Provided is an optical image measuring apparatus capable of easily
changing a scanning interval of an object to be measured in a depth
direction with high precision. The apparatus includes an interference
optical system for superimposing signal light propagating through the
object to be measured on reference light subjected to frequency shift to
produce interference light, a reference mirror driving unit for driving a
mirror to scan the object to be measured in the depth direction, shutters
for sampling interference light beams, CCDs for storing charges for only
a predetermined storage time and outputting electrical signals, a control
unit for changing the storage time of the CCDs, a signal processing
portion for calculating intensities and phases of interference light
beams corresponding to each depth of the object to be measured which are
successively detected by the CCDs during scanning based on the electrical
signals successively outputted from the CCDs every changed storage time,
and a setting operation unit for setting the storage time of the CCDs by
an operator.