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Diffractive optical element and method of manufacturing a mold

US6590709B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 1998
Grant dateJul 8, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B5/1876
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A diffractive optical element acts as a lens. The optical element has a diffraction grating. The diffractive grating is provided with a plurality of ridges. Each of the ridges has a transmissive surface. A sectional profile of the transmissive surface is composed of a plurality of successively connected strait lines of an identical length. The length varies from one ridge to another.

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