WO2024209789A1 - 距離測定装置 - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to a distance measuring device.
- Optical interference using laser light is widely used as a means of obtaining information indicating the distance and/or shape of an object without contact.
- LiDAR Light Detection and Ranging
- FMCW Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Radar
- OCT optical coherence tomography
- OCT optical coherence tomography
- a Michelson interferometer using a single-wavelength laser is one method for measuring distance differences on the order of nanometers as light intensity.
- Optical measurements with nanometer accuracy are capable of non-contact and highly accurate measurements, but have the problem that the measurement range is limited to sub-micrometer units, which is half the wavelength. For this reason, there are cases where it is difficult to measure samples that have both nanometer-scale structures and structures on the scale of several tens of micrometers.
- Multi-wavelength interference which is optical interference using two or more single-wavelength laser beams, is expected to be a solution to this problem.
- Multi-wavelength interference can eliminate the trade-off between measurement range and measurement accuracy, which has traditionally been an issue, and can simultaneously achieve a long measurement range and high measurement accuracy.
- Patent Document 1 it is said that by combining the results of optical interference of laser light with different wavelengths, it is possible to eliminate the trade-off between measurement range and measurement accuracy, which has been a conventional problem, and achieve a long measurement range and high measurement accuracy.
- a distance measurement device using the principle of multi-wavelength interference (MWI) as disclosed in Patent Document 1 requires two or more single-wavelength laser lights with different wavelengths. In this case, if the frequency stability of the two or more single-wavelength laser lights differs from each other, the accuracy of distance measurement may decrease depending on the combination of wavelengths used when calculating the distance.
- MMI multi-wavelength interference
- the present disclosure provides a distance measuring device that can achieve both a long measurement range and higher measurement accuracy.
- a distance measuring device includes a light source unit that emits a first single-wavelength laser light having a first wavelength and a second single-wavelength laser light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, an optical unit that causes multiple light beams incident on the optical unit to interfere with each other, detects a first light component having the first wavelength from the interference light generated by the interference of the multiple light beams, outputs a first signal corresponding to the result of detecting the first light component, and detects a second light component having the second wavelength from the interference light, outputs a second signal corresponding to the result of detecting the second light component, and a processing circuit that processes the first signal and the second signal.
- the processing circuit calculates a first distance within a first range with a first accuracy based on the first signal, and calculates a second distance within a second range with a second accuracy based on the first signal and the second signal, the first accuracy being higher than the second accuracy, the second range being longer than the first range, and the stability of the frequency of the first single-wavelength laser light being higher than the stability of the frequency of the second single-wavelength laser light.
- This disclosure makes it possible to achieve both a long measurement range and higher measurement accuracy.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a distance measuring device according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a light source unit of the distance measuring device according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of an optical unit of the distance measuring device according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the first principle of measurement using a single-wavelength laser light by the distance measuring device according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the second principle of measurement using a plurality of single-wavelength laser beams by the distance measuring device according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the measurement range and measurement accuracy of two measurements by the distance measuring device according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the stability of the frequency of a single-wavelength laser beam.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the distance measuring device according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation of the distance measuring device according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a light source unit of a distance measuring device according to a modified example of the embodiment.
- Measurement accuracy refers to the degree of accuracy when measuring distance. In other words, measurement accuracy is a measure of how accurately distance information can be obtained. Therefore, it can be said that the higher the measurement accuracy, the more accurate the measurement.
- the “measurement range” refers to the range in the distance direction in which unique distance information can be obtained.
- the measurement range refers to the range in which distance measurement is possible.
- both the measurement accuracy and the measurement range are expressed in the same dimension as the distance.
- the units of the measurement accuracy and the measurement range are both expressed in nanometers (nm), micrometers ( ⁇ m), millimeters (mm), etc. Therefore, “high measurement accuracy” is synonymous with “short measurement accuracy” expressed in the dimension of distance. “low measurement accuracy” is synonymous with “long measurement accuracy” expressed in the dimension of distance.
- measurement accuracy may be simply referred to as “accuracy”.
- Measurement range may be simply referred to as "range”.
- a distance measurement within the measurement range is called “absolute distance measurement.”
- a distance measurement with an accuracy of 10 nm and a measurement range of 1 mm is an absolute distance measurement that can distinguish a difference of 10 nm within a range of 1 mm.
- a distance measuring device includes a light source unit, an optical unit, and a processing circuit.
- the light source unit emits a first single-wavelength laser light having a first wavelength and a second single-wavelength laser light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength.
- the optical unit causes a plurality of lights incident on the optical unit to interfere with each other, detects a first light component having the first wavelength from the interference light generated by the interference of the plurality of lights, and outputs a first signal corresponding to the result of detecting the first light component, and detects a second light component having the second wavelength from the interference light, and outputs a second signal corresponding to the result of detecting the second light component.
- the processing circuit processes the first signal and the second signal.
- the processing circuit calculates a first distance within a first range with a first accuracy based on the first signal, and calculates a second distance within a second range with a second accuracy based on the first signal and the second signal.
- the first accuracy is higher than the second accuracy.
- the second range is longer than the first range.
- the frequency stability of the first single-wavelength laser light is greater than the frequency stability of the second single-wavelength laser light.
- the first measurement can be performed based on the first single-wavelength laser light, which has a high frequency stability, making it possible to achieve both a long measurement range and higher measurement accuracy.
- laser light sources with high frequency stability are generally expensive.
- the frequency stability of laser light other than the light source emitting the first single-wavelength laser light may be low. Therefore, for example, an inexpensive light source can be used as the light source emitting the second single-wavelength laser light, which is expected to reduce costs.
- the distance measuring device may be the distance measuring device according to the first aspect, wherein the second accuracy is equal to or less than the first range.
- the distance measuring device is the distance measuring device according to the second aspect, wherein the processing circuit may further calculate the distance from the distance measuring device to the object based on the first distance and the second distance.
- the processing circuit calculates the distance from the distance measuring device to the target object, eliminating the need for the user to perform calculations by hand, for example, and improving user convenience.
- the distance measuring device is the distance measuring device according to the third aspect, in which the processing circuit calculates the absolute distance from the distance measuring device to the object.
