Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for predicting pore pressure in geological environments. Aspects of the disclosure describe details relating to performing geomechanical modeling for a target location in order to obtain a surrogate stress at the target location and predicting pore pressure by coupling velocity data (e.g., seismic and/or sonic) with the surrogate stress. Aspects of the disclosure can be used to obtain improved predictions of pore pressure in subsurface environments, especially in basins with complex geologic histories, and in practice to improve the safe design of casing, wellbore trajectory, and overall borehole stability.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for seismic acquisition the spacing between each adjacent pairs of receiver and sources lines is not all the same. Some receiver and/or source lines and/or receiver and/or source spacings are larger and some are smaller to provide a higher quality wavefield reconstruction when covering a larger total area or for a similar total area of seismic data acquisition while providing a wavefield that is optimally sampled by the receivers and sources so that the wavefield reconstruction is suitable for subsurface imaging needs.

Abstract: A marine seismic data acquisition system, comprising: a seismic source arrangement comprising: a first seismic source adapted to be towed at a first predetermined depth and a second seismic source adapted to be towed at a second predetermined depth, which is deeper than the first predetermined depth, wherein, in use, the first seismic source transmits pulses, each pulse comprising an upwardly-travelling pressure wavefield, which is reflected at the sea/air interface to become a downwardly-travelling ghost pressure wavefield, and a downwardly-travelling primary pressure wavefield, and the second seismic source transmits pulses, each pulse comprising an upwardly-travelling pressure wavefield, which is reflected at the sea/air interface to become a downwardly-travelling ghost pressure wavefield, and a downwardly-travelling primary pressure wavefield, and wherein the first predetermined depth and the magnitude of the peak pressure of the upwardly-travelling pressure wavefield produced by the first seismic source

Abstract: Methods for separating flexural and extensional mode signals from a multi-modal signal are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes emitting an ultrasonic pulse to excite a multi-modal Lamb wave in a pipe and then detecting acoustic signals generated from the Lamb wave. The detected acoustic signals are processed to separate the extensional and flexural mode signals. This processing can include filtering the detected acoustic signals with filters that are based on quality factors and dispersion characteristics for the individual modes to produce sets of coefficients, selecting subsets of the coefficients, and using the selected subsets to predict extensional and flexural mode waveforms that are based on the estimated quality factors for the individual modes. Additional methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: To provide a method and device for detecting buried metal, whereby it is possible to radio (wirelessly) transmit a synchronizing signal, and, when the frequency band of the transmission signal is restricted, to problem synchronous detection using a reference signal having a frequency equal to or greater than the frequency band.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to detect anomalous formation resistivity values within measured formation resistivity data, based on mud resistivity associated with a borehole in a geological formation, the measured formation resistivity data comprising the anomalous formation resistivity values and acceptable formation resistivity values. Additional activity may include transforming the anomalous formation resistivity values into corrected formation resistivity values, inverting the corrected formation resistivity values and the acceptable formation resistivity values to provide true resistivity values for a geological formation, and operating a controlled device according to the true resistivity values for the geological formation. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A multi-channel system for truck scanning, includes an impulse radiation source; and a plurality of detection circuits, each detection circuit comprising a scintillator, a photodiode, a supplemental circuit, an integrator and an ADC, connected in series. A current of the photodiode is proportional to radiation from the impulse radiation source. A data storage device stores outputs of the ADCs and provides the outputs to a computer that converts them to a shadow image of the scanned truck. The supplemental circuit isolates a capacitance of the photodiode from the integrator, filters out low frequency signals from the photodiode, amplifies the signal from the photodiode and reduces a bandwidth of the photodiode seen by the integrator. The supplemental circuit reduces an influence of capacitance of the photodiode on system noise, increases a signal-to-noise ratio of the system, and reduces an influence of photodiode temperature changes on a quality of the scanned image.

