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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2008
Koichiro Nakamura, Atsugi, JP;
Yuzo Sasaki, Atsugi, JP;
Kazuo Fujiura, Atsugi, JP;
Shogo Yagi, Atsugi, JP;
Koichiro Nakamura, Atsugi, JP;
Yuzo Sasaki, Atsugi, JP;
Kazuo Fujiura, Atsugi, JP;
Shogo Yagi, Atsugi, JP;
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a small spectroscope that has a short response time. A spectroscope according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a beam deflector that includes an electro-optic crystal, having an electro-optic effect, and paired electrodes used to apply an electric field inside the electro-optic crystal; spectroscopic means for dispersing light output by the beam deflector; and wavelength selection means for selecting light having an arbitrary wavelength from the light dispersed and output by the spectroscopic means.