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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomokazu Taki, Tochigi, JP;
Takafumi Miyaharu, Tochigi, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A position detection apparatus comprises an obtaining unit that obtains an image of a moiré that occurs due to first and second diffraction gratings overlapping; and a processor configured to perform a periodic analysis of a luminance distribution of the obtained image of the moiré, obtain a phase measurement value of the luminance distribution, and obtain a relative positioning between the first and second diffraction gratings, wherein the processor determines a phase shift amount for making the obtained phase measurement value be a value outside of a predetermined range including a discontinuous part of the phase, and performs a phase shift to shift the obtained phase measurement value by the determined phase shift amount, and obtains the relative positioning based on the phase-shifted phase measurement value.