公开(公告)号：US11487104B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US16492712

申请日：2018-03-14

Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Inventor： Tomofumi Suzuki ,  Kyosuke Kotani ,  Tatsuya Sugimoto

IPC: G02B26/08 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/45 ,  G01J3/453

Abstract: An optical module includes a base which has a main surface and in which a mounting region and a driving region for moving the mounting region along a first direction parallel to the main surface are provided, a movable mirror which has a mirror surface having a positional relationship of intersecting the main surface and is mounted in the mounting region, a first fixed mirror which has a mirror surface having a positional relationship of intersecting the main surface and of which a position with respect to the base is fixed, and a beam splitter unit which constitutes a first interference optical system for measurement light together with the movable mirror and the first fixed mirror. The mirror surface of the movable mirror and the mirror surface of the first fixed mirror are directed to one side in the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US11187872B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US16625698

申请日：2018-07-06

Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Inventor： Tatsuya Sugimoto ,  Tomofumi Suzuki ,  Kyosuke Kotani

IPC: G02B26/08 ,  G02B7/182

Abstract: In an optical device, a movable unit includes a main body portion, a frame portion that surrounds the main body portion with a predetermined interval from the main body portion, and a plurality of connection portions which connect the main body portion and the frame portion to each other. A width of each of the connection portions is larger than an interval between the main body portion and the frame portion, and is smaller than a distance from a connection position with each of the connection portions in the frame portion to any of a connection position with each of a pair of first torsion support portions and a connection position with each of a pair of second torsion support portions.

公开(公告)号：US11131848B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-28

申请号：US16456790

申请日：2019-06-28

Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Inventor： Tatsuya Sugimoto ,  Tomofumi Suzuki ,  Kyosuke Kotani

IPC: G02B26/08 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02B5/08

Abstract: An optical module includes: a mirror unit that includes a movable mirror and a fixed mirror, a beam splitter unit that constitutes an interference optical system in combination with the movable mirror and the fixed mirror; a light incident unit that causes measurement light to be incident to the beam splitter unit; a first light detector that detects interference light of the measurement light; a second light source that emits laser light; a second light detector that detects interference light of the laser light; a first mirror that has a function of allowing the measurement light to be transmitted therethrough and reflecting the laser light; a second mirror that has a function of reflecting a part of the laser light and allowing the remainder of the laser light to be transmitted therethrough; a third mirror that has a function of reflecting the laser light; and a first filter that has a function of allowing the measurement light to be transmitted therethrough and cutting off the laser light, and is disposed between the first mirror and the first light detector.

公开(公告)号：US11048076B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16456747

申请日：2019-06-28

Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Inventor： Tatsuya Sugimoto ,  Tomofumi Suzuki ,  Kyosuke Kotani ,  Yutaka Kuramoto

IPC: G02B26/10

Abstract: A mirror unit includes a mirror device, a light incident/emission portion, and a support portion. The mirror device includes a base, a movable mirror, and a drive unit. The light incident/emission portion includes a first joining portion joined to a region that is located between a first electrode pad and a second electrode pad, and at least one of the movable mirror and the drive unit in a first surface of the base, and a first main body portion. The support portion includes a second joining portion joined to a region that overlaps each of the first electrode pad and the second electrode pad when viewed from a first direction in a second surface of the base, and a second main body portion. The first main body portion is provided with a first light passage region that overlaps a mirror surface of the movable mirror when viewed from the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US10935426B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US16456709

申请日：2019-06-28

Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Inventor： Tatsuya Sugimoto ,  Tomofumi Suzuki ,  Kyosuke Kotani

IPC: G01J3/12 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/45 ,  G02B27/14

Abstract: An optical module includes: a mirror unit having a movable mirror and a fixed mirror; a beam splitter unit; a light incident unit that causes measurement light to be incident to the beam splitter unit; a first light detector that detects interference light of the measurement light; a second light source that emits laser light; a second light detector that detects interference light of the laser light; a first mirror that allows the measurement light to be transmitted therethrough and reflects the laser light; a second mirror that reflects a part of the laser light and allows the remainder of the laser light to be transmitted therethrough; a third mirror that reflects the laser light; and a return light suppressing unit that suppresses the laser light from becoming return light, and is disposed on a side opposite to the second optical device with respect to the second mirror.

