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Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Reinhard Waibel, Berneck, CH;

Wilfried Piske, Heerbrugg, CH;

Erwin Bünter, Eichberg, CH;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/710 ; G02B 2/730 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/710 ; G02B 2/730 ;
Abstract

A beamsplitter for splitting a light beam in a plurality of separate beams, and having at least two reflecting surfaces (,) inclined each at an angle of 45° to a propagation direction of a collimated primary light beam (P) emitted by a light source (,), forming a right angle with each other, located at a same distance from a collimator (,) for collimating the primary light beam, and extending into a path of the collimated light beam for emitting two output beams; and a light passage (,) provided in a space between the reflecting surfaces (,) and extending substantially symmetrical to an optical axis of the collimator for enabling passing through the passage a central portion (M) of the collimated primary light beam; and an alignment tool including the beamsplitter.


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