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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Kobayashi, Tochigi, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an illumination optical system for illuminating an object, comprising: a first light-transmissive member and a second light-transmissive member, and a control unit configured to control drive of the first light-transmissive member and the second light-transmissive member, therein, while the control unit drives the first light-transmissive member such that an incident angle of light to the first light-transmissive member increases, the control unit drives the second light-transmissive member such that the incident angle of light to the second light-transmissive member decreases, thereby changing the intensity of the light exiting from the illumination optical system.