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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Kazuhiko Tsukamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Hashiguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Sakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichiro Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiko Tsukamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Hashiguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Sakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichiro Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02F 1/295 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multibeam deflector includes a plurality of optical deflection devices formed on a single substrate and an output optical system. Each of the optical deflection devices includes a slab optical waveguide formed by a material having an electro-optic effect. The output optical system is configured to separate beams output from the optical deflection devices from each other.