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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroaki Hoshi, Fujisawa, JP;
Hiroshi Saruwatari, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/700 ;
Abstract
An optical element of a transparent body has two refracting surfaces formed in surfaces of the transparent body, and a plurality of reflecting surfaces formed in surfaces of the transparent body. Light incident through one refracting surface into the transparent body is reflected successively by the plurality of reflecting surfaces to be guided to the other refracting surface. At least one of the two refracting surfaces and reflecting surfaces has an optical low pass filter.