Fiber optic port signature applicator
OwnerMark A. Dinjian, William S. Heinstrominventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for illuminating optical fibers, said apparatus includes a housing having a face; fiber ports disposed on said face, each of said fiber ports being configured to engage a connector on an optical fiber; port lamps, each being disposed to provide light through a corresponding one of said fiber ports; and a control system configured to cause said port lamps to provide light according to corresponding port signatures, said port signatures being distinct from each other.
Claims18
An apparatus for testing continuity of optical fibers, said apparatus comprising a housing having a face, an array of fiber ports disposed on said face, each of said fiber ports being configured to engage a connector on an optical fiber, a plurality of port lamps, each of said port lamps being disposed to provide light through a corresponding fiber port from said plurality of fiber ports, and a control system configured to cause a first port lamp from said plurality of port lamps to provide light according to a first port signature associated with said first port lamp from said plurality of port lamps and to cause a second port lamp from said plurality of port lamps to provide light according to a second port signature associated with said second port lamp from said plurality of port lamps, wherein said first port signature and said second port signature are distinct from each other.
An apparatus for passing light through each of a plurality of optical fibers, said apparatus comprising a plurality of means for receiving an optical fiber, means for providing light to a first means for receiving an optical fiber, means for providing light to a second means for receiving an optical fiber, means for causing said means for providing light to a first means for receiving an optical fiber to cause said light to be provided according to a first port signature, and means for causing said means for providing light to a second means for receiving an optical fiber to cause said light to be provided according to a second port signature.
A method for testing a plurality of optical fibers, said method comprising generating first light according to a first port signature, generating second light according to a second port signature, said second port signature differing from said first port signature, causing said first light to enter a first end of a first optical fiber, causing said second light to enter a first end of a second optical fiber, inspecting light received from a second end of said first optical fiber, inspecting light received from a second end of said second optical fiber, and determining, based on said inspection, a condition of said optical fibers.
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