Patent ID: 9151694
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B08B,G01B,G01M,G01N,G02B

Abstract:
1. A system for optical fiber end face inspection, comprising: a camera adapted to capture an image of an optical fiber end face region of a ferrule for inspection, wherein, with an autofocus facility, the camera automatically focuses to a level required for one or more of: a) imaging the number of optical fiber end faces present in the ferrule, and b) detecting defects of a certain size; a processor adapted to display the captured image of the optical fiber end face region on a display screen, wherein the processor automatically adjusts the display of the captured image on the display screen to accommodate the number of optical fiber end faces in the captured image; and wherein the processor is further adapted to analyze the captured image of the optical fiber end face region to determine a presence of a defect, wherein the processor analyzes the captured image to identify each individual optical fiber end face therein from a surrounding material of the ferrule, segments the captured image to produce a plurality of sub-images, each sub-image including a respective one of the identified individual optical fiber end faces, and re-assembles the plurality of sub-images for display as a fiber-by-fiber view.