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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Takao Nakajima, Kyoto, JP;
Yasufumi Asao, Kyoto, JP;
Takao Nakajima, Kyoto, JP;
Yasufumi Asao, Kyoto, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is used an acoustic signal receiving apparatus including a wavelength-tunable light source for irradiating measurement light, a controller for controlling a wavelength of the measurement light, a Fabry-Perot probe having a first mirror on a side where the measurement light enters, a second mirror on a side where an elastic wave from an object enters, and a spacer film positioned between the first and second mirrors and deforms in response to the elastic wave, an array photosensor for detecting a reflected light amount of the measurement light by the Fabry-Perot probe, and a signal processor for acquiring an intensity of the incident elastic wave based on a change in the reflected light amount. The controller sweeps the wavelength of the measurement light, and the signal processor determines the wavelength based on the reflected light amount at each wavelength subjected to the sweep.