- a distance measuring device is a distance measuring device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the plurality of lights may include the first single-wavelength laser light, the second single-wavelength laser light, a first reflected light generated by reflection of the first single-wavelength laser light on an object, and a second reflected light generated by reflection of the second single-wavelength laser light on the object, and the optical unit may output the first signal by detecting interference between the first single-wavelength laser light and the first reflected light, and output the second signal by detecting interference between the second single-wavelength laser light and the second reflected light.
- a distance measuring device is the distance measuring device according to the fifth aspect, wherein the optical unit includes a beam splitter, a first photodetector, and a second photodetector, and the beam splitter may split the first single-wavelength laser light from the light source unit into a first reference light and a first detection light, and may split the second single-wavelength laser light from the light source unit into a second reference light and a second detection light, the first reflected light is light generated by reflection of the first detection light on the object, and the second reflected light is light generated by reflection of the second detection light on the object, the first photodetector may detect the first light component generated by interference between the first reference light and the first reflected light to output the first signal, and the second photodetector may detect the second light component generated by interference between the second reference light and the second reflected light to output the second signal.
- the optical unit includes a beam splitter, a first photodetector, and a second photodetector
- the beam splitter may split the first
- a distance measuring device is the distance measuring device according to the sixth aspect, wherein the optical unit includes an optical element that causes the first reference light and the second reference light to be incident on the beam splitter, and a wavelength separation element that separates the incident light into light of the first wavelength and light of the second wavelength, and the beam splitter may emit at least a portion of each of the first reflected light and the second reflected light from the object and at least a portion of each of the first reference light and the second reference light from the optical element toward the wavelength separation element.
- the distance measurement device is a distance measurement device according to any one of the fifth to seventh aspects, in which the processing circuit may correct the second signal based on the first signal.
- a distance measuring device is a distance measuring device according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, in which the set frequency of the first single-wavelength laser light and the set frequency of the second single-wavelength laser light may be fixed during the measurement period.
- a distance measuring device is a distance measuring device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, wherein the light source unit further emits a third single-wavelength laser light having a third wavelength different from both the first wavelength and the second wavelength.
- the measurement range can be further extended. Note that four or more wavelengths may be used, which can further extend the measurement range.
- the distance measurement device may be the distance measurement device according to the tenth aspect, wherein the first single-wavelength laser light has the highest frequency stability among all the single-wavelength laser lights emitted by the light source unit.
- a distance measuring device is a distance measuring device according to the tenth or eleventh aspect, wherein the optical unit may further detect a third light component having the third wavelength from the interference light and output a third signal according to the result of detecting the third light component, and the processing circuit may further calculate a third distance within a third range with a third accuracy based on the first signal and the third signal, and the third accuracy may be lower than the second accuracy, and the third range may be longer than the second range.
- a distance measuring device is a distance measuring device according to any one of the first to twelfth aspects, in which the processing circuit calculates the second distance by calculating the phase of a beat wavelength of the first wavelength and the second wavelength based on the first signal and the second signal.
- a distance measuring device is the distance measuring device according to the thirteenth aspect, in which the processing circuit may calculate the first distance by calculating the phase of the first wavelength based on the first signal, and may calculate the absolute distance from the distance measuring device to the object by combining the first distance and the second distance.
- a distance measuring device is a distance measuring device according to any one of the first to fourteenth aspects, wherein the light source unit includes a first laser light source that emits the first single-wavelength laser light, and a second laser light source that emits the second single-wavelength laser light.
- each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily an exact illustration. Therefore, for example, the scales of each figure do not necessarily match.
- the same reference numerals are used for substantially the same configuration, and duplicate explanations are omitted or simplified.
- ordinal numbers such as “first” and “second” do not refer to the number or order of components, unless otherwise specified, but are used for the purpose of avoiding confusion between and distinguishing between components of the same type.
- Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a distance measurement device 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the distance measuring device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a device that measures the distance from the distance measuring device 1 to an object 90. Specifically, the distance measuring device 1 can obtain information indicating the surface shape of the object 90 by measuring the distance for each part of the object 90. The distance measuring device 1 can be used, for example, for visual inspection of products, etc.
- the distance measurement device 1 includes a light source unit 10, an optical unit 20, and a processing circuit 30. Although not shown, the distance measurement device 1 may also include a support unit that supports the object 90.
- the support unit may include a drive unit such as a motor or a piezoelectric element, and may be capable of changing the attitude and/or position of the object 90.
- the light source unit 10 emits a plurality of single-wavelength laser beams.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the light source unit 10 of the distance measuring device 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the light source unit 10 includes laser light sources 11a and 11b and a wavelength synthesis system 12.
- Laser light sources 11a and 11b each emit a single-wavelength laser beam having a different wavelength.
- Laser light sources 11a and 11b are, for example, semiconductor laser elements, and emit laser beams of a predetermined single wavelength when a current is supplied to them.
- the laser light source 11a is an example of a first laser light source, and emits a laser light L1 having a wavelength ⁇ 1.
- the wavelength ⁇ 1 is an example of a first wavelength
- the laser light L1 is an example of a first single-wavelength laser light.
- the wavelength combining system 12 combines the laser light L1 and L2 emitted from the two laser light sources 11a and 11b.
- the light L emitted from the wavelength combining system 12 is coupled to an interference optical system 40.
- the wavelength combining system 12 is, for example, a DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) element or a holographic optical element.
- the optical unit 20 is an example of an optical unit that detects light incident on the optical unit 20 by causing it to interfere with each other, and outputs a signal according to the interference result.
- Laser light L1 and L2 from the light source section 10 a first reflected light generated by reflection of the laser light L1 on the object 90, and a second reflected light generated by reflection of the laser light L2 on the object 90 are incident on the optical unit 20.
- the optical unit 20 includes an interference optical system 40 and a light receiving optical system 50. The specific configurations of the interference optical system 40 and the light receiving optical system 50 will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.
- the processing circuit 30 is a signal processing circuit that processes the signal output from the optical unit 20. Specifically, the processing circuit 30 calculates the distance from the distance measurement device 1 to the object 90. For example, the processing circuit 30 processes the signal based on the interference result output from the optical unit 20 based on a predetermined algorithm, thereby acquiring the position of the object 90 as phase information.
- a typical phase estimation algorithm that can be used is a 4-step phase-shifting algorithm.
