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Apodized mirror optical system

US4537478A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 1984
Grant dateAug 27, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 19, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B19/0047
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical system for producing substantially uniform illumination at an exposure plane has an apodized mirror in the form of a plurality of petals which can be individually adjusted to permit illumination intensity adjustment at the focal plane.

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