Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus segmented calibration of a sensing optical fiber
-
Application No.: US14899827Application Date: 2014-06-16
-
Publication No.: US09606021B2Publication Date: 2017-03-28
- Inventor: Evan M. Lally , Matthew White , Matthew T. Reaves , Emily E. Horrell , Sandra M. Klute , Matthew Castellucci , Mark E. Froggatt
- Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2014/042493 WO 20140616
- International Announcement: WO2014/204839 WO 20141224
- Main IPC: G01M11/00
- IPC: G01M11/00 ; G01D5/353 ; G01D18/00 ; G01K11/32

Abstract:
Optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) circuitry to perform tasks on an optical fiber to generate calibration or correction data for calibrating or correcting a reference OFDR data set. A segmented technique is used which permits precise and accurate determination of the correction data for even initial and long fiber lengths. Correction information for each segment is stitched together to generate the correction data for the fiber.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160146699A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS SEGMENTED CALIBRATION OF A SENSING OPTICAL FIBER Public/Granted day:2016-05-26
Information query