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Focus detecting apparatus utilizing reflecting surface having variable reflectivity or transmissivity

US4862442A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 15, 1988
Grant dateAug 29, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2007/0919
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light beam emitted from a source is focused on an object. The beam reflected by the object passes through an optical member and is detected by a photodetector. The optical member has a reflecting surface the reflectivity of which varies continuously with respect to the angle of incidence.

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