Illuminating fibers of a fiber optic cable
In some implementations, a device may selectively illuminate, via a lighting module of the device, one or more fibers in a fiber optic cable using an illumination pattern. The device may detect, via a detection module of the device, illuminated fibers associated with the fiber optic cable based on the illumination pattern. The device may output, via the detection module of the device, information regarding the illuminated fibers. The device may generate, via one or more processors of the device, a report, based on the information, indicating a fiber mapping between the one or more fibers that were selectively illuminated via the lighting module and the illuminated fibers detected via the detection module.
1 . A device, comprising:
a lighting module comprising a grid of pixels, wherein the lighting module is configured to:
selectively turn on one or more pixels, of the grid of pixels, in a specific order in accordance with an illumination pattern to illuminate one or more fibers, in a fiber optic cable, corresponding to the one or more pixels,
wherein the fiber optic cable includes a first connector at a first end of the fiber optic cable and a second connector at a second end of the fiber optic cable;
a detection module configured to:
detect, based on the illumination pattern, illuminated fibers associated with the fiber optic cable; and
output information regarding the illuminated fibers; and
one or more processors configured to:
receive, via a user interface, an input indicating a fiber configuration associated with the fiber optic cable,
wherein the fiber configuration indicates an arrangement of the grid of pixels;
select the illumination pattern based on the fiber configuration;
configure the lighting module with the illumination pattern to enable the lighting module to selectively turn on the one or more pixels in the specific order; and
generate a report, based on the information, indicating a fiber mapping between the one or more fibers that were illuminated via the lighting module and the illuminated fibers detected via the detection module.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein, when the illuminated fibers detected via the detection module correspond to the one or more fibers illuminated via the lighting module, the report includes an indication of no breakage associated with the one or more fibers.
3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein, when the illuminated fibers detected via the detection module are a subset of the one or more fibers illuminated via the lighting module, the report includes an indication of a breakage associated with certain fibers of the one or more fibers.
4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the report indicates one or more of the fiber configuration, or fiber characteristics associated with the fiber optic cable, wherein the fiber configuration is one of a straight type, a crossover type, or a duplex type, and wherein the fiber characteristics include one or more of a row spacing, a column spacing, a core size, or a cladding size.
5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
configure the detection module with the illumination pattern.
6 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more lenses between the lighting module and the first connector of the fiber optic cable, wherein the one or more lenses are configured to direct a light emitted from the lighting module and to control an intensity associated with the light.
7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first connector is coupled to the lighting module and the second connector is coupled to the detection module.
8 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first connector is positioned within a first distance from the lighting module and the second connector is positioned within a second distance from the detection module, and wherein the first distance and the second distance satisfy a distance threshold.
9 . A method, comprising:
receiving, via one or more processors of a device and via a user interface, an input indicating a fiber configuration associated with a fiber optic cable,
wherein the fiber configuration indicates an arrangement of a grid of pixels of a lighting module of the device;
selecting, via the one or more processors, an illumination pattern based on the fiber configuration;
configuring, via the one or more processors, the lighting module with the illumination pattern to enable the lighting module to selectively turn on one or more pixels, of the grid of pixels, in a specific order;
selectively illuminating, via the grid of pixels, one or more fibers in the fiber optic cable using the illumination pattern by selectively turning on the one or more pixels in the specific order in accordance with the illumination pattern,
wherein the fiber optic cable includes a first connector at a first end of the fiber optic cable and a second connector at a second end of the fiber optic cable, and
wherein the one or more fibers correspond to the one or more pixels;
detecting, via a detection module of the device, illuminated fibers associated with the fiber optic cable based on the illumination pattern;
outputting, via the detection module of the device, information regarding the illuminated fibers; and
generating, via the one or more processors, a report, based on the information, indicating a fiber mapping between the one or more fibers that were selectively illuminated via the lighting module and the illuminated fibers detected via the detection module.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein, when the illuminated fibers detected via the detection module correspond to the one or more fibers selectively illuminated via the lighting module, the report includes an indication of no breakage associated with the one or more fibers.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein, when the illuminated fibers detected via the detection module are a subset of the one or more fibers selectively illuminated via the lighting module, the report includes an indication of a breakage associated with certain fibers of the one or more fibers.
12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the report indicates one or more of the fiber configuration, or fiber characteristics associated with the fiber optic cable, wherein the fiber configuration is one of a straight type, a crossover type, or a duplex type, and wherein the fiber characteristics include one or more of a row spacing, a column spacing, a core size, or a cladding size.
13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
configuring, via the one or more processors, the detection module with the illumination pattern.
14 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
controlling, via one or more lenses between the lighting module and the first connector of the fiber optic cable, a light emitted from the lighting module and an intensity associated with the light.
15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the first connector is coupled to the lighting module and the second connector is coupled to the detection module.
16 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the first connector is positioned within a first distance from the lighting module and the second connector is positioned within a second distance from the detection module, and wherein the first distance and the second distance satisfy a distance threshold.
17 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the device is a mobile device useable during one or more of a manufacturing of the fiber optic cable, an installation of the fiber optic cable, or a diagnostic testing of the fiber optic cable.
18 . A system, comprising:
a fiber optic cable;
a lighting module comprising a grid of pixels, wherein the lighting module is configured to:
selectively turn on one or more pixels, of the grid of pixels, in a specific order in accordance with an illumination pattern to illuminate one or more fibers, in the fiber optic cable, corresponding to the one or more pixels; and
a detection module configured to:
receive, via a user interface, an input indicating a fiber configuration associated with the fiber optic cable,
wherein the fiber configuration indicates an arrangement of the grid of pixels;
select the illumination pattern based on the fiber configuration;
configure the lighting module with the illumination pattern to enable the lighting module to selectively turn on the one or more pixels in the specific order;
detect, based on the illumination pattern, illuminated fibers associated with the fiber optic cable; and
generate information regarding a fiber mapping between the one or more fibers that were illuminated via the lighting module and the illuminated fibers detected via the detection module.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein, when the illuminated fibers detected via the detection module correspond to the one or more fibers illuminated via the lighting module, the information includes an indication of no breakage associated with the one or more fibers.
20 . The system of claim 18 , wherein, when the illuminated fibers detected via the detection module are a subset of the one or more fibers illuminated via the lighting module, the information includes an indication of a breakage associated with certain fibers of the one or more fibers.