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Optical measuring device for detecting surface characteristics of object

US4726685A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 1986
Grant dateFeb 23, 1988
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B11/303
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an optical measuring device including a laser ray source, a polarization prism, an objective lens to condensing parallel ray to the surface of a substance to be measured, and divided photo-sensor means to detect reflected ray, the divided photo-sensor means is two divided photo-sensors, to eliminate noise effect caused by the laser ray source.

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