Patent · US Expired

Collimating compound catoptric immersion lens

US4770514A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 21, 1986
Grant dateSep 13, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 21, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B19/0076
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The lens includes a transparent body having a central section and a peripheral section. The central section has a surface with a truncated elliptical curvature. The peripheral section has an inner refracting surface and an outer reflecting surface. The inner refracting surface has a diverging truncated conical shape. The outer reflecting surface has a parabolic shape.

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