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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Fukuhara, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuhiro Tomatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiharu Sumiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Makoto Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus configured to image an object to be examined is provided. The apparatus includes a splitting unit configured to split light obtained by combining the returned light and the reference light into a plurality of lights having different polarization components; and a detecting unit configured to detect the plurality of lights. The apparatus further includes a correcting unit configured to correct a phase difference between different polarization components generated by an optical member provided on an optical path of the measurement light or an optical path of the reference light.