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Optical device having positionally changeable optical surfaces and a method of varying an image forming position

US4781445A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 1984
Grant dateNov 1, 1988
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B26/0875
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical device having an elastic body sandwiched between typically two optical surfaces, which are capable of changing relative positions through deformation of the elastic body. The two optical surfaces may be given by, for example, parallel flat plate glasses or lenses. By changing the distnace or relative positions between the two optical surfaces, focusing or correction of chromatic aberration of photographic lenses, etc. can be effected.

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