Fiber optic end face inspection probe and system
OwnerPiotr Anatolij Levin, Igoris Dolznikovas +2inventors
InventorsPiotr Anatolij Levin, Igoris Dolznikovas, Valdas Kavaliauskis, Michail Kustov
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Abstract
A fiber optic end face inspection probe that includes a power control, an image control; a probe adaptor and probe end extending from a housing; an electronics module that includes a microprocessor, a memory and an optional wireless transmitter; and an autofocus camera system that includes a lens, a motor adapted to move the lens in order to focus the image through the lens, and an image sensor that is adapted to accept the image passing through the lens and transmit this image to the electronics module.
Claims21
A fiber optic end face inspection system for inspecting fiber optic end faces, comprising:
- a fiber optic end face inspection probe comprising:
- a camera system comprising:
- an image sensor;
- a lens;
- and
- a means for focusing an image through said lens;
- an electronics module in electrical communication with said camera system, said electronics module comprising:
- a controller;
- a microprocessor;
- and
- a memory;
- a housing sized and dimensioned to fit in an average adult human hand, wherein at least said image sensor of said camera system and said electronics module are disposed within said housing;
- and
- a probe end protruding from said housing.
A fiber optic end face inspection probe comprising:
- a camera system comprising:
- an image sensor;
- a lens;
- and
- a means for focusing an image through said lens;
- an electronics module in electrical communication with said camera system, said electronics module comprising:
- a controller;
- a microprocessor;
- a memory;
- and
- autofocus software for automatically controlling said means for focusing an image through said lens.
- a housing, wherein at least said image sensor of said camera system and said electronics module are disposed within said housing;
- and
- a probe end protruding from said housing.
A fiber optic end face inspection probe comprising:
- a camera system comprising:
- an image sensor;
- a lens;
- and
- a means for focusing an image through said lens;
- an electronics module in electrical communication with said camera system, said electronics module comprising:
- a controller;
- a microprocessor;
- and
- a memory;
- a housing, wherein at least said image sensor of said camera system and said electronics module are disposed within said housing;
- a viewing screen disposed upon said housing of said a fiber optic end face inspection probe and in communication with said microprocessor, and
- a probe end protruding from said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.