Course: CFCE - Certified Fiber Characterization Engineer
Dates: July 27 - 31, 2026
Location: Seattle, WA
Duration: 5 Days
This five-day course teaches test engineers to carry out full fiber characterization, including bi-directional loss, OTDR testing, chromatic dispersion, Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) and spectral attenuation measurements.
The CFCE course will enable you to recognize why different tests are required and what information they should provide as well as how to carry them out. This course assumes that you have some previous experience of basic OTDR testing, but provides advanced OTDR training as well as CD and PMD training.
CFCE, Seattle, WA, July 27 - 31, 2026
Audience: The course is critical for fiber optic test engineers, technicians, technical support, optical network project managers and supervisors, and hyperscalers or any company utilizing fiber characterization contractors.
Prerequisite: This is an advanced course and assumes that you have some previous experience of optical loss and OTDR testing.
Course Level: Advanced
Course Length: 5 days of classroom learning and hands-on exercises
Certification: OTT Certified Fiber Characterization Engineer (CFCE)
In partnership with Fiber Insight, independent certification is offered by Optical Technology Training (OTT). These certifications are designed to help you to put fiber optics and optical networking systems into current and foreseeable best practices, in accordance with relevant standards. OTT certification is included in the course fee and achieved through the successful completion of coursework and exam.