公开(公告)号：US12031863B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US16625688

申请日：2018-07-06

Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Inventor： Tatsuya Sugimoto ,  Tomofumi Suzuki ,  Kyosuke Kotani

IPC: G01J3/02 ,  G01B9/02 ,  G02B26/12 ,  G01J3/45

CPC classification number: G01J3/021 ,  G01B9/02 ,  G02B26/12 ,  G01J3/45

Abstract: An optical device includes: a base which includes a main surface; a movable mirror which includes a mirror surface; a first and a second elastic support portions which support the movable mirror so as to be movable along a first direction perpendicular to the main surface; an actuator which moves the movable mirror; and a first optical function portion which is disposed at one side of the movable mirror in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first elastic support portion includes a pair of first levers extending from the movable mirror toward both sides of the first optical function portion in a third direction perpendicular to the first and the second directions. A length of each of first levers in the second direction is larger than the shortest distance between an outer edge of the mirror surface and an edge of the first optical function portion.

公开(公告)号：US11740452B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US16625702

申请日：2018-07-06

Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Inventor： Tatsuya Sugimoto ,  Tomofumi Suzuki ,  Kyosuke Kotani

IPC: G02B26/08 ,  B81B3/00 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/45

CPC classification number: G02B26/0841 ,  B81B3/0045 ,  G01J3/021 ,  G01J3/0202 ,  G01J3/45 ,  B81B2201/033 ,  B81B2201/042 ,  B81B2203/0136 ,  B81B2203/0154 ,  B81B2203/04

Abstract: An optical device includes: a base that includes a main surface; a movable unit that includes an optical function unit; and an elastic support unit that is connected between the base and the movable unit, and supports the movable unit so that the movable unit is movable along a first direction perpendicular to the main surface. The elastic support unit includes a lever, a first torsion support portion that extends along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and is connected between the lever and the movable unit, and a second torsion support portion that extends along the second direction and is connected between the lever and the base. A torsional spring constant of the first torsion support portion is greater than a torsional spring constant of the second torsion support portion.

公开(公告)号：US20230138044A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US18072227

申请日：2022-11-30

Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Inventor： Tatsuya Sugimoto ,  Tomofumi Suzuki ,  Kyosuke Kotani ,  Yutaka Kuramoto ,  Daiki Suzuki

IPC: G02B26/08 ,  G02B7/182 ,  H02N1/00 ,  G02B26/10 ,  B81C1/00

Abstract: An optical device includes a support portion a movable unit and a pair of torsion bars disposed on both sides of the movable unit on a first axis. The movable unit includes a main body portion, a ring-shaped portion surrounding the main body portion when viewed from a predetermined direction perpendicular to the first axis, two connection portions connecting the main body portion and the ring-shaped portion to each other, and a rib portion provided to the main body portion. Each of the two connection portions includes two connection regions that are separated from each other by a space and the each of the two connection region connects the main body portion and the ring-shaped portion to each other. The rib portion includes four extending portions radially extending between a center of the main body portion and the four connection regions respectively when viewed from the predetermined direction.

公开(公告)号：US11635613B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US16625685

申请日：2018-07-06

Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Inventor： Tatsuya Sugimoto ,  Tomofumi Suzuki ,  Kyosuke Kotani

IPC: B81B3/00 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G01J3/45

Abstract: An optical device includes an elastic support portion which includes a torsion bar extending in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction and a nonlinearity relaxation spring connected between the torsion bar and a movable portion. The nonlinearity relaxation spring is configured so that a deformation amount of the nonlinearity relaxation spring around the second direction is smaller than a deformation amount of the torsion bar around the second direction and a deformation amount of the nonlinearity relaxation spring in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction is larger than a deformation amount of the torsion bar in the third direction while the movable portion moves in the first direction. A first comb finger of a first comb electrode and a second comb finger of a second comb electrode which are adjacent to each other face each other in the second direction.

公开(公告)号：US11209260B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US16625686

申请日：2018-07-06

Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.

Inventor： Tomofumi Suzuki ,  Kyosuke Kotani ,  Tatsuya Sugimoto ,  Yutaka Kuramoto

IPC: G01B9/02 ,  B81B3/00 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01J3/14 ,  G01J3/45 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B27/14 ,  G01J3/453

Abstract: An optical module 1 includes: a mirror unit 2 including a base 21, a movable mirror 22, and a fixed mirror 16; a beam splitter unit 3 that is disposed on one side of the mirror unit 2 in a Z-axis direction; a light incident unit 4 that causes measurement light L0 to be incident to the beam splitter unit 3; a first light detector 6 that is disposed on the one side of the beam splitter unit 3 in the Z-axis direction, and detects interference light L1 of measurement light which is emitted from the beam splitter unit 3; a support 9 to which the mirror unit 2 is attached; a first support structure 11 that supports the beam splitter unit 3; and a second support structure 12 that is attached to the support 9 and supports the first light detector 6.