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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1985
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1982
Takeomi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A light beam splitter for splitting a light beam from a focusing lens to obtain two split light beams incident on respective light receiving elements, as a pair, wherein a total reflection film is formed to one side of a substantial boundary surface constituted by a plane containing the optical axis of said focusing lens so that said light beam is split into two by said total reflection film, and said pair light receiving elements are disposed such that the split light beam transmitted through a region free from said total reflection film is received by one of the light receiving elements while the split light beam reflected in a region where said total reflection film is situated is received by the other light receiving element.