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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Takahiro Masumura, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Takahiro Masumura, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus includes a light source configured to emit an electromagnetic wave; a spatial light modulator configured to modulate a wavefront of the electromagnetic wave to irradiate a sample; a plate with an aperture; a lens unit configured to set a focal point in the sample; a detector configured to detect light coming from the focal point of the sample through the aperture; and a controller configured to control the spatial light modulator based on the detected light by the detector.