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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1999
Masakazu Yamagata, Saitama, JP;
Shunichiro Wakamiya, Saitama, JP;
Tatsuo Gotoh, Tokyo, JP;
Homu Takayama, Saitama, JP;
Yoichi Kojima, Saitama, JP;
Asahi Seimitsu Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical axis correcting system includes a first afocal optical system, an optical deflector which corrects the deviation of an optical axis of light incident upon the first optical system, a second afocal optical system, and a light convergent optical system. The optical axis correcting system satisfies (1) 3.60<.vertline.fp(I)/fN(I).vertline.<5.30, (2) 1.00<.vertline.fp(II)/fN(II).vertline.<2.41, and (3) 0.12 <r1 (II)/f<0.23, wherein fp(I) represents the focal length of a positive lens group of the first optical system, fN(I) represents the focal length of a single negative lens element of the first optical system, fp(II) represents the focal length of a positive lens group of the second optical system, fN(II) represents the focal length of a negative lens group of the second optical system, r1(II) represents the radius of curvature of the surface oif a positive lens element of the second afocal optical system closest to the optical deflector, and f represents the focal length of the whole optical system.