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Telecentric singlet having a small height requirement

US7102826B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2002
Grant dateSep 5, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B13/22
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A single lens that has a small spot size across a large field of view and a small height. The lens has a first surface for performing color correction functions and a second surface for primarily performing light ray bending functions. The first surface has diffraction efficiency improvement mechanism for improving the resolution of the lens. The lens also has a vignetting reducing mechanism for reducing the amount of vignetting in the corners of the image.

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