Apparatus and method for detecting defect in optical fiber, and plastic optical fiber manufacturing apparatus

• Main Authors: Aoshima, Shinsuke, Higaki, Shinji, Shibano, Yoshiaki
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.05.2008

While a plastic optical fiber (POF) strand is guided by guide pulleys toward a winding machine, an internal defect in the POF strand is detected by a defect detection apparatus. The defect detection apparatus includes at least one light illumination device, at least one imaging device and at least o...