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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akiko Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuto Sumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ; G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359285 ; 359305 ; 359312 ; 359314 ;
Abstract
An xyz coordinate system is determined so that a z-axis may coincide with an incident direction of an incident light, an x-axis may coincide with a polarizing direction of the incident light and a y-axis may be defined as the right-handed system from the z-axis and x-axis. An acousto-optic element is rotated around the z-axis, around the axis in a direction of propagation of an ultrasonic wave and around an axis B perpendicular to a plane formed by the z-axis and the direction of propagation of the ultrasonic wave, so that the attitude of the acousto-optic element to the incident light is adjusted.