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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jacob N. Chamoun, Somerville, MA (US);
Qiushu Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter Kiesel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kyle Arakaki, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G01L 5/04 (2006.01); G01N 21/896 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4463 (2013.01); G01L 5/04 (2013.01); G01N 21/896 (2013.01); G02B 6/4453 (2013.01); G02B 6/4457 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a cassette configured to hold optical fiber comprising one or more optical sensors. The cassette comprises a spool configured to one or more of extract and retract the optical fiber from the cassette. A fiber monitor is coupled to the cassette. The fiber monitor is configured to monitor at least one parameter of the optical fiber as the optical fiber is extracted from the cassette.