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Granted Patent B2
US 11,536,652 · App. 16/911,473 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Optical test apparatus and optical test method

Inventors: Hiroshi Ohno (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Hiroya Kano (Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP); Hideaki Okano (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
G01N21/455G01B11/14G01M11/0207G01N21/41G01N21/47
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Patent No.
US 11,536,652
App. No.
16/911,473
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an optical test apparatus includes a first aperture, a second aperture, an image sensor, and a first lens. The first aperture includes a first aperture plane provided with a first wavelength selecting region. The second aperture includes a second aperture plane provided with a second wavelength selecting region different from the first wavelength selecting region. The image sensor is configured to image a light beam passing through the first aperture plane and the second aperture plane and reaching an imaging plane. The first lens is configured to make a light beam passing through the first aperture plane and the second aperture plane be incident on the imaging plane.

Claims (45)

1. An optical test apparatus comprising:

a pair of apertures including a first aperture having a first wavelength selecting region selecting light included in a first wavelength band, which is part of an all-wavelength band, and a second aperture having a second wavelength selecting region selecting light passing through the first aperture and included in a second wavelength band, which is part of the all-wavelength band and is different from the first wavelength band, the first wavelength selecting region and the second wavelength selecting region being arranged so that light not deflected by a test object passes the first aperture and light deflected by the test object only passes through the second aperture;

an image sensor configured to image light passing through the pair of apertures and reaching an imaging plane for each wavelength; and

a processing circuit configured to acquire an intensity of the light for each wavelength imaged by the image sensor, and calculate a deflection angle of the light for each wavelength based on the intensity of the light for each wavelength.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the test object is arranged in a light path between the first aperture and the second aperture.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

each of the first wavelength selecting region and the second wavelength selecting region is divided into a central region and a peripheral region different in wavelength selectivity from the central region,

light passing through the peripheral region of the first wavelength selecting region has a characteristic to pass through the central region of the second wavelength selecting region, and

light passing through the central region of the first wavelength selecting region has a characteristic to pass through the peripheral region of the second wavelength selecting region.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a first lens configured to make light passing through the pair of apertures be incident on the imaging plane.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein

the second wavelength selecting region is arranged on a focal plane of the first lens.

6. An optical test apparatus comprising:

a first aperture having a first wavelength selecting region selecting light included in a first wavelength band, which is part of an all-wavelength band;

a second aperture having a second wavelength selecting region selecting light included in a second wavelength band, which is part of the all-wavelength band and is different from the first wavelength band, the first wavelength selecting region and the second wavelength selecting region being arranged so that light not deflected by a test object passes the first aperture and light deflected by the test object only passes through the second aperture;

an image sensor configured to image light passing through the first aperture and the second aperture and reaching an imaging plane; and

a processing circuit configured to acquire an intensity of the light for each wavelength imaged by the image sensor, and calculate a deflection angle of the light for each wavelength based on the intensity of the light for each wavelength.

7. An optical test method comprising:

imaging light passing through a first aperture having a first wavelength selecting region selecting light included in a first wavelength band, which is part of an all-wavelength band, and a second aperture having a second wavelength selecting region selecting light included in a second wavelength band, which is part of the all-wavelength band and is different from the first wavelength band, and reaching an imaging plane, the first wavelength selecting region and the second wavelength selecting region being arranged so that light not deflected by a test object passes the first aperture and light deflected by the test object only passes through the second aperture;

acquiring an intensity of the light for each wavelength imaged by the imaging; and

calculating a deflection angle of the light for each wavelength based on the intensity of the light for each wavelength.

8. An optical test apparatus comprising:

a pair of apertures including a first aperture having a first wavelength selecting region selecting light included in a first wavelength band, which is part of an all-wavelength band, and a second aperture having a second wavelength selecting region selecting light passing through the first aperture and included in a second wavelength band, which is part of the all-wavelength band and is different from the first wavelength band, the first wavelength selecting region and the second wavelength selecting region being arranged so that light not deflected by a test object passes the first aperture and light deflected by the test object only passes through the second aperture; and

an image sensor configured to image light passing through the pair of apertures and reaching an imaging plane for each wavelength,

wherein:

each of the first wavelength selecting region and the second wavelength selecting region is divided into a central region and a peripheral region different in wavelength selectivity from the central region,

light passing through the peripheral region of the first wavelength selecting region has a characteristic to pass through the central region of the second wavelength selecting region, and

light passing through the central region of the first wavelength selecting region has a characteristic to pass through the peripheral region of the second wavelength selecting region.

9. An optical test apparatus comprising:

a first aperture having a first wavelength selecting region selecting light included in a first wavelength band, which is part of an all-wavelength band;

a second aperture having a second wavelength selecting region selecting light included in a second wavelength band, which is part of the all-wavelength band and is different from the first wavelength band;

an image sensor configured to image light passing through the first aperture and the second aperture and reaching an imaging plane; and

a processing circuit configured to acquire an intensity of the light for each wavelength imaged by the image sensor, and calculate a deflection angle of the light for each wavelength based on the intensity of the light for each wavelength,

wherein:

each of the first wavelength selecting region and the second wavelength selecting region is divided into a central region and a peripheral region different in wavelength selectivity from the central region,

light passing through the peripheral region of the first wavelength selecting region has a characteristic to pass through the central region of the second wavelength selecting region, and

light passing through the central region of the first wavelength selecting region has a characteristic to pass through the peripheral region of the second wavelength selecting region.

10. An optical test method comprising:

imaging light passing through a first aperture having a first wavelength selecting region selecting light included in a first wavelength band, which is part of an all-wavelength band, and a second aperture having a second wavelength selecting region selecting light included in a second wavelength band, which is part of the all-wavelength band and is different from the first wavelength band, and reaching an imaging plane;

acquiring an intensity of the light for each wavelength imaged by the imaging; and

calculating a deflection angle of the light for each wavelength based on the intensity of the light for each wavelength,

wherein:

each of the first wavelength selecting region and the second wavelength selecting region is divided into a central region and a peripheral region different in wavelength selectivity from the central region,

light passing through the peripheral region of the first wavelength selecting region has a characteristic to pass through the central region of the second wavelength selecting region, and

light passing through the central region of the first wavelength selecting region has a characteristic to pass through the peripheral region of the second wavelength selecting region.

Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-004556 · Jan 15, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16111335 · Aug 24, 2018
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