Optical: systems and elements – Single channel simultaneously to or from plural channels – By partial reflection at beam splitting or combining surface
Patent
1989-10-03
1991-08-13
Bovernick, Rodney B.
Optical: systems and elements
Single channel simultaneously to or from plural channels
By partial reflection at beam splitting or combining surface
359726, 359839, G02B 1700
Patent
active
050392131
ABSTRACT:
In an optical system a semitransparent mirror which is disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to an optical axis and which has a semitransparent surface (for instance, a front surface) and a transparent surface (for instance, a rear surface) is so designed as to split a diverging or converging light incident thereon into a first optical path of light flux reflected from the semitransparent surface and a second light path of light flux transmitted through both the semitransparent and transparent surfaces. Furthermore, in order that the position of an image focused by the light flux reflected from the transparent surface coincides with the position of an image focused by the light flux reflected from the semitransparent surface, the transparent surface is made non-parallel with the semitransparent surface of the semitransparent mirror. The thickness of the mirror decreases or increases toward image planes depending upon whether converging light flux or diverging light flux is incident on the mirror.
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Iki Yoichi
Yamada Kenji
Bovernick Rodney B.
Nikon Corporation
Ryan J. P.
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