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Abstract

Embodiments pertain to methods of evaluating fiber quality by (1) receiving at least one in-line hologram image of the fiber; (2) reconstructing the in-line hologram image of the fiber into at least one three-dimensional image of the fiber that includes fiber-related data; and (3) correlating the fiber-related data to fiber quality. Such methods may also include: (4) adjusting fiber-related conditions; and (5) repeating steps 1-3 after the adjustment. Further embodiments pertain to systems for evaluating fiber quality in accordance with the aforementioned methods. Such systems may include a receiving area with a region for housing a fiber, a light source associated with the receiving area, a chamber associated with the light source and receiving area, a camera within the chamber, a processor in electrical communication with the camera, a storage device, an algorithm associated with the storage device and a graphical user interface (GUI) associated with the processor.

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