System and method for inspecting optical fibers

A method for connectorizing an optical fiber, comprising:

• receiving an image of the optical fiber;
• segmenting the image along an image dimension corresponding to a length of the optical fiber to generate a plurality of image lines, each image line including a plurality of foreground pixels associated with the optical fiber and a plurality of background pixels associated with a background of the image;
• for each image line:
• defining a background intensity based on one or more background pixels of the plurality of background pixels,
• defining a foreground intensity based on one or more foreground pixels of the plurality of foreground pixels,
• comparing the foreground intensity to the background intensity to identify any defects, and
• logging each defect identified;
• passing the optical fiber if a number of defects logged is below a predetermined defect threshold;
• and
• not passing the optical fiber if the number of defects is not below the predetermined defect threshold.

A computer program product for connectorizing an optical fiber, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium;
• and
• program code stored on the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
• receive an image of the optical fiber;
• segment the image along an image dimension corresponding to a length of the optical fiber to generate a plurality of image lines, each image line including a plurality of foreground pixels associated with the optical fiber and a plurality of background pixels associated with a background of the image;
• for each image line:
• define a background intensity based on one or more background pixels of the plurality of background pixels,
• define a foreground intensity based on one or more foreground pixels of the plurality of foreground pixels,
• compare the foreground intensity to the background intensity to identify any defects, and
• log each defect identified;
• pass the optical fiber if a number of defects logged is below a predetermined defect threshold;
• and
• reject the optical fiber if the number of defects is not below the predetermined defect threshold.