Abstract: In order to reduce a measurement range of an aberration of an eye to be inspected, provided is an imaging apparatus, including: a first image acquiring unit for acquiring a first image of the eye based on first return light from the eye irradiated with first measuring light via a first focus unit for focusing the first measuring light on the eye; a second image acquiring, by using an aberration correction unit, unit for acquiring a second image of an area corresponding to a part of the first image of the eye based on second return light from the object to be inspected irradiated with second measuring light via a second focus unit for focusing the second measuring light on the eye; and a focus adjustment unit for adjusting a focus condition of the second focus unit based on a focus condition of the first focus unit.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus that irradiates an object with a first measuring beam and a second measuring beam that differ from each other in a center wavelength, and acquires an image of the object using returning light from the object. A first adjustment unit adjusts a focusing position of the first measuring beam in a depth direction. A second adjustment unit adjusts a focusing position of the second measuring beam in the depth direction. A controlling unit controls at least one of the first adjustment unit and the second adjustment unit such that the focusing position of the first measuring beam and the focusing position of the second measuring beam are at different positions in the depth direction.

Abstract: An image acquisition apparatus irradiates light from a light source to an inspection object, obtains a tomographic image of the inspection object on the basis of a combined beam obtained by combining a return beam from the inspection object due to the irradiated light and a reference beam corresponding to the light, and obtains a plane image of the inspection object on the basis of the return beam from the inspection object due to the irradiated light. The apparatus performs a first scanning process to main-scan the irradiated light when the tomographic image is obtained, performs a second scanning process to main-scan the irradiated light at a speed higher than that in the first scanning process when the plane image is obtained, and performs a third scanning process to sub-scan the irradiated light when each of the tomographic image and the plane image is obtained.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus adjusts the polarization directions of irradiation beams (to a diffraction grating) corresponding to first and second beams respectively which have different polarization directions (for example, by adjusting a relative angle formed between light-emitting ends of respective polarization maintaining fibers) so that the spectral characteristics of the irradiation beams at the diffraction grating coincide with each other. Then, the imaging apparatus acquires a tomographic image indicating polarization information for a object based on beams (that come from the diffraction grating for splitting and diffracting a beam from the adjustment unit) corresponding to the first and second beams respectively which have different polarization directions.

Abstract: Provided is an ophthalmologic imaging apparatus required by the position adjustment of a fixation lamp to be turned on, by a simple operation which includes: a scanning unit; an irradiation unit for irradiating an eye to be inspected with a measuring beam through the scanning unit; a fixation lamp; a lighting position changing unit for changing a lighting position of the fixation lamp; an optical path length difference changing unit for changing an optical path length difference between the measuring beam and a reference beam corresponding to the measuring beam based on the lighting position of the fixation lamp which is changed by the lighting position changing unit; and an acquisition unit for acquiring a tomographic image of the eye to be inspected based on a beam obtained by superimposing, on the reference beam, a return beam from the eye to be inspected, which is irradiated with the measuring beam.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a measuring light focusing unit configured to focus measuring light for measuring aberration of an object on the object, an aberration correction unit configured to change a state based on the aberration measured with the measuring light, an imaging light focusing unit configured to focus imaging light for capturing an image of the object on the object, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the object with the imaging light having passed through the aberration correction unit and the imaging light focusing unit, and a control unit configured to interlockingly control states of the measuring light focusing unit and the imaging light focusing unit.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a measuring light focusing unit configured to focus measuring light for measuring aberration of an object on the object, an aberration correction unit configured to change a state based on the aberration measured with the measuring light, an imaging light focusing unit configured to focus imaging light for capturing an image of the object on the object, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the object with the imaging light having passed through the aberration correction unit and the imaging light focusing unit, and a control unit configured to interlockingly control states of the measuring light focusing unit and the imaging light focusing unit.

Abstract: An adaptive optics apparatus includes a light modulation unit configured to modulate each of two polarization components of light at a position that is optically conjugate to an object, the light being emitted by a light source; and an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the object with light that is modulated by the light modulation unit.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus for photographing an image by an intensity of return light obtained from an eye to be inspected irradiated with measuring light, the imaging apparatus including: a fixation target for the eye to be inspected to fixate, an illuminated position setting unit for setting an illuminated position of the fixation target; and an illuminated position controlling unit for controlling the illuminated position setting unit so as to move the illuminated position of the fixation target for a first observation area to an illuminated position of the fixation target for a second observation area, in which the imaging apparatus calculates a movement distance of the illuminated position of the fixation target on the basis of a diopter scale of the eye to be inspected.

Abstract: An optical tomographic imaging device and the like which suppress influence in the case of a measuring beam being truncated by an iris, and can ensure reliability of a tomographic image which is acquired, when imaging the tomographic image of a retina in an eyeground of an examined eye. An optical tomographic imaging device is configured to have an observation unit observing a state of irradiating an examined object with the measuring beam, and imaging a state of the measuring beam being incident on the examined object as an observation image, a recording unit recording the observation image by linking the observation image with a tomographic image by the optical tomographic imaging device, and an evaluating unit evaluating reliability of the tomographic image which is linked with the observation image based on the observation image imaged in the observation unit.

