Relative mode transmission loss measurement of a connectorized fiber optic cable
US12247830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3877
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system for measuring signal loss in a fiber optic cable. The tail ends of reference and test fiber optic cables are illuminated with a diffuse light. The head end of each of the reference and test fiber optic cables are positioned in a measurement area. A core imager captures an image of the core of each head-end while it is in the measurement area. Reference and test radiant fluxes emitted from the reference and test head-ends are determined from the respective core images. The relative signal loss of the test fiber optic cable is then determined by comparing the test radiant flux to the reference radiant flux.
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