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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2006
Masahisa Shinoda, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Matsubara, Tokyo, JP;
Masahisa Shinoda, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Matsubara, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A diffractive optical element whose two diffraction gratings diffract three different wavelength light beams is provided. The diffractive optical element includes a first diffraction grating and a second diffraction grating that is located opposite the first one, and is configured in such a way that, among three different wavelength incident light beams, the diffraction efficiency in one light beam diffracted on the first diffraction grating is a predetermined value or less, and the diffraction efficiencies in the other two different incident light beams diffracted on the second diffraction grating are predetermined values or less. This arrangement can achieve a diffractive optical element capable of diffracting the three different wavelength light beams in a simple configuration.