Optical measuring device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9772178
APP PUB NO 20170059300A1
SERIAL NO

15208686

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Provided is an optical measuring device that can realize a wide measurement region without an increase in the measurement time or a reduction in the measurement region while avoiding damage to a measurement target due to excessive light exposure, using a simple configuration. The device includes a light source, an optical splitting unit configured to split a light beam emitted from the light source into a signal beam and a reference beam, an objective lens configured to focus the signal beam and irradiate a measurement target with the signal beam, a scanning unit configured to move the focus position of the signal beam, an optical element having lower transmissivity in its peripheral portion than in its central portion, interference optics configured to combine the reference beam with the signal beam reflected or scattered by the measurement target, thereby generating interference beams, and photodetectors configured to detect the respective interference beams.

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  • HITACHI-LG DATA STORAGE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anzai, Yumiko Tokyo, JP 72 675
Minemura, Hiroyuki Tokyo, JP 246 2280
Osawa, Kentaro Tokyo, JP 22 120

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