Abstract: A light curtain having at least two electronic cards which are arranged behind one another and on which a plurality of light transmitters and/or light receivers are arranged in series, wherein the electronic cards are each connected to one another by a mechanical connection element and the electronic cards are held in a housing, wherein the housing is formed as a profile housing, wherein the first electronic card and the last electronic card are fixed to the respective housing end in the longitudinal direction so that the last light transmitter and/or light receiver of the first electronic card and of the last electronic card, said last light transmitter and/or light receiver contacting the housing end, has a fixed defined spacing from the housing end, and wherein the connection element has a minimal spacing and a maximum spacing between the electronic cards.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and to a device for in situ underwater detection of physicochemical parameters in a body of water with a particular focus on using the acquired data for prospecting for potential reservoirs rich in hydrocarbons. The present invention provides a method for in situ real-time underwater detection of physicochemical and optionally biological parameters in a body of water by using an instrumented detection carrier. The present invention secondly provides an underwater instrumented detection carrier for in situ real-time detection of physicochemical parameters in a body of water comprising an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) arranged to use an instrumented module (or “payload”), capable of completing programmed missions without human intervention and configured to carry out the method provided by the invention.

Abstract: A method for editing a volume-based model imaging geological structures. An initial volume-based model comprising a volumetric mesh and updated geological data defined within a region of the model is received. The volume-based model is decomposed by converting the volumetric mesh into surface meshes linked by stratigraphic fibers to generate a surface-based model. The defined region of the surface-based model is edited by editing positions of control nodes of the surface meshes along the stratigraphic fibers in the defined region of the model so as to fit the updated geological data. The plurality of stratigraphic fibers are updated based on the edited positions of the control nodes so as to fit the updated geological data. The edited surface-based model is meshed to generate an updated volume-based model comprising a volumetric mesh defined by the edited positions of the control nodes. The updated volume-based model is stored and/or displayed.

Abstract: A method and system for computing and visualizing sedimentary attributes may include receiving, by a processor, paleo-geographic coordinates representing predicted approximate positions of particles of sediment deposited at a time period when a layer was originally formed. The processor may numerically compute or determine a sedimentation rate that varies laterally along the layer. The processor may determine a sedimentary attribute based on the lateral variation of the sedimentation rate along the layer with respect to the paleo-geographic coordinates. A monitor or display may display the sedimentary attribute of the layer in the present-day geological space.

Abstract: An optical image lens assembly includes at least one optical lens element which is made of a plastic material and includes at least one short-wavelength light absorbing agent. The short-wavelength light absorbing agent is homogeneously mixed with the plastic material. The optical lens element including the short-wavelength light absorbing agent has refractive power, and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the optical lens element including the short-wavelength light absorbing agent is aspheric.

Abstract: An anti-reflection structure and a fabrication method thereof, a display device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The anti-reflection structure includes a retardation film, a linear polarizer sheet, and at least one alignment layer, configured to align the retardation film and the linear polarizer sheet, wherein, the retardation film and the linear polarizer sheet include liquid crystal.

Abstract: A polarizer includes an adhesive, a first protective layer, a substrate layer, a second protective layer and a surface protective film. The surface protective film includes a plurality of first particles. Each of the first particles has a first particle size. The first particle size is greater than or equal to 10 ?m.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a hard coat laminated film having, in order from a surface layer side, a first hard coat and a transparent resin film layer. The first hard coat includes a coating material not including inorganic particles and including: (A) 100 parts by mass polyfunctional (meth) acrylate; (B) 0.01-7 parts by mass water repellent; (C) 0.01-10 parts by mass silane coupling agent; and (D) 0.1-10 parts by mass resin microparticles having an average particle diameter of 0.5-10 ?m. Another embodiment provides a hard coat laminated film having, in order from a surface layer side, a first hard coat, a second hard coat, and a resin film layer. The first hard coat includes a coating material that does not include inorganic particles. The second hard coat includes a coating material including inorganic particles.

Abstract: An antireflection optical surface, exhibiting absorption in the domain of the visible and of the near infrared, comprises a substrate made of a material based on silicon carbide SiC and a set of texturing microstructures carpeting an exposure face of the substrate. Each microstructure is formed by a single protuberance produced on and integral with the substrate. The microstructures have the same shape and the same dimensions, and are distributed over the face of the substrate in a two-dimensional periodic pattern; and the shape of each microstructure is smooth and regular with a radius of curvature that varies continuously from the apex of the microstructure to the face of the substrate.

Abstract: A method of coating an optical substrate with a transparent, electrically conductive coating includes depositing a semiconductor coating over a surface of an optical substrate. The semiconductor coating has broadband optical transmittance. Channels are formed in the semiconductor coating. The method includes coating over the semiconductor coating and filling the channels with a doped semiconductor. The doped semiconductor is removed from the semiconductor coating, leaving the doped semiconductor in the channels.

