Lightwave interference measurement apparatus used to measure optical path length or distance

A measurement apparatus configured to measure a geometric distance between a reference optical path and a target optical path utilizing lightwave interference, the measurement apparatus comprising:

• a phase detector configured to detect a phase of a signal of an interference between light emitted from a distance-measurement light source and reflected on a reference surface and light emitted from the distance-measurement light source and reflected on a target surface;
• an intensity detector configured to detect an intensity of light emitted from a non-distance-measurement light source having a wavelength different from that of the distance-measurement light source and reflected on the reference surface and an intensity of light emitted from the non-distance-measurement light source and reflected on the target surface;
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• an analyzer configured to calculate the geometric distance based on an optical path length calculated from the phase and a wavelength of the distance-measurement light source, and an average value of a vapor pressure distribution between the target surface and the reference surface calculated from intensity information of the light emitted from the non-distance-measurement light source.