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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2004
Applicant:
Shoji Niki, Miyagi, JP;
Inventor:
Shoji Niki, Miyagi, JP;
Assignee:
Advantest Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A photometer includes a spectrometer that extracts a component of a predetermined wavelength band from incident light, a coupler that branches the predetermined wavelength band component into a first direction and a second direction, an optical switch that includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal, an optical amplifier that receives light from the second output terminal and outputs amplified light, which is obtained by amplifying the light, to an incident light receiving section of the spectrometer, and a photodetector that is connected to the first output terminal and detects light.