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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2006
Applicants:
Michinori Shioda, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiko Ouchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Inventors:
Michinori Shioda, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiko Ouchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for sensing the position of an object includes an irradiation portion for irradiating the object with continuous electromagnetic radiation, a detection portion for detecting electromagnetic radiation reflected by the object, and an output portion for supplying a change in an amplitude intensity or a phase of the electromagnetic radiation based on information obtained by the detection portion. The position of the object is detected based on information supplied from the output portion.