- the processing circuit 30 can calculate the distance from the distance measurement device 1 to the object 90 based on the phase information.
- the processing circuit 30 calculates a first distance within a first measurement range with a first measurement accuracy based on the interference result corresponding to wavelength ⁇ 1.
- the processing circuit 30 also calculates a second distance within a second measurement range with a second measurement accuracy based on the interference results corresponding to wavelengths ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2.
- the processing circuit 30 calculates the distance from the distance measurement device 1 to the object 90 based on the first distance and the second distance.
- the processing circuit 30 calculates the absolute distance from the distance measurement device 1 to the object 90.
- the processing circuit 30 calculates the distance within a short measurement range with high measurement accuracy based on the interference results for one wavelength.
- the processing circuit 30 calculates the distance within a long measurement range with low measurement accuracy based on the interference results for two wavelengths. The specific method of calculating the distance will be explained later.
- the processing circuit 30 is realized by an integrated circuit such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration).
- the processing circuit 30 may be realized by a dedicated hardware configuration to calculate the distance from the distance measuring device 1 to the object 90.
- the processing circuit 30 may include a processor and a memory, and may calculate the distance from the distance measuring device 1 to the object 90 by having the processor execute a program stored in the memory.
- the processing circuit 30 may include a non-volatile memory in which a program is stored, a volatile memory that is a temporary storage area for executing the program, an input/output port, a processor that executes the program, and the like.
- the processing circuit 30 may be a programmable FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a reconfigurable processor in which the connections and settings of circuit cells in an LSI can be reconfigured.
- Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of the optical unit 20 of the distance measurement device 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the interference optical system 40 is an optical system that utilizes Michelson interference. As shown in FIG. 3, the interference optical system 40 includes a beam splitter 41 and a mirror 42.
- Beam splitter 41 is an optical element that splits the intensity of the light incident on beam splitter 41 into multiple beams and emits each of the multiple beams in different directions.
- Beam splitter 41 is, for example, a half mirror, and splits the light incident on beam splitter 41 into transmitted light and reflected light, each of which has the same intensity. Note that the intensity ratio between transmitted light and reflected light does not have to be 1:1.
- the beam splitter 41 splits the laser light L1 from the light source unit 10 into a first detection light and a first reference light, and splits the laser light L2 from the light source unit 10 into a second detection light and a second reference light.
- the first detection light and the second detection light are emitted toward the object 90.
- the first reference light and the second reference light are emitted toward the mirror 42.
- Mirror 42 is an example of an optical element that causes the first reference light and the second reference light from beam splitter 41 to enter the beam splitter. Specifically, mirror 42 mirror-reflects the light that enters mirror 42. The higher the reflectivity, the less light loss there is, and the higher the detection accuracy can be.
- the beam splitter 41 transmits a part of the composite light L as transmitted light Lt and reflects the other part as reflected light Lr.
- the transmitted light Lt includes the first detection light and the second detection light, and is irradiated onto the object 90.
- the reflected light Lr includes the first reference light and the second reference light, and is irradiated onto the mirror 42.
- the transmitted light Lt irradiated to the object 90 is reflected by the object 90 and re-enters the beam splitter 41.
- a portion of the transmitted light Lt that re-enters the beam splitter 41 is reflected and travels toward the light receiving optical system 50.
- the transmitted light Lt that re-enters the beam splitter 41 includes reflected light (i.e., first reflected light) that is generated when the first detection light, which is part of the laser light L1, is reflected by the object 90, and reflected light (i.e., second reflected light) that is generated when the second detection light, which is part of the laser light L2, is reflected by the object 90.
- the reflected light Lr irradiated to the mirror 42 is reflected by the mirror 42 and enters the beam splitter 41 again.
- a portion of the reflected light Lr that re-enters the beam splitter 41 is transmitted and travels toward the light receiving optical system 50.
- the reflected light Lr that re-enters the beam splitter 41 contains the first reference light of the laser light L1 and the second reference light of the laser light L2.
- the positions of the mirror 42 and the object 90 can be interchanged. That is, when the composite light L from the light source unit 10 is split into transmitted light Lt and reflected light Lr by the beam splitter 41, the transmitted light Lt may be irradiated onto the mirror 42, and the reflected light Lr may be irradiated onto the object 90.
- the interference optical system 40 is not limited to an optical system that uses Michelson interference.
- the interference optical system 40 may be an optical system that uses Fizeau interference or Mach-Zehnder interference, etc.
- the light receiving optical system 50 is an optical system that uses homodyne interference. As shown in FIG. 3, the light receiving optical system 50 includes a dichroic mirror 51, a mirror 52, and photodetectors 53 and 54.
- the dichroic mirror 51 is an example of a wavelength separation element that separates light incident on the dichroic mirror 51 into light of wavelength ⁇ 1 and light of wavelength ⁇ 2. Specifically, the dichroic mirror 51 separates the light incident on the light receiving optical system 50 from the beam splitter 41 into wavelengths. In this embodiment, the dichroic mirror 51 emits the light of wavelength ⁇ 1 toward the photodetector 53 and emits the light of wavelength ⁇ 2 toward the photodetector 54. In this embodiment, the mirror 52 is provided for adjusting the optical path.
- the mirror 52 specularly reflects the light of wavelength ⁇ 2 separated by the dichroic mirror 51, causing it to be incident on the photodetector 54.
- the mirror 52 may not be provided, and the photodetector 54 may be disposed at the position of the mirror 52.
- the mirror 52 may be provided for the purpose of adjusting the optical path of the light of wavelength ⁇ 1 .
- Each of the photodetectors 53 and 54 includes a photoelectric conversion element that generates an electric signal according to the intensity of the incident light.
- the photodetector 53 is an example of a first photodetector, and is sensitive to at least the wavelength ⁇ 1 , and outputs a first signal having a signal level according to the intensity of the light by photoelectrically converting the light of the wavelength ⁇ 1 to the processing circuit 30.
- the first signal is a signal obtained by detecting interference light between the laser light L1 reflected by the mirror 42 and the reflected light of the laser light L1 reflected by the object 90.
- the photodetector 54 is an example of a second photodetector, which has sensitivity to at least the wavelength ⁇ 2 and performs photoelectric conversion on the light of the wavelength ⁇ 2 to output a second signal having a signal level according to its intensity to the processing circuit 30.
