Abstract:
A device for controlling an amount of light of a lighting unit for use in an endoscope, used to view an image of an object. The device includes a light shield for shielding light generated by a light source and transmitted to the endoscope. A stepping motor drives the light shield for a series of predetermined time intervals. Brightness of the image is detected during each of the time intervals and a predetermined number of pulses are generated during each of the time intervals. An angular position of the light shielding system is determined and the phase of excitation of the motor is varied in response to the angular position. The pulses generated are used to drive the stepping motor in each of the plurality of time intervals.
Abstract:
A pyroelectric detector is provided to measure the energy of pulsed light. To measure the power of continuous wave light (CW light), the pyroelectric detector is releasably attached to optical sampling apparatus which divides the CW light into pulsed light. Means are included to inform processor circuitry in the read-out electronics that the detector is attached to the optical chopper. The processor circuitry then calculates the power of the CW light given the energy of the pulsed light by the pyroelectric detector and the exposure time which is fixed by a crystal clock.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photosensor having a configuration with the stability of an output value for calibration secured so that reliability and stability of calibration operation is improved. SOLUTION: The photosensor is provided with a reflection plate for calibration 14 for calibrating sensitivity and an optical path for calibration L3 for calibrating sensitivity inside the sensor, so that the positional relation of a light-emitting element 11, a light-receiving element 12 and the reflecting plate for calibration 14 is fixed. Thus, the stability of the output value for calibration can be secured, to improve the reliability of sensitivity calibration operation. An optical functional element 13 capable of switching the transmission/interception of light by the application of a voltage is installed in the optical path for calibration. The optical functional element is controlled into a light transmission state, when the calibration operation is performed and into a light interception state, when the calibration operation is not performed, so that the light cannot pass through the optical path for calibration L3, except when calibration operation is performed. Thus, extra operation work, such as, the separation of the influence of reflected light for calibration from the output value in normal detection becomes unnecessary. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a configuration allowing to keep a fluctuation range of an input voltage input to an A/D converter within an allowable range of the A/D converter by appropriately converting an output voltage from a light receiving sensor. SOLUTION: A light amount measuring device 100 includes: a light receiving part 96 as a light receiving sensor to output a voltage corresponding to a received light amount; and an amplification circuit 98, further comprising a CPU80 to input the output voltage from the light receiving sensor. The CPU80, which has an A/D conversion function to convert the input voltage into a digital value, is configured to compute the light amount received by the light receiving part 96 based on the digital value. In addition, a resistor R1 is connected between the CPU80 and the light receiving sensor, and one end of a Zener diode ZD1 is connected between the CPU80 and the resistor R1. This Zener diode ZD1 is configured so as to pass a breakdown current from one end to another end when a voltage value applied to the resistor R1 becomes a prescribed value or more. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photoelectric measuring apparatus in which impact of deterioration in sensitivity and sensitivity drift of a photoelectric conversion element can be compensated for easily and precisely, down time of the apparatus due to sensitivity compensation can be shortened, the photoelectric conversion element can be used efficiently and replaced by judging the quality thereof, and such a risk as sensibility of the photoelectric conversion element is lost suddenly during use and the apparatus becomes impossible to use can be avoided, and to provide an exposure device employing that photoelectric measuring apparatus. SOLUTION: Impact of deterioration in sensitivity and sensitivity drift of a semiconductor photoelectric conversion element 2 is compensated for easily and precisely by monitoring correlation between outputs from the quantity of light measuring part 31 and the measuring part 32 for sensitivity calibration on the same light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion element 2, and down time of the apparatus due to sensitivity compensation is shortened. The photoelectric conversion element 2 can be used efficiently and replaced by judging the quality thereof, and such a risk as sensibility of the photoelectric conversion element 2 is lost suddenly during use and the apparatus becomes impossible to use can be avoided. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
일실시형태로서의 광검출 반도체 장치는 센서 칩, 센서 칩을 투명 수지로 수지 밀봉한 수지 밀봉 패키지, 센서 칩의 표면에 배치된 컬러 필터를 구비하고, 센서 칩에는 센서 회로부, 수광 소자군이 형성되어 있다. 수광 소자군은 컬러에 감도 피크를 갖는 컬러용 수광 소자와 적외광에 감도 피크를 갖는 적외용 수광 소자로 구성되어 있다. 컬러용 수광 소자는 적색에 감도 피크를 갖는 적색용 수광 소자, 녹색에 감도 피크를 갖는 녹색용 수광 소자, 청색에 감도 피크를 갖는 청색용 수광 소자를 포함하는 구성으로 되어 있다. 광검출 반도체 장치, 전압 변환부, 셔터부, 증폭부, 아날로그/디지털 변환부, 연산부, 모바일 기기