Patent ID: 9528908
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B08B,G01B,G01M,G01N,G02B

Claim Text:
1. An integrated system for optical fiber end face inspection and cleaning, comprising: a first camera adapted to capture an image of an end face of a ferrule that includes at least one optical fiber; a second camera that is positioned based on an analysis of the end face image captured by the first camera to determine an estimated optical fiber location, wherein the second camera is adapted to capture an image of an end face of an optical fiber of the ferrule; a processor adapted to analyze the end face image captured by the first camera to determine the estimated optical fiber location and to analyze at least one of the end face image captured by the first camera and the optical fiber end face image captured by the second camera to determine if a defect is present; and a cleaning module adapted to clean the imaged end face of the ferrule or the optical fiber if a defect is determined to be present to remove the defect, wherein the cleaning module comprises a tip with a cleaning medium that is moved relative to the imaged end face of the ferrule or the optical fiber.