Patent ID: 11927811
Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. A microscope, comprising:
a light source configured to emit light onto a ferrule of a connector of a fiber optic cable;
a camera;
a housing forming a shaft that provides an optical path from the camera to the ferrule;
a first connector adapter that includes a first opening configured to receive the ferrule, wherein a mechanical axis of the ferrule is orthogonal to the optical path from the camera to the ferrule when the ferrule is received by the first opening; and
a second connector adapter that includes a second opening configured to receive the ferrule, wherein the mechanical axis of the ferrule is axially aligned with the optical path of the microscope when the ferrule is received by the second opening,
wherein the camera is configured to:
capture an image of a silhouette of a profile of the ferrule based on the ferrule being received by the first opening of the first connector adapter,
wherein the image of the silhouette of the profile of the ferrule portrays one or more edges, formed by a silhouette of a chamfer of the ferrule and an endface of the ferrule, against a bright region, and

capture an image of the endface based on the ferrule being received by the second opening of the second connector adapter.