- the second signal is a signal obtained by detecting interference between the laser light L2 reflected by the mirror 42 and the reflected light of the laser light L2 reflected by the object 90.
- the configuration of the light receiving optical system 50 is not limited to the above example, as long as light can be received for each wavelength.
- the light traveling from the beam splitter 41 toward the light receiving optical system 50 may be split into two beams in terms of intensity, and each of the two beams may then be passed through a filter having a transmission band for a specific wavelength component.
- a bandpass filter may be used as the filter, but a lowpass filter, highpass filter, etc. may also be used.
- the light receiving optical system 50 does not have to be an optical system that uses homodyne interference.
- the light receiving optical system 50 may be an optical system that uses heterodyne interference.
- the light receiving optical system 50 does not need to include a dichroic mirror 51 that splits the light into wavelengths, and the number of photodetectors may be one.
- the distance measuring device 1 performs distance measurement based on multiwavelength interference (MWI) using multiple single-wavelength laser beams.
- MWI multiwavelength interference
- MWI combines the results of interference between multiple single-wavelength laser beams with different wavelengths, eliminating the trade-off between measurement range and measurement accuracy, which has traditionally been an issue, and achieving a long measurement range and high measurement accuracy.
- the principle of multiwavelength interference is explained below.
- a single-wavelength laser light is split by a beam splitter 41 and irradiated onto a mirror 42 that functions as a reference surface and an object 90, the distance of which is to be measured.
- the reflected light from the mirror 42 and the object 90 is made to interfere with each other by the beam splitter 41.
- the intensity P PD of the signal output from the photodetector 53 is expressed by the following equation (1).
- L - L x -L y .
- L x is the distance from the beam splitter 41 to the reflecting surface of the mirror 42.
- L y is the distance from the beam splitter 41 to the object 90.
- ⁇ k is the wavelength of the single-wavelength laser light.
- k 1.
- Both L x and ⁇ k are known values to the processing circuit 30. Therefore, the processing circuit 30 can calculate the distance L y to the object 90 based on the signal strength P PD .
- the first measurement has the problem that the measurement range is relatively short. Below, the relationship between the position of the object 90 and the measurement range is explained using Figure 4.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the first principle of measurement using single-wavelength laser light by distance measuring device 1 according to this embodiment.
- objects 90a, 90b, and 90c respectively represent object 90 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, which are located at different positions. When there is no need to distinguish between the positions, they will be described as "object 90".
- a graph is shown in which the horizontal axis represents the distance to the object 90 using a predetermined position as a reference point, and the vertical axis represents the calculated distance, which is the distance calculated by the processing circuit 30.
- the processing circuit 30 can calculate the distance to the object 90 within a predetermined length measurement range. As can be seen from formula (1), when the wavelength of the single-wavelength laser light is ⁇ 1 , the length measurement range is half the wavelength ( ⁇ 1 /2).
- the absolute distance from the distance measuring device 1 to the object 90 cannot be calculated.
- the objects 90a, 90b, and 90c are all calculated to be the same distance.
- the wavelength of the single-wavelength laser light is, for example, a wavelength in the near-infrared light band or the visible light band.
- the near-infrared light band is a wavelength band of approximately 700 nm or more and approximately 2500 nm or less.
- the visible light band is a wavelength band of approximately 380 nm or more and approximately 780 nm or less.
- the measurement range in the first measurement is approximately 190 nm or more and approximately 1250 nm or less. In other words, the measurement range in the first measurement is on the order of several hundred nanometers to several micrometers. In this way, the measurement range of the first measurement is relatively narrower than that of the second measurement described below.
- the light that has interfered in the beam splitter 41 is split into wavelengths by the dichroic mirror 51 and detected by two photodetectors 53 and 54.
- each of the photodetectors 53 and 54 outputs a signal corresponding to the result of the homodyne optical interference for the corresponding wavelength.
- the processing circuit 30 can calculate the distance to the object 90 based on the two signals.
- the measurement range is increased by combining the two signals.
- the relationship between the position of the object 90 and the measurement range is explained using Figure 5.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the second measurement principle using two single-wavelength laser beams by the distance measuring device 1 according to this embodiment.
- objects 90a, 90b, and 90c respectively represent the object 90 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, which is located at different positions. When there is no need to distinguish between the positions, they will be described as "object 90".
- FIG. 5 two graphs are shown, with the horizontal axis representing the distance to the object 90 using a specified position as the reference point, and the vertical axis representing the calculated distance, which is the distance calculated by the processing circuit 30.
- the upper graph is the same as the graph shown in FIG. 4, and represents the distance calculated based on the signal obtained from one of the two photodetectors 53 and 54.
- the lower graph represents the distance calculated based on the signal obtained from the other of the two photodetectors 53 and 54.
- the measurement range is ⁇ 1 /2 or ⁇ 2 /2, respectively, so the order of the measurement range is almost the same as in the first measurement.
- the measurement range can be extended by combining the two graphs.
- the distances calculated for the objects 90a, 90b, and 90c corresponding to the upper graph are almost the same.
- the distances calculated for the objects 90a, 90b, and 90c corresponding to the lower graph are different. Therefore, by combining the two calculation results, it is possible to calculate a distance with a measurement range longer than both ⁇ 1 /2 and ⁇ 2 /2.
- the processing circuit 30 calculates the absolute distance to the object 90 by combining the first distance obtained by the first measurement and the second distance obtained by the second measurement.
- the measurement range in the second measurement is half the beat wavelength of the two single-wavelength laser beams.
- the beat wavelength ⁇ 12 is expressed by the following formula (2).
- Optical interference due to this beat wavelength ⁇ 12 enables distance measurement with a measurement range equivalent to half the beat wavelength ⁇ 12.
- the beat wavelength ⁇ 12 is 2.4 mm and the measurement range is 1.2 mm.
- the measurement range in the case of single wavelength interference is about 775 nm, which is on the order of nanometers, the measurement range of MWI is expanded to the order of millimeters.
- the measurement accuracy depends on the wavelength of the single-wavelength laser light used for the measurement. Specifically, the shorter the wavelength of the single-wavelength laser light, the higher the measurement accuracy (i.e., the smaller the distance dimension), and the longer the wavelength of the single-wavelength laser light, the lower the measurement accuracy (i.e., the longer the distance dimension).
