In high-end fields such as optical communication and precision optical manufacturing, the quality control of optical fibers and their accompanying precision optical components is a crucial aspect for ensuring system performance. As optical modules continue to evolve towards higher density, higher speed, and miniaturization, the dimensional accuracy, hole position consistency, concentricity deviation, and microscopic visual defects of key components such as MT/MPO multi-core connectors and FA have placed stringent demands on detection technologies.
The traditional manual inspection method is subject to human operational errors and detection efficiency limitations, and thus cannot meet the precise detection requirements of ±0.1 micrometers. Moreover, it is prone to missed detections and false detections, which can lead to assembly faults of components, signal transmission attenuation and other problems. Therefore, specialized and automated optical fiber inspection equipment has become an essential core equipment for industrial upgrading, and is a key support for improving product yield and reducing the overall lifecycle operation costs.
To address this, we have developed an optical detection device, relying on core optical detection technology and precise control algorithms. Focusing on the pain points of precise optical component detection, we have constructed a fully automated detection system with high precision, high efficiency, and high stability.
The device can precisely cover various types of core precision optical components such as MT/MPO, MTD, FA, and VG, and comprehensively achieve integrated detection of dimensional deviations, hole position positioning accuracy, concentricity calibration, and various microscopic visual defects. In terms of hardware configuration, the device is equipped with a high NA microscope system and is paired with a 2.74-micron high-resolution camera pixel, which can clearly capture the microscopic defects of the components, ensuring the clarity and comprehensiveness of the detection. In terms of core performance indicators, the detection accuracy is ±0.1 micrometer, and the repeatability is controlled within 3σ ≤ 0.1 μm, achieving micrometer-level precise control. Additionally, it is equipped with X, Y, and Z three-axis precise automatic stage controllers, enabling the full automation of the detection process, completely replacing the traditional manual detection mode, effectively avoiding human errors, and significantly improving the efficiency and accuracy of component detection, providing technical support for enterprises to enhance production line quality, increase efficiency, reduce costs, and save expenses.
With its outstanding detection performance, it is widely applicable to multiple high-end fields such as optical communication, precision optical manufacturing, fiber optic sensing, and data centers. In the large-scale production of optical modules, it can efficiently complete the batch detection of multi-core connectors like MT/MPO, meet the multi-channel detection requirements of 400G/800G high-speed optical modules, and help the production line achieve standardized and efficient quality control. In the fields of fiber optic sensing and industrial automation, it can accurately detect precise components like FA, ensuring the sensitivity of the sensing system and the stability of the equipment operation. In infrastructure construction such as data centers and 5G base stations, it can conduct comprehensive detection of fiber connection components, avoiding signal transmission failures caused by component defects, ensuring the high-speed and stable operation of the network, and providing reliable detection technology support for the high-quality development of the precision optics-related industries.
