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News Release from: Prior Scientific | Subject: Fibre Inspection Rule
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 July 2003
Prior "Rule" In Fibre Inspection
If you are inspecting fibre terminations using a video microscope, do you know what magnification you are using? You may be under the misconception that the magnification is 200x or 400x.
If you are inspecting fibre terminations using a video microscope, do you know what magnification you are using? You may be under the misconception that the magnification is 200x or 400x With an optical microscope, calculating magnification is easy, simply multiply the magnifications of the objective lens and eyepiece
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 4 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Optical inspection systems are flexible
Optical inspection systems can replace microscopes and can be customised to give a desired field of view, resolution, magnification and depth of focus.
The complication of using a video-based system is that the overall magnification depends not only on the optical elements but also the size of the CCD sensor and the screen.
So the question is how can you determine the magnification of your video fibre microscope? Prior Scientific have produced a flexible ruler which can be used to quickly and easily assess the total magnification of any system displaying an image on a screen.
It is calibrated for use with a 125um fibre.
To use the ruler is as easy as aligning a reference mark with the left-hand edge of the fibre and reading off the magnification figure where the right hand edge crosses the scale. Request a free brochure from Prior Scientific ...
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