope (minimum 100X) the student shall view the endfaces of three properly polished connectors. The connectors shall be populated with 50/125 um, 100/140 um, and 9/125 um optical fiber. The student shall successfully identify both multimode optical fibers. 3. Usi
22、ng a video microscope (minimum 100X) the student shall view the endfaces of three properly polished connectors. The connectors shall be populated with 50/125 um, 100/140 um, and 9/125 um optical fiber. The student shall successfully identify the single-mode optical fiber. 4. Using an optical (minimu
23、m 200X) microscope the student shall view the endface of a multimode connector and successfully identify a crack in the core. 5. Using optical (minimum 200X) and video (minimum 100X) microscopes the student shall view the endfaces of several polished multimode connectors and successfully evaluate th
24、e endface per ARINC 806, section 7.2.1. SAE ARP5602/8 - 4 - 6. Using an optical (maximum 50X) microscope the student shall view the ferrule of a multimode connector and successfully inspect it for excess epoxy and contamination. 7. Using a non-contact incandescent or LED continuity tester test a mul
25、timode fiber optic cable for continuity. 8. Using a visual fault locator (VFL) the student shall successfully locate a break in a tight-buffered optical fiber. 9. Using a VFL the student shall successfully locate a macrobend in a tight-buffered optical fiber. 10. The components detailed below shall
26、be placed together on a table and the student shall successfully identify each item. The student shall be able to distinguish each connector as commercial or aerospace grade. a. ST connector b. SC connector c. FC connector d. MT connector/ferrule e. LC connector f. ARINC 600 connector g. MIL-DTL-389
27、99 connector with fiber optic and electrical contacts installed h. MIL-PRF-29504/4 pin terminus i. MIL-PRF-29504/5 socket terminus j. MIL-C-39029/58-364, 16 AWG electrical pin k. MIL-C-39029/56-352, 16 AWG electrical socket 11. The student shall indirectly view light from a green (510 nm nominal) Cl
28、ass 1 light source. The student shall successfully identify the wavelength of the light source. 12. The student shall indirectly view light from a red (635 nm nominal) Class 1 light source. The student shall successfully identify the wavelength of the light source. 13. Using a 1300 nm (nominal) Clas
29、s 1 infrared light source and detection card the student shall successfully demonstrate the lack of visibility to the unaided eye emitted infrared light by indirectly viewing the light source with and without the infrared detection card. 14. The cables below shall be placed together on a table and t
30、he student shall successfully identify each cable and describe the physical characteristics and markings that distinguish each cable as commercial or aerospace grade. a. Commercial 3 mm, Optical Fiber Nonconductive Riser (OFNR), yellow, single-mode fiber optic cordage b. Commercial 3 mm, OFNR, orang
31、e, multimode fiber optic cordage c. Commercial multi-fiber Optical Fiber Nonconductive Plenum (OFNP), distribution style fiber optic cable d. Commercial multi-fiber loose tube gel filled fiber optic cable e. Aerospace simplex fiber optic cable SAE ARP5602/8 - 5 - f. Aerospace ribbon fiber optic cabl
32、e g. Aerospace loose structure fiber optic cable h. Aerospace tight structure fiber optic cable 15. Using a single jumper between a light source and optical power meter the student shall bend the jumper and explain that the macrobend is causing the attenuation. 16. With a 635 nm (nominal) VFL attach
33、ed to one end of a 2-meter (nominal) 62.5/125 um fiber optic jumper the student shall indirectly view the jumper output on a white surface. The student shall identify the speckle pattern as multimode (constructive and destructive interference) effects. 17. With a 635 nm (nominal) VFL attached to one
34、 end of a 2-meter (nominal) 9/125 um jumper the student shall indirectly view the jumper output on a white surface. The student shall identify the optical pattern as approaching single-mode (should see three or four modes). 18. A 2-meter (nominal) 62.5/125 um jumper shall have a properly polished co
35、nnector on one end. The other end of the jumper shall have 2-inches (nominal) of optical fiber exposed with a rough-cut optical fiber end (un-cleaved, use shears). With the VFL attached to the connector end of the jumper the student shall successfully demonstrate Fresnel reflection effects by indire
36、ctly viewing the exposed optical fiber with the end in air and submerged in index matching gel. 19. Build at a minimum a physical contact (PC) finish 62.5/125 um pull-proof, loose structure, single fiber jumper with an FC connector that has an insertion loss less than 0.75 dB when tested using the t
37、wo-jumper method as defined in ARINC 805-1 using AS62 (no mandrel wrap) launch conditions found in ARP5061 and meets or exceeds endface finish describe in ARINC 806, section 7.2.1. 20. Build at a minimum a PC finish 62.5/125 um non-pull-proof, tight structure, single fiber jumper with an ST connecto
38、r that has an insertion loss less than 0.75 dB when tested using the two-jumper method as defined in ARINC 805-1 using AS62 (no mandrel wrap) launch conditions found in ARP5061 and meets or exceeds endface finish describe in ARINC 806, section 7.2.1. 21. Build at a minimum a PC finish single fiber j
39、umper from acrylate coated aerospace approved fiber optic cable with MIL-PRF-29504/4 pin and MIL-PRF-29504/5 socket termini assembled into a 4-channel MIL-DTL-38999 connector/cable assembly that has an insertion loss less than 0.75 dB when tested using the two-jumper method as defined in ARINC 805-1
40、 using AS62 (no mandrel wrap) launch conditions found in ARP5061 and meets or exceeds endface finish describe in ARINC 806, section 7.2.1 after assembly. 22. Demonstrate proficiency in cleaning and inspecting the termini in the assembled 4-channel MIL-DTL-38999 connector pair. 23. Assemble and disas
41、semble at a minimum a 4-channel MIL-DTL-38999 connector pair/cable assembly with MIL-PRF-29504/4 pin and MIL-PRF-29504/5 socket termini. Insertion loss after assembly shall be less than 0.75 dB when tested using the two-jumper method as defined in ARINC 805-1 using AS62 (no mandrel wrap) launch cond
42、itions found in ARP5061 and meets or exceeds endface finish describe in ARINC 806, section 7.2.1 after assembly. 24. The student shall demonstrate proficiency in measuring insertion loss using the two-jumper method as defined in ARINC 805-1 using AS62 (no mandrel wrap) launch conditions found in ARP
43、5061 25. The student shall demonstrate proficiency in endface evaluation as defined in ARINC 806, section 7.2.1. 26. The student shall identify flat and PC polishes from interferometer images or actual interferometer measurements (recommended). SAE ARP5602/8 - 6 - 27. The student shall identify a fl
44、at polish with a protruding optical fiber from interferometer images or actual interferometer measurements (recommended). 28. The student shall identify a flat polish with an under cut optical fiber from interferometer images or actual interferometer measurements (recommended). 29. The student shall
45、 identify a PC endface with an apex offset that exceeds 50 um from interferometer images or actual interferometer measurements (recommended). 30. The student shall demonstrate proficiency in reflectance testing with either an optical reflectometer or optical return loss meter 31. The student shall d
46、emonstrate how to properly document testing results. 32. The student will demonstrate proficiency in identifying and locating the following: a. Broken optical fiber b. Damaged endface c. Loose connector d. Contaminated endface e. Damaged alignment sleeve 33. The student shall test a fiber optic link, compare its performance to historical data and explain any differences. 34. The student shall successfully identify and rectify a pre-faulted connector with a contaminated endface and establish a new system baseline. PREPARED BY SAE COMMITTEE AS-3, FIBER OPTICS AND APPLIED PHOTONICS
