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Light receiving device and encoding device

US7245233B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 2006
Grant dateJul 17, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01D5/34707
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A light receiving device is disclosed that is able to reduce jitter and to improve detection resolution. The light receiving device has plural light receiving elements each having a rectangular light receiving area. The light receiving areas are connected to each other at vertices on diagonals thereof, and sides of the light receiving areas of neighboring light receiving elements are adjacent to each other.

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