Optical testing apparatus

An optical testing apparatus used in testing an optical measuring instrument that provides an incident light from a light source to an incident object and receives reflected light as a result of reflection of the incident light at the incident object, the optical testing apparatus comprising:

• an incident light receiving section arranged to receive the incident light;
• a light signal providing section arranged to output a light signal after a predetermined delay time since the incident light receiving section has received the incident light;
• a light traveling direction changing section arranged to emit the light signal toward the optical measuring instrument;
• an imaging capture section arranged to image the incident light;
• and
• an optical axis misalignment deriving section arranged to derive a misalignment of the optical axis of the incident light with respect to the incident light receiving section based on misalignment between the incident light receiving section and the imaging capture section as well as an imaging result with the imaging capture section, wherein
• a direction changed light signal is provided to the optical measuring instrument as a result of a change in a traveling direction of the light signal at the light traveling direction changing section, and
• the predetermined delay time is approximately equal to a time between emission of the incident light from the light source and reception of the reflected light by the optical measuring instrument in a case of actually using the optical measuring instrument, wherein
• the misalignment of the optical axis is provided to an instrument moving section arranged to move the optical measuring instrument, and
• the instrument moving section is arranged to move the optical measuring instrument such that the misalignment of the optical axis of the incident light is removed.

An optical testing apparatus used in testing an optical measuring instrument that provides an incident light from a light source to an incident object and receives a reflected light as a result of reflection of the incident light at the incident object, the optical testing apparatus comprising:

• an incident light receiving section arranged to receive the incident light;
• a light signal providing section arranged to provide a light signal to the optical measuring instrument after a predetermined delay time since the incident light receiving section has received the incident light;
• an imaging capture section arranged to image the incident light;
• and
• an optical axis misalignment deriving section arranged to derive a misalignment of the optical axis of the incident light with respect to the incident light receiving section based on a misalignment between the incident light receiving section and the imaging capture section as well as an imaging result with the imaging capture section, wherein
• the predetermined delay time is approximately equal to a time between emission of the incident light from the light source and reception of the reflected light by the optical measuring instrument in a case of actually using the optical measuring instrument, wherein
• the misalignment of the optical axis is provided to an instrument moving section arranged to move the optical measuring instrument, and
• the instrument moving section is arranged to move the optical measuring instrument such that the misalignment of the optical axis of the incident light is removed.

An optical testing apparatus used in testing an optical measuring instrument that provides incident light from a light source to an incident object and receives a reflected light as a result of reflection of the incident light at the incident object, the optical testing apparatus comprising:

• an imaging capture section arranged to image the incident light;
• and
• an optical axis misalignment deriving section arranged to derive misalignment of the optical axis of the incident light with respect to the incident object based on a misalignment between the incident object and the imaging capture section as well as an imaging result with the imaging capture section, wherein
• the misalignment of the optical axis is provided to an instrument moving section arranged to move the optical measuring instrument, and
• the instrument moving section is arranged to move the optical measuring instrument such that the misalignment of the optical axis of the incident light is removed.