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Optical element

US9952068B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 2013
Grant dateApr 24, 2018
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01D5/366
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical element for generating diffraction orders for an encoder apparatus, in which the optical element includes an array of diffraction features arranged such that the spacing between the centers of adjacent diffraction features varies irregularly from one pair of adjacent features to the next.

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