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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuichiro Ori, Moriyama, JP;
Koji Miyai, Sakai, JP;
Hiromu Mukai, Kawachinagano, JP;
Shigeto Ohmori, Kawachinagano, JP;
Assignee:
Minolata Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/18 ;
Abstract
A diffractive optical element acts as a lens. The optical element has a diffraction grating. The diffractive grating is provided with a plurality of ridges. Each of the ridges has a transmissive surface. A sectional profile of the transmissive surface is composed of a plurality of successively connected strait lines of an identical length. The length varies from one ridge to another.