Fiber viewer

A fiber viewer comprising:

• a generally cylindrical body having first and second ends;
• a transparent adaptor having a base and a socket, said second end of said body being inserted in said socket, and said base having a plurality of leg members each having a notch forming a seat for mounting said base on fiber support pads of a fiber cleaving device;
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• lens means for optically magnifying the end face of an optical fiber placed in the cleaving device, said lens means including an eyepiece located within said body at said first end thereof, and an objective lens located within said body at said second end thereof, said lens means defining a focal plane which is approximately located at a plane defined by said notches in said leg members.

A kit for inspecting the condition of an end face of an optical fiber which has been cleaved by a cleaver having fiber-supporting pads, the kit comprising:

• a generally cylindrical body having first and second ends;
• a transparent adaptor having a base and a socket, said second end of said body being inserted in said socket, and said base having a plurality of leg members each having a notch forming a seat for mounting said base on said pads of said cleaver, said socket being attached to said base at an oblique angle with respect to said leg members;
• lens means for optically magnifying the end face of the optical fiber, said lens means including an eyepiece located within said body at said first end thereof, and an objective lens located within said body at said second end thereof, said lens means defining a focal plane which is approximately located at a plane defined by said notches in said leg members, having a magnification in the range of 10X to 50X, and providing a field of view having a diameter of about 3.8 mm and a focal depth of about 0.12 mm;
• means for adjusting the location of said focal plane with respect to said adaptor;
• means for holding the optical fiber;
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• an inspection tray having a channel for receiving said holding means, said tray having a trunnion at one end positioned generally perpendicular to said channel, said trunnion having a cutout for passage of the optical fiber, and said base of said adaptor further having means for rotatably mounting said adaptor to said trunnion.