| 摘要 |
There are provided a photodetection device and a photodetection method and a microscope and an endoscope capable of heterodyne-detecting desired light to be detected with high sensitivity and high S/N ratio. A photodetection device, comprising a local light generation means 10 generating local light having a plurality of optical frequency components in an optical frequency band of light to be detected within a given period of time; a light combining means 20 combining the local light generated from the local light generation means 10 and the light to be detected; and a photoelectric conversion means 30 photoelectrically-converting light output from the light combining means 20 and generating a beat signal of the local light and the light to be detected, wherein the light to be detected is heterodyne-detected based on an output of the photoelectric conversion means 30.
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