Abstract: A plenoptic imaging device is described including a micro-lens array placed between a main lens and a photosensor. The micro-lens array has a plurality of micro-lenses each configured to project a micro-image onto the photosensor, the main lens covering a central field-of-view of the scene according to capture axis. The plenoptic imaging device includes multi-faceted optical means structure having at least two facets and placed in a plane adjacent to the aperture diaphragm plane and centered on the main optical axis, each facet being configured to angularly rotated the capture axis with respect to the main optical axis so as to capture a rotated field-of-view from the central field-of-view, and so that the captured rotated field-of-views form an expanded field-of-view covering the central field-of-view.

Abstract: A substrate with a multilayer reflective film capable of facilitating the discovery of contaminants, scratches and other critical defects by inhibiting the detection of pseudo defects attributable to surface roughness of a substrate or film in a defect inspection using a highly sensitive defect inspection apparatus. The substrate with a multilayer reflective film has a multilayer reflective film obtained by alternately laminating a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer on a main surface of a mask blank substrate used in lithography, wherein an integrated value 1 of the power spectrum density (PSD) at a spatial frequency of 1 ?m?1 to 10 ?m?1 of the surface of the substrate with a multilayer reflective film, obtained by measuring a region measuring 3 ?m×3 ?m with an atomic force microscope, is not more than 180×10 ?m?3, and the maximum value of the power spectrum density (PSD) at a spatial frequency of 1 ?m?1 to 10 ?m?1 is not more than 50 nm4.

Abstract: Provided are microcellular plastic articles having improved reflective properties. Also provided are methods of utilizing the disclosed articles.

Abstract: Provided are microcellular plastic articles having improved reflective properties. Also provided are methods of utilizing the disclosed articles.

Abstract: A color filter device includes a dielectric layer, a passivation layer, a plurality of color filters and an inorganic film. The dielectric layer is disposed on a substrate, wherein the substrate has a light sensing area and a periphery area, and the periphery area is beside the light sensing area. The passivation layer is disposed on the dielectric layer, wherein the passivation layer has a recess. The color filters are disposed on the passivation layer and beside the recess. The inorganic film is disposed in the recess. The present invention also provides a method for forming said color filter device.

Abstract: An optical image lens assembly includes, from an object side to an image side, at least one optical lens element. The optical lens element is made of plastic material and includes a long wavelength light absorbing agent. The long wavelength light absorbing agent is uniformly mixed with the plastic material, wherein the optical lens element has refractive power, and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof is aspheric.

Abstract: An optical filter includes an absorption layer which increases a visible light transmittance while having a good near-infrared blocking characteristic, and which is excellent in not only adhesiveness with respect to a layer to be abutted, but also light resistance. The optical filter includes: an absorption layer containing a near-infrared absorbing dye containing a squarylium-based dye and a transparent resin; and an inorganic or organic material in contact with the absorption layer. The squarylium-based dye has a squarylium skeleton and condensed ring structures bonded thereto respectively on both sides thereof, the condensed ring structures each including a benzene ring and a nitrogen atom as an annular atom, each benzene ring having an urethane structure in the second position.

Abstract: Provided is an optical member including: an optical layer including a first optical layer having a surface with a concave-convex shape, a reflective layer disposed on the surface with the concave-convex shape of the first optical layer, and a second optical layer disposed on the reflective layer; a first transparent substrate disposed on a side of the first optical layer included in the optical layer; and a second transparent substrate disposed on a side of the second optical layer included in the optical layer. The reflective layer is configured to reflect near-infrared light, and the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate are made of a same material. The optical member has a total thickness of not more than 125 ?m, a breaking strength of not less than 100 N, and a break elongation both before and after a weatherability test of not less than 60%.

