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US 2014/0211201 A1Published application
Fiber fault sniffer
AssigneeFluke Corporation
InventorWonoh KIM
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Abstract
A fault detector for fiber optic cabling is provided in a hand held device for detecting fiber faults, presence/absence of signal and wavelength of light present on an optical fiber. Audible and visual indicators of the fault/status and wavelength are provided.
Claims20
A hand held device for detecting faults on fiber optic cables, comprising:
- a hand held probe having a photo detector, the hand held probe configured to receive an optical signal by scanning an outer surface of a fiber optic cable, the photo detector configured to convert the optical signal into an electrical signal;
- an analog to digital converter receiving the electrical signal from the photo detector;
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- a processor receiving digital signals from the analog to digital converter for detecting faults based thereon.
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A method for detecting faults on fiber optic cables, comprising:
- providing a hand held probe having a photo detector, the hand held probe configured to receive an optical signal by scanning an outer surface of a fiber optic cable, the photo detector configured to convert the optical signal into an electrical signal;
- providing an analog to digital converter receiving the electrical signal from the photo detector;
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- providing a processor receiving digital signals from the analog to digital converter, said processor detecting faults based thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.