User-friendly wireless fiber optic endface inspector
US9417444B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/06
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wireless fiber optic endface inspector includes a video microscope capable of wirelessly transmitting video streaming signal of endface image in real-time to a display device. The video microscope includes a microscope optical system, an adapting tip for interfacing an endface, an LED light source, a camera module for receiving and converting the endface image into video streaming signal, a Wi-Fi AP board, and a battery for supplying power. The video microscope may be constructed by adding a Wi-Fi AP board and a battery to a conventional inspector microscope. The display device has software for detecting when the endface is focused. Once the endface is focused, the display device emits an audio signal to alert the operator, who may then trigger the display device to analyze the endface image using an endface analysis software or save it to a folder, or transmit the image to a remote server.
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