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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiro Murakawa, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, JP;
Tetsuya Higuchi, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 1/00 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for adjusting the optical axis of a light transmission path that includes a plurality of optical components. The method uses an apparatus to sequentially adjust the optical axis of one or more of the optical components, using a probabilistic search technique to obtain optimum evaluation value with respect to light transmitted through the light transmission path.