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may have a display cover layer. The display may have an active area with pixels and an inactive area without pixels. An opaque masking layer such as a layer of black ink may be formed on the underside of the display cover layer in the inactive area. Windows may be formed from openings in the opaque masking layer. Optical components such as infrared-light-based optical components may be aligned with the windows. The windows may include coatings in the openings that block visible light while transmitting infrared light. The window coatings may be formed from polymer layers containing pigments, polymer layers containing dyes that are coated with antireflection layers, thin-film interference filters formed from stacks of thin-film layers, or other coating structures.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inorganic polarizing plate that exhibits improved heat resistance while suppressing an increase in lead time resulting from addition of process steps and an increase in costs. An inorganic polarizing plate 1 includes: a substrate (11) transparent to light having a wavelength within a used band; a plurality of linear reflective film layers (12) arranged on the substrate (11) at pitches smaller than the wavelength of the light within the used band; a plurality of dielectric film layers (13) arranged on the corresponding reflective film layers (12); and a plurality of absorptive film layers (14) arranged on the corresponding dielectric film layers (13). Each of the absorptive film layers (14) includes: a property-oriented layer (15); and a heat-resistance-oriented layer (16) made of the same material as the property-oriented layer (15) and having an extinction coefficient greater than an extinction coefficient of the property-oriented layer (15).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a 3D display device and a 3D display apparatus. The 3D display device includes: a display panel; and a phase retarder arranged at a display side of the display panel, the phase retarder including first phase retarding bars and second phase retarding bars arranged alternately, wherein the 3D display device further includes a light shielding layer arranged at the display side of the display panel, the light shielding layer including a plurality of light shielding bars arranged to be spaced apart from each other and wherein each of the light shielding bars is arranged at an interface between adjacent first and second phase retarding bars.

Abstract: An optical device has a light guide plate configured to guide light within a plane parallel to an emission surface thereof, and a plurality of optical deflectors arranged two-dimensionally within a plane parallel to the emission surface. Each of the optical deflectors deflects light propagating through the light guide plate, and causes the emission surface to output light forming an image in a space. Each of the optical deflectors is configured to spread the light incident thereon that has an intensity distribution corresponding to an image in a direction orthogonal to the light guide direction of the light guide plate in a plane parallel to the emission surface, and cause the emission surface to output the light which groups the light from the plurality of optical deflectors arranged along a direction orthogonal to the light guide direction, such that light radiating from the image is formed.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and a backlight unit including a light guide plate which guides light in an upward direction toward the display panel and including a transmission region and a reflection region; a supporting pattern at the reflection region; a reflection layer on upper and side surfaces of the supporting pattern; and an insulating layer which covers the transmission region and the reflection layer at the reflection region.

Abstract: There is provided an optical member capable of causing, when used for a liquid crystal display apparatus, light output from a light source to enter a liquid crystal display panel with high efficiency. An optical member according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a polarizing plate; a reflective polarizer; a ?/4 plate; and a prism layer, the polarizing plate, the reflective polarizer, the ?/4 plate, and the prism layer being integrated in the stated order.

Abstract: Color-scanning grating-based backlighting includes a color scanning protocol to provide different colors of light in different regions of a plate light guide with an intervening dark region. A color-scanning grating-based backlight includes the plate light guide and a diffraction grating configured to diffractively couple out a portion of a guided light beam as a coupled-out light beam directed away from a plate light guide surface at a predetermined principal angular direction. The backlight further includes a multicolor light source configured to provide the different colors of light to the plate light guide as the guided light beam according to the color scanning protocol. Provided light of a first color in a first region is separated from provided light of a second color in a second region one or both by the intervening dark region and by a light-confining wall of the plate light guide.

Abstract: A planar illumination device according to an embodiment includes: a light guide plate that guides an incident light from a side surface; a light source that is disposed in the side surface side and emits light incident to the side surface; a frame that has a floor surface extending along a main surface of the light guide plate and accommodates the light guide plate and the light source; a reflection sheet that is disposed in the main surface side of the light guide plate and reflects light; and a first fixing member that is disposed between the reflection sheet and the floor surface and fixes at least a part of an end portion of the reflection sheet in the light source side to the floor surface.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel and an optical element is provided. The optical element is disposed on one side of the display panel. At least one portion of the optical element overlaps a display area of the display panel. An area of the optical element which is exposed and does not overlap the display area functions as an appearance area. Therefore, the appearance area of the optical element may be seen by a user from outward appearance of the display device. Brand trademarks, ambient light, touch buttons, and other patterns may be displayed through the appearance area. Therefore, a backlight module may be decorative or perform other additional functions besides functioning as a light source.

