Ribbon Fibre Inspection

with a Hand-Held Probe


Supplied as a complete kit, including Reel cleaners for MPO style connectors
Using an inspection probe with the appropriate tip and guide allows a quick and easy inspection of an array fibre. The probe tip has -x and -y pan and scroll adjustment to view each of the fibres in an array.
The picture top left shows the probe tip inserted in to a guide for the Molex AR8 array fibre; each element of the AR8 is inspected by moving down the numbered slots in the guide. This allows inspection of the 192 fibres making up the complete AR8 connector assembly.

Low magnification image showing fibre under inspection and the adjacent 2 fibres. High magnification image showing contamination on the cladding of the fibre and the normal irregularities of the MT ferrule

Testing and Reporting gets easier with FiberCheck2

With FiberChek2 software, providing a report could not be easier. Presented in either HTML or Adobe Acrobat format as desired, the report provides detailed information of the fibre under inspection. In the example shown right, the fibre is divided in to 3 zones, identified by colour rings and the image presented in both low and high magnifications.

FiberChek2 comes with ready installed profiles for immediate use, or the user can create his own profile to meet his own needs. FiberChek2 compares the inspected image with the selected profile and produces either a Fail or Pass report.

In the example shown there is a small scratch in the cladding of a fibre in the array. This is highlighted in green by FiberChek2 since it has been accepted as a Pass by the profile in use at the time. Data relating to this scratch is shown in the table above the images.

FiberChek2 allows different users to consistently inspect optical fibres to the same standard and removes the errors generated by different perceptions of the same image.

Test and reporting just got a whole lot easier !

For more details of the Digital Inspection Probe Click Here

For more details of the Analogue Inspection Probe Click Here

For details of the solution to inspecting your array fibres, contact our Applications Engineers from the links below