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Improving Data Transmission in Fiber Optics by Detecting Scratches on the Fiber End Face

Vahabi, N; Yang, D; Selviah, D; (2019) Improving Data Transmission in Fiber Optics by Detecting Scratches on the Fiber End Face. In: 2018 IEEE British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP). IEEE Green open access

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Abstract

Optical fiber sustains scratches, pits and other types of defects on the end face during the polishing process. Hence, fiber end face inspection is a significant process for fiber manufacturers when analysing the performance of a fiber. In order to identify the defects present on the fiber end face, a novel model is presented in this paper. Our model combined filtering methods to enhance the contrast of the images so scratches can be successfully detected. However, because the photos have been taken with different gains and exposures, they can not be processed with standard image processing techniques. We developed a method to analyse the defects intensity that could be located under different gains and exposures. We established that the images taken with the high gains and exposures performed well for optical fiber defect recognition.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Improving Data Transmission in Fiber Optics by Detecting Scratches on the Fiber End Face
Event: IEEE British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics, 12-14 December 2018, London, United Kingdom
Location: London, Uk
Dates: 12 December 2018 - 14 December 2018
ISBN-13: 978-1-5386-7361-4
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1109/BICOP.2018.8658280
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1109/BICOP.2018.8658280
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Optical imaging , Face , Transforms , Connectors , Optical fibers , Optical scattering
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Electronic and Electrical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10062618
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