Abstract: An optical coherence tomographic imaging apparatus which has a light intensity varying portion provided on a first optical path for guiding a measuring beam to an object for varying an intensity of the measuring beam; an illumination condition varying portion for varying an illumination condition of the measuring beam that has passed through the light intensity varying portion for the object between a first illumination condition in which a center part of the measuring beam is not blocked and a second illumination condition in which the center part of the measuring beam is blocked; and an image forming portion for weighting a first tomographic image acquired in the first illumination condition and a second tomographic image acquired in the second illumination condition and composing the weighted first second tomographic images to form a third tomographic image.

Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus includes an irradiation unit configured to irradiate a subject's eye with a measurement beam scanned by a scanning unit, an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image of the subject's eye based on a return beam returned from the subject's eye, of the measurement beam irradiated by the irradiation unit, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a blood flow velocity of the subject's eye based on a displacement between a position of a blood cell in a first image obtained by the acquisition unit and a position of the blood cell in a second image obtained by the acquisition unit at a different time from the first image and on a difference between time when an image of the blood cell in the first image is obtained and time when an image of the blood cell in the second image is obtained.

Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an irradiation unit irradiating a subject's eye with a measuring beam emitted by a scanning unit that performs scanning, a first acquisition unit acquiring a first image of the subject's eye based on the returned measuring beam from the subject's eye when the scanning unit performs scanning in a first sub scanning direction, a second acquisition unit acquiring a second image of the subject's eye based on the returned measuring beam travelling from the subject's eye, at timing different from that for the first image, while the scanning unit performs scanning in a second sub scanning direction opposite to the first sub scanning direction, and a calculation unit calculating blood flow velocity of the subject's eye based on a blood cell position in the first image, a blood cell position in the second image, and the sub scanning direction of the scanning unit.

Abstract: An adaptive optics (AO) optical system is used, to perform accurate alignment between the AO optical system and a subject's eye. An ophthalmologic apparatus according to the present invention includes a positional relationship change unit (e.g., a driving mechanism including a stage for moving the apparatus) configured to change a positional relationship between a subject's eye and an optical system including an aberration measurement unit (e.g., a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor) in a first irradiation state of the subject's eye with measurement light, and an irradiation state change unit (e.g., a mechanism for changing an irradiation position) configured to change an irradiation state of the subject's eye with the measurement light from the first irradiation state to a second irradiation state for correcting an aberration of the subject's eye based on a measurement result of the aberration measurement unit.

Abstract: Provided are an optical tomographic imaging apparatus and an imaging method for an optical tomographic image, in which high measurement sensitivity and high lateral resolution of a specific portion of an object may be obtained with a simple structure. The optical tomographic imaging apparatus of a Fourier-domain method includes: an optical path length adjustment portion for adjusting an optical path length of the reference beam; a position adjustment portion for adjusting a position of a focusing device for focusing the measuring beam onto the object; and a drive control portion for controlling drive of the optical path length adjustment portion and the position adjustment portion. The drive control portion is controlled based on information from a layer constituting a cross section from cross section information that is obtained in advance for a portion to be imaged of the object.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a measuring light focusing unit configured to focus measuring light for measuring aberration of an object on the object, an aberration correction unit configured to change a state based on the aberration measured with the measuring light, an imaging light focusing unit configured to focus imaging light for capturing an image of the object on the object, an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the object with the imaging light having passed through the aberration correction unit and the imaging light focusing unit, and a control unit configured to interlockingly control states of the measuring light focusing unit and the imaging light focusing unit.

Abstract: To provide an optical imaging apparatus capable of providing a high lateral resolution in a wide region and easily adjusting prior to imaging for imaging an optical image of an eye to be inspected which is an object, and a method for imaging an optical image. The optical imaging apparatus in which a beam from a light source is used as a measuring beam, and an image of an object is imaged based on intensity of a return beam formed of the measuring beam irradiated to the object has the following: first, an optical device for focusing the measuring beam on the object; next, a aberration detecting device for measuring a aberration of the return beam; and a focus adjusting device for adjusting the optical device based on the aberration detected by the aberration detecting device.

Abstract: An optical coherence tomographic apparatus wherein a reference light path includes at least a first reference light path and a second reference light path having an optical path length shorter than that of the first reference light path, wherein first tomographic information of the object at a first inspection position based on the optical interference using the first reference light path and second tomographic information of the object at a second inspection position based on the optical interference using the second reference light path, are acquired, the second inspection position being shallower than the first inspection position with respect to a depth direction of the object, and wherein a positional deviation a tomographic image at the first inspection position obtained based on the first tomographic information is corrected using the second tomographic information.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus adjusts the polarization directions of irradiation beams (to a diffraction grating) corresponding to first and second beams respectively which have different polarization directions (for example, by adjusting a relative angle formed between light-emitting ends of respective polarization maintaining fibers) so that the spectral characteristics of the irradiation beams at the diffraction grating coincide with each other. Then, the imaging apparatus acquires a tomographic image indicating polarization information for a object based on beams (that come from the diffraction grating for splitting and diffracting a beam from the adjustment unit) corresponding to the first and second beams respectively which have different polarization directions.

Abstract: An optical tomographic imaging apparatus includes a first splitting unit configured to split a first beam and a second beam respectively into a reference beam and a measuring beam, an interference unit configured to acquire a first interference beam and a second interference beam by combining return beams being acquired by irradiating an inspection object with the respective measuring beams split by the splitting unit and the respectively corresponding reference beams, a second splitting unit configured to split the first interference beam into a third interference beam and a fourth interference beam, a selection unit configured to select either the second interference beam or the fourth interference beam, and an imaging unit configured to generate a tomographic image from the third interference beam and the second interference beam, or from the third interference beam and the fourth interference beam.