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Optical low pass filter

US5555129A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 1994
Grant dateSep 10, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/555
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical low pass filter consisting of a diffractive optical element consisting of a plurality of regions which have different imaging characteristics and are joined adjacent to one another so that the imaging characteristics are varied discontinuously. This optical low pass filter is to be used for optical instruments using solid-state image pickup devices and so on.

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