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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2012
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Nozawa, Fujimi, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A spectrometer includes a light source section that includes a plurality of LEDs having different emission wavelengths, a variable wavelength interference filter that selectively extracts light of a predetermined wavelength, a detector that detects the amount of light, and a control circuit section. The control circuit section includes a mode switching section that switches a calibration mode and a measurement mode, an outside light analysis section that analyzes characteristics of outside light in the calibration mode, a reference light setting section that set the amount of light emitted from each of the LEDs on the basis of the characteristics of the outside light, and a light source driving section that drives each of the LEDs on the basis of the amount of light emitted which is set in the measurement mode.