Abstract: There is provided an alignment system and method for use in an ultrashort pulse duration laser-based Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) writing system, the alignment system comprising: clamps configured to hold a coated optical fiber in a position perpendicular to a beam path of an ultrashort pulse duration laser-based FBG writing station; an optical detector; and a control system with an input from the optical detector and an output to adjust parameters of an optical source and the FBG writing station adjust a distance between the optical fiber and an optical source of the writing station based on luminescence generated in a core of the optical fiber as indicated in a signal received at the input from the optical detector.

Abstract: A photonic processing module (100) comprises a high index-contrast waveguide device comprising a substrate (102), a first layer (104) disposed on the substrate having a first refractive index, and a relatively thin second layer (106) disposed on the first layer. The second layer has a second refractive index providing a high index-contrast with the first layer, and the device includes at least one thin-ridge waveguide element (108) formed in the second layer which supports a guided mode in a longitudinal direction. An optical input port (110) is configured to direct an input beam into a slab mode of the second layer, the beam being directed to propagate at a predetermined angle ? to the longitudinal direction of the thin-ridge waveguide element. The angle ? is associated with a resonant coupling between the slab mode of the second layer and the guided mode of the thin-ridge waveguide element.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are optical waveguide fibers comprising: (I) a core comprising an outer radius r1, a maximum refractive index delta percent ?1 max and core alpha, ?, of larger than 5; and (II) a cladding surrounding the core, the cladding comprising: (i) an inner cladding region having outer radius r2 and refractive index delta percent ?2, wherein ?1max>?2; (ii) a trench region surrounding the inner cladding region, the trench region having an outer radius, r3 where r3?10 microns and refractive index delta percent ?3; and (iii) an outer cladding region having chlorine concentration of ?1.2 wt. % surrounding the trench region and comprising refractive index delta percent ?t, wherein ?1max>?4 and ?2>?3, and ?4>?3 and wherein the difference between ?4 and ?3 is ?0.12 percent.

Abstract: A bent taper is provided that includes one or more waveguide bends, at least one of which has a tapering waveguide width along at least a portion thereof. In one embodiment, the bent taper is an S-shaped bent taper that is configured as a TE0-TE1 mode convertor. Such a bent taper can be combined with a linear bi-layer taper configured as a TM0-TE1 mode converter to form a TM0-TE0 polarization rotator.

Abstract: Provided is a photonic crystal structure and the photonic crystal structure includes a polymer structure layer including a first polymer domain and a second polymer domain; and a photonic crystal material designed to be reversibly bonded to at least a portion of the first polymer domain to adjust a degree of swelling of the first polymer domain, thereby reflecting a light of a certain wavelength.

Abstract: A semiconductor photonic device includes a substrate, facet(s), and optical coupler(s) associated with the facet(s). Each optical coupler can couple an electromagnetic field incident on the respective facet towards the substrate as the electromagnetic field proceeds into the semiconductor photonic device. In some examples, each coupler has waveguides extending in a longitudinal direction and at least partly encapsulated within corresponding cladding layers. A first waveguide extends farther from the facet in the longitudinal direction than does a second waveguide. The second waveguide is located farther above the silicon substrate than is the first waveguide. The coupler can include a stack of waveguide assemblies. A lower waveguide assembly can include one waveguide. An intermediate or upper waveguide assembly can include multiple waveguides. In some examples, at least one waveguide tapers along its length.

Abstract: Provided is an optical waveguide circuit avoiding the difficulty of the property compensation based on temperature control, compensated with respect to the property variations due to fabrication error, particularly paid attention in a silicon waveguide, and being low in power consumption and high in performances. The optical waveguide circuit includes a silicon (Si) substrate, a buried oxide film (BOX) layer formed on the Si substrate, and an SOI (Silicon on Insulator) layer, formed on the BOX layer, including an optical element utilizing the SOI layer as a main optical transmission medium. At least part of a waveguide of the optical element includes uniformly distributed and thermally unstable crystal defects.

Abstract: An optical network comprises a fiber distribution cable and a terminal assembly. The terminal assembly receives a plurality of optical fibers from the fiber distribution cable and distributes one or more individual fibers to one or more single fiber bare-fiber holders that hold and protect each single fiber prepared and configured for splicing via an individual splicing element. The splicing element includes an alignment mechanism having a base plate and a clamp plate. At least one of the base plate and clamp plate is formed from a silica material and at least one of the base plate and clamp plate includes an alignment groove or channel configured to receive the first and second optical fibers in an end-to-end manner. The splice element also comprises an optical adhesive disposed in at least a portion of the alignment groove, wherein the optical adhesive is curable via actinic radiation.

