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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Kenji Narumi, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhisa Inada, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/10 (2013.01); G02B 26/0816 (2013.01); G02B 27/0955 (2013.01); G02B 27/0983 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical device includes an optical deflector that emits, through a light exit surface parallel to a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction and in a direction intersecting the light exit surface, an optical beam having a shape extending in the second direction and that is configured to cause a direction of emission of the optical beam to change along the first direction and an optical element, placed on a path of the optical beam, that expands an extent of spread of the optical beam in the second direction.