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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
May. 14, 2004
Kazuo Banju, Hachioji, JP;
Masahiro Kudo, Hino, JP;
Shingo Nogami, Machida, JP;
Takahiro Kogasaka, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuo Morita, Hachioji, JP;
Masayuki Irie, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuo Banju, Hachioji, JP;
Masahiro Kudo, Hino, JP;
Shingo Nogami, Machida, JP;
Takahiro Kogasaka, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuo Morita, Hachioji, JP;
Masayuki Irie, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A stereoscopic image observing apparatus includes a right-eye projectorand a left-eye projectorwhich illuminate projected light for right and left eyes with the parallax generated based on an image pick-up signal obtained from a stereoscopic endoscope, a Fresnel lenswhich applies and reflects the lens operation with the positive polarity to the projected light of the illuminated images for the right and left eyes, and an optical shift element layerhaving liquid crystaland a double refraction platefor changing and diffusing on time series the reflecting position of the reflected light of the images for the right and left eyes from the Fresnel lens