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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2013
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Taizan Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsuki Shirai, Yokohama, JP;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A method is provided for detecting an orientation of an optical fiber including a flat surface as a part of a surface of the maintaining member. The method includes directing collimated light to the optical fiber through the flat surface of the maintaining member, receiving reflected light of the collimated light by using an optical sensor device, generating a brightness distribution image according to an output signal from the optical sensor device, identifying a reference point on a brightness distribution line appearing on the generated brightness distribution image, according to a position of the brightness distribution line in relation to a target orientation for the optical fiber, the brightness distribution line detectable on the brightness distribution image in correspondence to the reflected light received by the optical sensor device, and detecting the orientation of the optical fiber according to a coordinate of the reference point on the brightness distribution image.