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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Sarah Anne Mitchell, Oxford, GB;
Tim Michael Smeeton, Oxford, GB;
Noriaki Fujii, Osaka, JP;
Valerie Berryman-Bousquet, Oxford, GB;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A light beam separating and absorbing element includes a mirror that receives first and second light beams incident on a first surface, and the mirror is configured to transmit the first light beam and reflect the second light beam. A beam absorber receives the first light beam transmitted through the mirror, and absorbs a first light portion of the transmitted first light beam after the first light beam has been transmitted through the mirror. The beam absorber scatters a second portion of the first light beam, and the beam absorber and mirror are positioned such that at least a portion of the scattered light is incident on a second surface of the mirror. Transmissivity of the mirror for the scattered light incident on the second mirror surface may be lower as compared to transmissivity for the first light beam incident on the first mirror surface to enhance separation of the first and second light beams.