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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2023
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroki Okada, Machida, JP;
Eri Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Minagawa, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiteru Takayama, Susono, JP;
Mitsuo Ono, Mitaka, JP;
Atsushi Hasebe, Yokohama, JP;
Katsutoshi Kawai, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yukitoshi Kanayama, Yokohama, JP;
KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
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.