- the measurement accuracy depends on the beat wavelength. Specifically, the shorter the beat wavelength, the higher the measurement accuracy (i.e., the smaller the distance dimension), and the longer the beat wavelength, the lower the measurement accuracy (i.e., the longer the distance dimension).
- the second measurement Since the beat wavelength is longer than the wavelength of the single-wavelength laser light, the second measurement has lower measurement accuracy than the first measurement. That is, the measurement accuracy of the second measurement is deteriorated due to the beat wavelength ⁇ 12. In this way, the trade-off between the measurement range and the measurement accuracy is not yet resolved by only using the second measurement.
- MWI achieves both a long measurement range and high measurement accuracy at the same time by combining the first and second measurements.
- first measurement which has a short measurement range but high measurement accuracy
- second measurement which has a long measurement range but low measurement accuracy
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the measurement range and measurement accuracy of two measurements by the distance measuring device 1 of this embodiment.
- the measurement accuracy in the second measurement is Am
- the measurement range in the second measurement is Rm.
- the measurement accuracy in the first measurement is As
- the measurement range in the first measurement is Rs. Both the measurement range and measurement accuracy are expressed in terms of distance, so they can be compared.
- Rm>Rs and Am>As hold. Furthermore, in this embodiment, Am ⁇ Rs holds. That is, the measurement accuracy Am of the second measurement is equal to or less than the measurement range Rs of the first measurement. This allows a unique combination of the first measurement and the second measurement, making it possible to measure distances with a higher measurement accuracy than the measurement accuracy of the second measurement.
- the selection of the single-wavelength laser light used in the first measurement is important.
- the stability of the frequency of the single-wavelength laser light is important for improving measurement accuracy. The relationship between frequency stability and measurement accuracy will be explained below.
- the frequency of the single-wavelength laser light is adjusted by a control unit (not shown) so as to maintain a predetermined set value. Specifically, the frequency is kept constant by adjusting the amount of current supplied to the laser light source and/or the temperature of the laser light source. In this embodiment, the set frequency of the light source unit 10 is controlled to be fixed during the measurement period.
- Figure 7 is a diagram for explaining the stability of the frequency of single-wavelength laser light.
- the horizontal axis represents time
- the vertical axis represents the frequency of the single-wavelength laser light.
- the wavelength ⁇ k of a single-wavelength laser light is expressed as the speed of light divided by the frequency. Since the speed of light can be considered constant, if the frequency fluctuates, the wavelength ⁇ k will also fluctuate. As can be seen from the above formula (1), if the wavelength ⁇ k fluctuates, a deviation occurs between the wavelength of the single-wavelength laser light actually used in the measurement and the calculated wavelength. This causes a variance in the calculated distance value, which deteriorates the measurement accuracy. In this way, there is a correlation between frequency fluctuation and measurement accuracy. Specifically, the smaller the fluctuation, the better the measurement accuracy.
- the single-wavelength laser light with the smaller frequency fluctuation is used.
- the single-wavelength laser light with the higher frequency stability is used.
- Frequency stability is expressed as a value that has a negative correlation with the fluctuation of the frequency of the laser light over time. Specifically, the smaller the fluctuation, the higher the frequency stability, and the larger the fluctuation, the lower the frequency stability.
- the fluctuation is represented, for example, by the standard deviation ⁇ shown in FIG. 7.
- the standard deviation ⁇ can be calculated statistically with respect to the average value (median) of the frequency of the laser light within a finite time period.
- the frequency fluctuation may be represented in wavelength units rather than frequency units, or may be represented in units correlated with other frequencies.
- ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2 and the fluctuation in the frequency of the laser light L1 is smaller than the fluctuation in the frequency of the laser light L2, so that the laser light L1 with the wavelength ⁇ 1 can be used for the first measurement.
- the laser light source 11a that emits the laser light L1 can be a distributed feedback (DFB) laser light source, which is characterized by high frequency stability, or a light source device that combines an absorption line of a gas cell and a semiconductor laser as a reference frequency.
- DFB distributed feedback
- the phase of each wavelength is calculated based on the signals from each of the two photodetectors 53 and 54 shown in Fig. 3, and the difference is obtained as the phase of the beat wavelength ⁇ 12.
- the wave number N of the wavelength ⁇ 1 of the laser light L1 is determined from the quotient component when the rough distance calculated from the phase of the beat wavelength ⁇ 12 is divided by the wavelength ⁇ 1 of the laser light L1, which has little frequency fluctuation.
- the phase ⁇ of a single wavelength is calculated based on the signal from one of the two photodetectors 53 and 54 shown in Fig. 3 (here, the photodetector 53). Based on the above results, the absolute distance x is calculated using the following formula (3).
- the main cause of the fluctuation component of the calculated distance x is ⁇ , which is due to the frequency fluctuation of the first single-wavelength laser light. Therefore, the optimal combination of wavelengths is one in which the laser light used in the first measurement has the smallest frequency fluctuation, i.e., the laser with the highest frequency stability.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the distance measuring device 1 according to this embodiment.
- the processing circuit 30 identifies the laser light with the highest frequency stability, i.e., the smallest frequency fluctuation, among multiple single-wavelength laser light beams used in MWI, and reflects information indicating the identified laser light in the measurement algorithm (S10).
- the standard deviation ⁇ which represents the frequency fluctuation, is information contained in, for example, the data sheet or specifications of the light source.
- the processing circuit 30 can identify the laser light with the smallest frequency fluctuation.
- the information indicating the identified laser light is input into the measurement algorithm.
- Information on the frequency fluctuation of single-wavelength laser light can be obtained, for example, by using an optical wavelength meter to measure the temporal frequency fluctuation of all single-wavelength laser light. It is possible to evaluate it in advance and read the information before measurement, or to evaluate the frequency fluctuation in parallel with the distance measurement and identify the single-wavelength laser light with the least fluctuation in real time.
- the processing circuit 30 acquires an interference signal for each wavelength of the multiple single-wavelength laser lights by measuring the MWI (S20). Specifically, the light source unit 10 emits multiple single-wavelength laser lights, and the photodetectors 53 and 54 each output a signal corresponding to the detected light intensity.
