OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE

摘要

The purpose of the present invention is to enable the accurate measurement of the degree of absorption of light in a deep tissue of a human body, a fruit or the like. The thickness of adipose is calculated (104). A first specific distance and a second specific distance both of which correspond to the thickness of the calculated adipose are calculated on the basis of a predetermined relationship among the thickness of the adipose, the first specific distance, and the measurement sensitivity of a superficial layer and the measurement sensitivity of a deep layer upon the reception of light at a position that is apart by the first specific distance from a light-emitting means (106). A third specific distance and a fourth specific distance both of which correspond to the calculated thickness of the adipose are calculated on the basis of a predetermined relationship among the thickness of the adipose, the third specific distance, and the measurement sensitivity of an intercalating layer and the measurement sensitivity of the deep layer upon the reception of light at a position which is apart by the third specific distance from the light-emitting means (108).