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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masaaki Nakabayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/18 ; G02C 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/18 ; G02C 7/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a diffraction optical element comprising a first optical member having a first diffraction grating, a second optical member having a second diffraction grating, wherein the first and second optical members are stacked so that the first and second diffraction gratings face each other inside the stacked members and so that a space is formed between the diffraction gratings, and a sealing member for hermetically sealing the space between the diffraction gratings.