- the processing circuit 30 calculates the absolute distance using an absolute distance calculation algorithm so that the accuracy of the absolute distance is determined based on the interference result of the single-wavelength laser light with the highest frequency stability (S30). Specifically, the processing circuit 30 calculates the first distance by using the interference signal of the single-wavelength laser light with the highest frequency stability, i.e., the wavelength with the smallest frequency fluctuation, in the first measurement. The processing circuit 30 also calculates the second distance by using the interference signal of the single-wavelength laser light with the smallest frequency fluctuation and the interference signal of the wavelength of the other single-wavelength laser light in the second measurement. The processing circuit 30 calculates the absolute distance from the distance measuring device 1 to the object 90 based on the first distance and the second distance.
- the process returns to step S20 and an interference signal is acquired for each wavelength.
- the interference signal may be acquired after changing the attitude and/or position of the object 90.
- the distance measurement device 1 ends the measurement.
- the distance measurement device 1 may output the measurement result to a display or the like for display.
- FIG. 8 Note that the operation shown in FIG. 8 is just one example. Below, another example of the operation of the distance measuring device 1 will be explained with reference to FIG. 9.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation of the distance measuring device 1 according to this embodiment.
- the operation shown in FIG. 9 differs from the operation shown in FIG. 8 in that after acquiring the interference signal, the processing circuit 30 corrects the interference signal (S25) before calculating the absolute distance.
- the processing circuit 30 corrects the other interference signals based on the interference result of the laser light with the highest frequency stability, i.e., the smallest frequency fluctuation. For example, the processing circuit 30 corrects the second signal output from the photodetector 54 that detects the light of wavelength ⁇ 2 based on the first signal output from the photodetector 53 that detects the light of wavelength ⁇ 1. As an example, the processing circuit 30 estimates the fluctuation of the wavelength ⁇ 2 by comparing the intensity of the signal of wavelength ⁇ 1 with the intensity of the signal of wavelength ⁇ 2. By estimating the fluctuation of the wavelength ⁇ 2 , the wavelength value used for calculating the distance can be changed so as to approach the actual wavelength value. This makes it possible to further improve the accuracy of the calculated distance.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a light source unit 10A of a distance measuring device according to this modified example.
- the light source unit 10A includes three laser light sources 11a, 11b, and 11c, and a wavelength synthesis system 12.
- the laser light sources 11a and 11b are the same as those in the embodiment, and therefore a description thereof will be omitted.
- the laser light source 11c is, for example, a semiconductor laser element, and emits a laser light of a predetermined single wavelength when a current is supplied.
- the laser light source 11c is an example of a third laser light source, and emits a laser light L3 having a wavelength ⁇ 3.
- the wavelength ⁇ 3 is an example of a third wavelength
- the laser light L3 is an example of a third single-wavelength laser light.
- the wavelength ⁇ 3 is a wavelength different from both the wavelength ⁇ 1 and the wavelength ⁇ 2. In this embodiment, the wavelength ⁇ 3 is longer than both the wavelength ⁇ 1 and the wavelength ⁇ 2.
- the difference between the wavelength ⁇ 3 and the wavelength ⁇ 1 may be 10 times or more the difference between the wavelength ⁇ 2 and the wavelength ⁇ 1.
- the difference between the beat wavelength of the wavelength ⁇ 3 and the wavelength ⁇ 1 and the beat wavelength of the wavelength ⁇ 2 and the wavelength ⁇ 1 can be made large.
- the measurement range and the measurement accuracy can be set in stages, so that the absolute distance can be measured with high accuracy.
- the wavelength combining system 12 combines the laser beams L1, L2, and L3 emitted from the three laser light sources 11a, 11b, and 11c.
- the light L emitted from the wavelength combining system 12 is coupled to an interference optical system 40.
- the wavelength combining system 12 is, for example, a DWDM element or a holographic optical element.
- the configuration of the distance measurement device according to this modification, other than the light source unit 10A, is the same as that of the distance measurement device 1 shown in Fig. 1.
- the light receiving optical system 50 of the optical unit 20 includes a photodetector for detecting light of wavelength ⁇ 3 .
- the light receiving optical system 50 of the optical unit 20 may detect beat light by heterodyne interference.
- the second measurement can be performed based on at least one of the three combinations. Specifically, the second measurement can be performed with a measurement accuracy and a measurement range according to at least one of the beat wavelength ⁇ 12 due to the interference between the laser beam L1 of wavelength ⁇ 1 and the laser beam L2 of wavelength ⁇ 2 , the beat wavelength ⁇ 13 due to the interference between the laser beam L1 of wavelength ⁇ 1 and the laser beam L3 of wavelength ⁇ 3 , and the beat wavelength ⁇ 23 due to the interference between the laser beam L3 of wavelength ⁇ 3 and the laser beam L2 of wavelength ⁇ 2 .
- the beat wavelength ⁇ 12 is expressed by the formula (2), and the beat wavelengths ⁇ 13 and ⁇ 23 are expressed by the following formulas (4) and (5), respectively.
- the beat wavelengths ⁇ 12 and ⁇ 13 can be made to differ greatly from each other.
- ⁇ 1 , ⁇ 2 , and ⁇ 3 are set to 1550 nm, 1551 nm, and 1600 nm, respectively.
- the beat wavelength ⁇ 12 is approximately 2.4 mm
- the beat wavelength ⁇ 13 is approximately 50 ⁇ m. Since ⁇ 1 ⁇ ⁇ 2 , the beat wavelength ⁇ 13 is approximately equal to the beat wavelength ⁇ 23 .
- the processing circuit 30 performs a second measurement using two of the beat wavelengths ⁇ 12 , ⁇ 13, and ⁇ 23 , and calculates the distance from the distance measurement device 1 to the object 90 by combining the second measurement result with the result of the first measurement. Specifically, the processing circuit 30 calculates the absolute distance from the distance measurement device 1 to the object 90 by combining the first distance obtained by the first measurement with two second distances obtained by the second measurement.
- the processing circuit 30 uses the beat wavelength based on the laser light having the smallest frequency fluctuation among all the single-wavelength laser lights emitted by the light source unit 10A.
- the frequency fluctuation of the laser light L1 is the smallest
- beat wavelengths ⁇ 13 and ⁇ 12 are used.
