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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Exfo Inc., Quebec, CA;
Inventors:
Jean Filion, Quebec, CA;
Olivier Cote, Quebec, CA;
Assignee:
EXFO Inc., Quebec, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3825 (2013.01); G02B 6/385 (2013.01); G02B 6/3853 (2013.01); G02B 21/0016 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an adapter tip to be employed with an optical-fiber connector endface inspection microscope and an optical-fiber connector endface inspection microscope system suitable for imaging the optical-fiber endface of an angled-polished optical-fiber connector deeply recessed within a connector adapter. The adapter tip or microscope system comprises a relay optical system comprising a Rhomboid prism. The Rhomboid prism being disposed so as to receive light reflected from said optical-fiber endface during inspection and laterally shift the light beam reflected from the angled-polished optical-fiber endface.