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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Afl Telecommunications Llc, Duncan, SC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
AFL Telecommunications LLC, Duncan, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 11/00 (2006.01); G01M 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 11/30 (2013.01); G01M 11/088 (2013.01); G01M 11/3118 (2013.01); G01M 11/3136 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of identifying and testing an optical fiber includes emitting light into the optical fiber. The light includes an identification signal and a testing signal. The method also includes reading the identification signal and the testing signal with a single device. The method further includes determining an identity of the optical fiber based on the identification signal with the single device and determining a status of the optical fiber based on the testing signal with the single device.