- the processing circuit 30 uses the interference result of the laser light having the smallest frequency fluctuation among all the single-wavelength laser lights emitted by the light source unit 10A.
- the absolute distance from the probe to the object to be measured is x
- the absolute distance x can be expressed by the following equation (6).
- a and B are the wave numbers of the beat wavelength ⁇ 13 and the wavelength ⁇ 1 included within the absolute distance xi to the part 91 in the object 90.
- ⁇ i corresponds to the positions of the parts 91, 92, and 93 in the object 90, and represents the phase of the interference result based on the wavelength ⁇ 1 obtained in the first measurement.
- formula (6) corresponds to formula (3) expanded to three wavelengths.
- the second measurement is performed with the combination that results in the longest beat wavelength.
- the distance calculated in this second measurement is an example of a third distance calculated with a third measurement accuracy within a third measurement range. Note that the third measurement accuracy is lower than the second measurement accuracy and the first measurement accuracy.
- the third measurement range is longer than the second measurement range and the first measurement range. Simply put, the second measurement is performed with the combination that results in the longest measurement range.
- the processing circuit 30 identifies the phase of the beat wavelength ⁇ 12 based on the combination of the wavelengths ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 .
- the processing circuit 30 counts the wave number A of the beat wavelength ⁇ 13 of the next second measurement based on the identified phase of the beat wavelength ⁇ 12 .
- the wave number A of the beat wavelength ⁇ 13 is calculated using the components of the quotient obtained by dividing the distance calculated based on the beat wavelength ⁇ 12 by the beat wavelength ⁇ 13 .
- the processing circuit 30 identifies the phase of the beat wavelength ⁇ 13 based on the combination of the wavelengths ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 3 as the next second measurement.
- the processing circuit 30 counts the wave number B of the wavelength ⁇ 1 of the first measurement based on the identified phase of the beat wavelength ⁇ 13.
- the wave number B of the wavelength ⁇ 1 is calculated by dividing the distance calculated based on the beat wavelength ⁇ 13 by the wavelength ⁇ 1 .
- the processing circuitry 30 determines the phase ⁇ 1 of the wavelength ⁇ 1 as the first measurement.
- the processing circuitry 30 can calculate the absolute distance x i based on the wave numbers A and B and the phase ⁇ 1 of the wavelength ⁇ 1 using the above-mentioned equation (6).
- the measurement range can be further expanded.
- the absolute distance may be calculated using a method other than the above.
- the excess fraction method may be used, which calculates the absolute distance by combining the phases of all wavelengths of the laser light used.
- the processing circuit 30 calculates the absolute distance from the distance measuring device 1 to the target object 90, but this is not limiting. After calculating the first distance and the second distance, the processing circuit 30 may output these to another device. For example, the processing circuit 30 may transmit the first distance and the second distance to another computer, and have the other computer calculate the absolute distance. Alternatively, the processing circuit 30 may transmit the first distance and the second distance to a display and display them on the display, or may output them to a printer and print them on a medium such as paper. In this way, the first distance and the second distance can be presented to a user, etc., so that the user can calculate the absolute distance by hand. In this way, the processing circuit 30 does not need to calculate the absolute distance.
- the wavelength of at least one of the two single-wavelength laser lights may be changeable.
- the wavelength of the laser light with the larger frequency fluctuation may be swept. This allows the combination of the two wavelengths to be changed, making it possible to achieve a measurement range and measurement accuracy suitable for the target object 90.
- the device can be made more compact than when three or more laser light sources are provided.
- one laser beam split from a single wavelength laser beam into two, and the other laser beam with a shifted frequency may be used as the two single wavelength laser beams.
- an acousto-optic modulator AOM can be used as a means for shifting the frequency.
- the frequency fluctuation does not have to be the standard deviation ⁇ .
- the frequency fluctuation may be 3 ⁇ .
- the frequency fluctuation may be the variance ⁇ 2 of the frequency of the laser light within a finite time.
- the frequency fluctuation may be the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the frequency of the laser light within a finite time.
- the light source unit includes three or more laser light sources
- two of the laser light sources may emit single-wavelength laser light of the same wavelength.
- the frequency fluctuations of the two single-wavelength laser lights of the same wavelength may be the same.
- one of the two single-wavelength laser lights of the same wavelength may be used, and in the second measurement, the other of the two single-wavelength laser lights of the same wavelength may be used.
- the first single-wavelength laser light used in each of the first and second measurements may be laser light emitted from different laser light sources.
- the measurement accuracy Am of the second measurement may be greater than the measurement range Rs of the first measurement. If the difference between the measurement accuracy Am of the second measurement and the measurement range Rs of the first measurement is small, and Am>Rs, it becomes possible to measure the distance with substantially the same accuracy as when Am ⁇ Rs.
- the general or specific aspects of the present disclosure may be realized as a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, or a computer program.
- the present disclosure may be realized as a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium, such as an optical disk, a HDD, or a semiconductor memory, on which the computer program is stored.
- the present disclosure may also be realized as any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, and a recording medium.
- the present disclosure can be used as a distance measuring device that can achieve both a long measurement range and higher measurement accuracy, and can be used, for example, in surface shape inspection devices.
