Wavelength-detecting optical fiber identifier apparatus and method
AssigneeAFL Telecommunications LLC
InventorsBin Liu, Dale Eddy, Magdy Sadek, Scott Prescott, Dan Farley
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Abstract
An optical fiber identifier apparatus and system are provided. The apparatus includes a housing forming a pathway at which an optical fiber is positionable. The housing forms a tip end that forms a bend of the optical fiber at the pathway. At least two lenses are positioned parallel to one another. Each lens defines an optical axis extended through the bend of the optical fiber and perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the respective lens. A photo detector device is positioned to receive a beam of light from the optical fiber via the one or more lenses.
Claims17
An optical fiber identifier apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing forming a pathway at which an optical fiber is positionable, wherein the housing forms a tip end, wherein the tip end of the housing forms a bend of the optical fiber at the pathway;
- at least two cylindrical lenses positioned adjacent to one another, wherein each lens defines an optical axis extended through the bend of the optical fiber and perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the respective lens, and wherein the at least two lenses are rod lenses each forming a lens face configured to receive light from the optical fiber, wherein the lens face forms at least a portion of the pathway along which the optical fiber is positionable;
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- a plurality of photo detector devices positioned in adjacent arrangement along the longitudinal axis of the rod lenses to receive a beam of light from the optical fiber via the one or more lenses.
A system for optical fiber identification, the system comprising:
- a housing forming a pathway at which an optical fiber is positionable, wherein the housing forms a tip end, wherein the tip end forms a bend of the optical fiber at the pathway;
- at least two cylindrical lenses positioned parallel to one another, wherein each lens defines an optical axis extended through the bend of the optical fiber and perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the respective lens, and wherein the at least two lenses are rod lenses each forming a lens face configured to receive light from the optical fiber, wherein the lens face forms at least a portion of the pathway along which the optical fiber is positionable;
- a plurality of photo detector devices positioned in adjacent arrangement along the longitudinal axis of the rod lenses to receive a beam of light from the optical fiber via the one or more lenses;
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- a display configured to receive a signal corresponding to the beam of light received at the photo detector device, and wherein the display is configured to display a measurement corresponding to a wavelength of the beam of light received at the photo detector device, wherein the display comprises one or more processors and one or more memory devices, wherein the one or more memory devices is configured to store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- bending the optical fiber to a radius along the optical axis of the lens to provide light to the lens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.