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Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 09, 2015
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tomonori Matsushita, Chino, JP;

Tatsuo Urushidani, Chino, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/28 (2006.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G01J 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/288 (2013.01); G01J 3/26 (2013.01); G02B 5/284 (2013.01); G02B 26/001 (2013.01);
Abstract

An optical filter includes: a first variable wavelength bandpass filter that can extract light of a first wavelength band (400 to 460 nm), the first wavelength band having a first spectral band having a central wavelength equal to a first wavelength in the first wavelength band and a second spectral band having a central wavelength equal to a second wavelength in the first wavelength band; and a second variable wavelength bandpass filter that can extract light of a second wavelength band (480 to 540 nm) adjacent to the first wavelength band, the second wavelength band having a third spectral band having a central wavelength equal to a third wavelength in the second wavelength band and a fourth spectral band having a central wavelength equal to a fourth wavelength in the second wavelength band.


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