Kyocera Corporation

Hiroki Okada

Eri Uchida

Yukitoshi Kanayama

Hiroyuki Minagawa

Katsutoshi Kawai

Mitsuo Ono

Yoshiteru Takayama

Atsushi Hasebe

Eri Takeuchi

An electromagnetic (EM) wave detection apparatus includes an irradiator that emits EM waves and a reflector that changes an irradiation position of the EM waves on an object by changing a direction of the emitted EM waves. A separation unit separates EM waves incident thereon to propagate the EM waves in first and second directions. A first detector detects the EM waves in the first direction. A switch includes plural switching elements that can switch between first and second states. EM waves in the second direction are caused to propagate in a third direction in the first state and caused to propagate in a fourth direction in the second state. A second detector detects the EM waves in the third direction. The switch switches each of the plurality of switching elements between the first and second states according to the direction in which the reflector reflects the EM waves.

Electromagnetic wave detection apparatus and information acquisition system

An electromagnetic wave detection apparatus comprises an irradiator configured to emit electromagnetic waves; a switch comprising an action surface with a plurality of pixels disposed thereon, the switch being configured to switch each pixel between a first state of causing electromagnetic waves, including reflected waves, from an object, of electromagnetic waves irradiated from the irradiator, incident on the action surface to travel in a first direction and a second state of causing the electromagnetic waves incident on the action surface to travel in a second direction; a first detector configured to detect the electromagnetic waves that travel in the first direction; and a second detector configured to detect the electromagnetic waves that travel in the second direction. Also, the switch is configured to switch each of the plurality of pixels between the first and second states according to an irradiation region of the electromagnetic waves emitted from the irradiator.

Electromagnetic wave detection apparatus, program, and information acquisition system

An electromagnetic wave detection apparatus () includes a separation unit (), first detector (), propagation unit (), second detector (), and blocker (). The separation unit () separates electromagnetic waves propagating in a first direction (d) and propagates the electromagnetic waves in a second direction (d) and a third direction (d). The first detector () detects electromagnetic waves propagated in the second direction (d). The propagation unit () includes pixels (px) along a reference surface (ss). The propagation unit () switches the propagation direction of electromagnetic waves propagated in the third direction (d) and incident on the reference surface (ss) between a fourth direction (d) and a fifth direction (d) at each pixel (px). The second detector () detects the electromagnetic waves propagated in the fourth direction (d). The blocker () blocks at least a portion of the electromagnetic waves propagated in the fifth direction (d).

An electromagnetic wave detection apparatus () includes a switch (), a first detector (), and a second detector (). The switch () includes an action surface (as) with a plurality of pixels (px) disposed thereon. The switch () is configured to switch each pixel (px) between the first state and the second state. In the first state, the pixels (px) cause electromagnetic waves incident on the action surface (as) to travel in a first direction (d). In the second state, the pixels (px) cause the electromagnetic waves incident on the action surface (as) to travel in a second direction (d). The first detector () detects the electromagnetic waves that travel in the first direction (d). The second detector () detects the electromagnetic waves that travel in the second direction (d).

An electromagnetic wave detection apparatus () includes an irradiator (), a first detector (), a memory (), and a controller (). The irradiator () irradiates electromagnetic waves. The first detector () includes detection elements. The detection elements detect, by irradiation position, reflected waves of the electromagnetic waves irradiated onto an object (ob). The memory () stores related information. The related information is information associating any two of the emission direction of the electromagnetic waves and elements defining two points on a path. The path refers to a path of the electromagnetic waves emitted from the irradiator () to the first detector () via the object (ob). The controller () updates the related information based on the emission direction of the electromagnetic waves and the position of the detection element, among the detection elements, that detects the reflected waves of the electromagnetic waves.

Electromagnetic wave detection apparatus, program, and electromagnetic wave detection system

An electromagnetic wave detection apparatus () includes a separation unit (), a first detector (), a switch (), and a second detector (). The separation unit () separates incident electromagnetic waves so that the electromagnetic waves propagate in a first direction (d) and a second direction (d). The first detector () detects the electromagnetic waves that propagate in the first direction (d). The switch () includes a plurality of switching elements (se). The switching elements (se) are capable of switching the propagation direction of the electromagnetic waves that propagate in the second direction (d) to a third direction (d) and a fourth direction (d). The second detector () detects the electromagnetic waves that propagate in the third direction (d).

An electromagnetic wave detection apparatusincludes a separator, a first detector, a switching unit, and a second detector. The separatoris capable of switching between a separation state and a non-separation state. The separatorseparates incident electromagnetic waves to travel in a first direction dand a second direction d, in the separation state. The first detectordetects electromagnetic waves traveling in the first direction d. The switching unitincludes a plurality of switching elements 'se'. Each switching element 'se' is capable of switching a traveling direction of electromagnetic waves traveling in the second direction dbetween a third direction dand a fourth direction d. The second detectordetects electromagnetic waves traveling in the third direction d

An electromagnetic wave detection apparatus () includes an irradiator (), a first detector (), a memory (), and a controller (). The irradiator () irradiates electromagnetic waves. The first detector () includes detection elements. The detection elements detect, by irradiation position, reflected waves of the electromagnetic waves irradiated on an object (ob). The memory () stores first related information including an emission direction of the emitted electromagnetic waves. The controller () updates the first related information based on the position of the detection element, among the detection elements, that detects the reflected waves of the electromagnetic waves.

An electromagnetic wave detection apparatus () includes an irradiator (), a first detector (), a propagation unit (), a memory (), and a controller (). The irradiator () irradiates electromagnetic waves. The first detector () detects reflected waves of the electromagnetic waves irradiated onto an object (ob). The propagation unit () includes propagation elements (px). By irradiation position of the electromagnetic waves irradiated onto the object (ob), the propagation elements (px) switch between propagating and not propagating the reflected waves towards the first detector (). The memory () stores information related to the emission direction of the electromagnetic waves. The controller () updates the information related to the emission direction based on the position of the propagation element (px) that is propagating the reflected waves toward the first detector () when the first detector () detects the reflected waves.

An electromagnetic wave detection apparatus () includes an irradiator (), a first detector (), a propagation unit (), a memory (), and a controller (). The irradiator () irradiates electromagnetic waves. The first detector () detects reflected waves of the electromagnetic waves irradiated onto an object (ob). The propagation unit () includes propagation elements (px). By irradiation position of the electromagnetic waves irradiated onto the object (ob), the propagation elements (px) switch between propagating and not propagating the reflected waves of the electromagnetic waves towards the first detector (). The memory () stores related information. The controller () updates the related information based on the position of the propagation element (px) that is propagating the reflected waves toward the first detector () when the first detector () detects the reflected waves.

Electromagnetic wave detection apparatus, program, and electromagnetic wave detection system comprising a controller to update related information associating an emission direction and two elements defining two points on a path of electromagnetic waves

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