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まず、本明細書で用いる重要な用語の定義について以下に示す。
[1.距離測定装置の構成]
まず、実施の形態に係る距離測定装置の構成について、図1を用いて説明する。図1は、本実施の形態に係る距離測定装置1の構成を示すブロック図である。
続いて、光学ユニット20の具体的な構成について説明する。上述したように、光学ユニット20は、干渉光学系40と、受光光学系50と、を含む。以下では、それぞれの構成を、図3を用いて順に説明する。図3は、本実施の形態に係る距離測定装置1の光学ユニット20の具体的な構成を示す図である。
続いて、本実施の形態に係る距離測定装置1による距離測定の原理について説明する。
まず、1つの単一波長レーザー光を用いた第1の測定について説明する。
次に、第1の測定の課題である測長レンジの短さを解決するための、互いに異なる波長を有する2つの単一波長レーザー光を利用する第2の測定について、図3及び図5を用いて説明する。
続いて、第1の測定及び第2の測定の各々の測長精度について説明する。
単一波長レーザー光の周波数は、予め定められた設定値が維持されるように、図示しない制御部によって調整される。具体的には、レーザー光源に供給する電流量、及び/又は、レーザー光源の温度を調整することによって、周波数を一定に保とうとする。本実施の形態では、光源部10の設定周波数が測定期間において固定になるように制御される。
以下では、2つの単一波長レーザー光を用いて、MWIで対象物90までの絶対距離を算出する方法の1つの例を説明する。
続いて、本実施の形態に係る距離測定装置1の動作について、図8を用いて説明する。
続いて、実施の形態の変形例について説明する。
以上、1つ又は複数の態様に係る距離測定装置について、実施の形態に基づいて説明したが、本開示は、これらの実施の形態に限定されるものではない。本開示の主旨を逸脱しない限り、当業者が思いつく各種変形を本実施の形態に施したもの、及び、異なる実施の形態における構成要素を組み合わせて構築される形態も、本開示の範囲内に含まれる。
10、10A 光源部
11a、11b、11c レーザー光源
12 波長合成系
20 光学ユニット
30 処理回路
40 干渉光学系
41 ビームスプリッタ
42、52 ミラー
50 受光光学系
51 ダイクロイックミラー
53、54 光検出器
90、90a、90b、90c 対象物
Claims (15)
- 第1の波長を有する第1の単一波長レーザー光、及び、前記第1の波長とは異なる第2の波長を有する第2の単一波長レーザー光を出射する光源部と、
光学ユニットであって、
前記光学ユニットに入射する複数の光を干渉させ、
前記複数の光の干渉により生じた干渉光のうち、前記第1の波長を有する第1の光成分を検出し、前記第1の光成分を検出した結果に応じた第1の信号を出力し、かつ
前記干渉光のうち、前記第2の波長を有する第2の光成分を検出し、前記第2の光成分を検出した結果に応じた第2の信号を出力する、光学ユニットと、
前記第1の信号及び前記第2の信号を処理する処理回路と、を備え、
前記処理回路は、
前記第1の信号に基づいて、第1のレンジ内の第1の距離を第1の精度で算出し、
前記第1の信号及び前記第2の信号に基づいて、第2のレンジ内の第2の距離を第2の精度で算出し、
前記第1の精度は、前記第2の精度より高く、
前記第2のレンジは、前記第1のレンジより長く、
前記第1の単一波長レーザー光の周波数の安定性は、前記第2の単一波長レーザー光の周波数の安定性より高い、
距離測定装置。 - 前記第2の精度は、前記第1のレンジ以下である、
請求項1に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記処理回路は、さらに、前記第1の距離と前記第2の距離とに基づいて、前記距離測定装置から対象物までの距離を算出する、
請求項2に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記処理回路は、前記距離測定装置から前記対象物までの絶対距離を算出する、
請求項3に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記複数の光は、前記第1の単一波長レーザー光、前記第2の単一波長レーザー光、対象物において前記第1の単一波長レーザー光が反射することにより生じた第1の反射光、及び、前記対象物において前記第2の単一波長レーザー光が反射することにより生じた第2の反射光を含み、
前記光学ユニットは、
前記第1の単一波長レーザー光と前記第1の反射光とを干渉させて検出することで前記第1の信号を出力し、
前記第2の単一波長レーザー光と前記第2の反射光とを干渉させて検出することで前記第2の信号を出力する、
請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記光学ユニットは、ビームスプリッタと、第1の光検出器と、第2の光検出器と、を備え、
前記ビームスプリッタは、前記光源部からの前記第1の単一波長レーザー光を第1の参照光と第1の検出光とに分割し、かつ、前記光源部からの前記第2の単一波長レーザー光を第2の参照光と第2の検出光とに分割し、
前記第1の反射光は、前記対象物において前記第1の検出光が反射することにより生じた光であり、
前記第2の反射光は、前記対象物において前記第2の検出光が反射することにより生じた光であり、
前記第1の光検出器は、前記第1の参照光と前記第1の反射光とが干渉することにより生じた前記第1の光成分を検出することで、前記第1の信号を出力し、
前記第2の光検出器は、前記第2の参照光と前記第2の反射光とが干渉することにより生じた前記第2の光成分を検出することで、前記第2の信号を出力する、
請求項5に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記光学ユニットは、
前記第1の参照光及び前記第2の参照光を前記ビームスプリッタに入射させる光学素子と、
入射する光を前記第1の波長の光と前記第2の波長の光とに分離する波長分離素子と、を備え、
前記ビームスプリッタは、前記対象物からの前記第1の反射光及び前記第2の反射光の各々の少なくとも一部と、前記光学素子からの前記第1の参照光及び前記第2の参照光の各々の少なくとも一部と、を前記波長分離素子に向けて出射する、
請求項6に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記処理回路は、前記第1の信号に基づいて、前記第2の信号を補正する、
請求項5に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記第1の単一波長レーザー光の設定周波数及び前記第2の単一波長レーザー光の設定周波数は、測定期間において固定である、
請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記光源部は、さらに、前記第1の波長及び前記第2の波長のいずれとも異なる第3の波長を有する第3の単一波長レーザー光を出射する、
請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記第1の単一波長レーザー光は、前記光源部が出射する全ての単一波長レーザー光のうち、最も周波数の安定性が高い、
請求項10に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記光学ユニットは、
さらに、前記干渉光のうち、前記第3の波長を有する第3の光成分を検出し、前記第3の光成分を検出した結果に応じた第3の信号を出力し、
前記処理回路は、
さらに、前記第1の信号及び前記第3の信号に基づいて、第3のレンジ内の第3の距離を第3の精度で算出し、
前記第3の精度は、前記第2の精度より低く、
前記第3のレンジは、前記第2のレンジより長い、
請求項10に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記処理回路は、前記第1の信号及び前記第2の信号に基づいて、前記第1の波長及び前記第2の波長のビート波長の位相を算出することで、前記第2の距離を算出する、
請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記処理回路は、
前記第1の信号に基づいて、前記第1の波長の位相を算出することで、前記第1の距離を算出し、
前記第1の距離と前記第2の距離とを組み合わせることで、前記距離測定装置から対象物までの絶対距離を算出する、
請求項13に記載の距離測定装置。 - 前記光源部は、
前記第1の単一波長レーザー光を出射する第1のレーザー光源と、
前記第2の単一波長レーザー光を出射する第2のレーザー光源と、を含む、
請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の距離測定装置。
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