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US 6,639,658 B2Granted
Method for detecting defect of optical fiber
AssigneeFurukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsShinpei Todo, Yasuhiro Naka, Akira Aikawa
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AssigneeFurukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsShinpei Todo, Yasuhiro Naka, Akira Aikawa
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In a defect detecting method for detecting defect of a measured optical fiber, the defect of the optical fiber is detected on the basis of a pattern of the intensity distribution obtained by illuminating a laser beam on to the optical fiber, the pattern of the intensity distribution is subjected to a weak smoothing process and a strong smoothing process to form first and second pattern, respectively, and a judging pattern is formed on the basis of a difference or quotient between the first and second pattern, and then is subjected to Fourier transform to form a Fourier transform pattern which is evaluated by using double logarithmic axis, and judging curve having high contributing rate to the Fourier transform pattern is applied to the Fourier transform pattern, and the defect of the optical fiber is detected on the basis of magnitude of the dispersion of the Fourier transform pattern from the judging curve.
A defect detecting method for detecting defect of an optical fiber, in which a laser beam is illuminated onto the optical fiber to be measured from a direction transverse to an optical axis of said fiber to check intensity distribution of forward scattering light permeated through within said optical fiber and scattered, and the defect of said optical fiber to be measured is detected on the basis of a pattern of the intensity distribution, wherein:
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