Abstract: A splice element for splicing a first and a second optical fiber comprises an alignment mechanism having a base plate and a clamp plate. At least one of the base plate and clamp plate is formed from a silica material and at least one of the base plate and clamp plate includes an alignment groove configured to receive the first and second optical fibers in an end-to-end manner. The splice element also comprises an optical adhesive disposed in at least a portion of the alignment groove, wherein the optical adhesive is curable via actinic radiation.

Abstract: An optical fiber transmission system with a laser beam splitting and combining device includes a laser beam splitting and combining device receiving a laser beam from a laser device and projecting the laser beam onto a target through an objective lens. The laser beam splitting and combining device has a beam splitter, two transmitters, two receivers and a beam combiner. When the beam splitter divides the received laser beam and transmits the divided laser beams to the transmitters, the transmitters transmit the divided laser beams to the receivers through two optical fibers. The receivers send the divided laser beams to the beam combiner for the beam combiner to combine the divided laser beams into an output laser beam projected on the target through the objective lens. Given the optical transmission path of the laser beam splitting and combining device, the laser transmission distance can be extended.

Abstract: A wafer structure includes a diffractive lens disposed on a backside of a wafer and coupled to a front side waveguide, the diffractive lens being configured to receive light and focus the light to the front side waveguide.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical fiber mounted photonic integrated circuit device, wherein the tolerance for positioning in terms of the coupling between the single mode optical fibers and the optical waveguides provided on the photonic integrated circuit device is increased. An optical waveguide core group is provided in such a manner where a plurality of optical waveguide cores having a portion that is tapered in the direction of the width within a plane are aligned parallel to each other at intervals that allow for mutual directional coupling and that are narrower than the width of the core of the single mode optical fiber, and the inclined connection end surface of the single mode optical fiber and the upper surface of an end portion of the optical waveguide cores face each other for coupling.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical fibre connector, comprising: a housing, a ferrule installed within said housing; an end sleeve, connecting to the rear end of said housing; and an optical cable clamp, installed by insertion within said end sleeve, being provided for the purpose of clamping an optical cable. Said optical cable is secured within said optical cable clamp, and after said optical cable clamp is inserted and secured within said end sleeve, the optical fibre of said optical cable is inserted within said housing and butt-joined with the embedded optical fibre within said ferrule. As a result of this, before the butt-joined optical fibres are locked in, the optical cable has already been secured within the optical cable clamp and fixed to the connector housing. Therefore, the butt-joined optical fibres cannot be separated due to the effects of unexpected pulling force, thus ensuring the optical fibre of the optical cable reliably abuts the embedded optical fibre.

Abstract: A ferrule has a receiving area for receiving and securing an optical waveguide and an optical element for receiving light from an optical waveguide received and secured at the receiving area and changing at least one of a divergence and a propagation direction of the received light. A plurality of registration features are configured to permit a stacking of the ferrule in a stacking direction such that the ferrules in the stack are aligned relative to each other along a length of the ferrule and along a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction.

Abstract: An optical connector cleaning tool includes a cleaning head that faces the lens (cleaning target portion) of an optical connector, and a cleaning cloth (3) that moves with respect to the cleaning head in a state in which the cleaning cloth is in contact with the lens. The cleaning cloth (3) is formed into a strip shape by a fabric (25) including a plurality of warps (28) in which a longitudinal direction thereof is a moving direction of the cleaning cloth moving with respect to the cleaning head. The warp (28) includes a first chemical fiber (31) and a second chemical fiber (32). One chemical fiber of the first chemical fiber (31) and the second chemical fiber (32) is in a stretched state, and the other chemical fiber is in a slack state. It is possible to provide an optical connector cleaning tool capable of cleaning a lens-type optical connector.

Abstract: A fiber optic ferrule with rear holes and a guide pin clamp allows for changing guide pins in the field. The guide pin clamp has a forward clamp portion to engage the rear face of the fiber optic ferrule, a rearward clamp portion configured to engage the biasing spring, and a guide pin retaining plate. The guide pin retaining plate is movable from a first position to a second position to allow for the removal or insertion of guide pins.