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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
Tomiji Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Kageyasu Sako, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Kasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A laser apparatus is disclosed. An optical element receives at least a part of laser light emitted from a laser generation source and generates interference fringes. Each of first and second two-divided detectors has two detectors arranged in the direction of which the interference fringes appear. Each of the detectors detects an amount of light of the interference fringes. These two-divided detectors are spaced apart for an odd-number multiple of nearly ¼ period of interference fringes and disposed on a plane perpendicular to an optical path of the interference fringes. Each of first and second calculation sections calculates a first difference signal of detection signals of two detectors of the two-divided detector. A selection section selects one of the first and second difference signals. A determination section determines a wavelength of the laser light corresponding to a value of the difference signal selected from the first and second difference signals.