US5074649A
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Plate with lens array
Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-07-18
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Granted: 1991-12-24
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Expires: 2010-07-18
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a plate with lens array comprising a transparent plate, and a plurality of gradient index lenses, at least two of which have different focal lengths, the lenses being linearly or two-dimensionally arranged in the transparent plate.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenjiro Hamanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:50
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B3/00; G02B3/0006; G02B3/0037; G02B3/0043; G02B3/005; G02B3/0087; G02B3/0056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
196 words
A duplication focusing optical system comprising: a source for emitting a coherent light; a first lens array plate including a substrate and a plurality of lenses, at least two of which have different focal lengths, said plurality of lenses being integrally arranged in said substrate so as to be linearly or two-dimensionally arrayed, wherein said coherent light is incident on said plurality of lenses; a first lens for focusing the light from said plurality of lenses; a second lens for focusing the light passing through an input pattern on which the light from said first lens is incident; a second lens array including a substrate, transparent portions and lenses wherein the light from said second lens is incident on said transparent portions and said lenses; and an optical comparator disposed near said second plate, wherein the light from said transparent portions is incident on surface portions thereof and the light from said lenses is incident on the other surface portions thereof; wherein real images of said input pattern are formed on said surface portions of said optical comparator, and Fourier-transformed images on said input pattern are formed on said other surface portions of said optical comparator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
196 words
A duplication focusing optical system comprising: a source for emitting a coherent light; a first lens array plate including a substrate and a plurality of lenses, at least two of which have different focal lengths, said plurality of lenses being integrally arranged in said substrate so as to be linearly or two-dimensionally arrayed, wherein said coherent light is incident on said plurality of lenses; a first lens for focusing the light from said plurality of lenses; a second lens for focusing the light passing through an input pattern on which the light from said first lens is incident; a second lens array including a substrate, transparent portions and lenses wherein the light from said second lens is incident on said transparent portions and said lenses; and an optical comparator disposed near said second plate, wherein the light from said transparent portions is incident on surface portions thereof and the light from said lenses is incident on the other surface portions thereof; wherein real images of said input pattern are formed on said surface portions of said optical comparator, and Fourier-transformed images on said input pattern are formed on said other surface portions of said optical comparator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A duplication focusing optical system according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of lenses of said first plate and said lenses of said second plate comprise gradient index lenses formed in said each substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A duplication focusing optical system according to claim 2 wherein said substrates of said first and second plates comprise transparent plates, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A duplication focusing optical system according to claim 3 wherein gradient index regions are formed in given portions of said transparent plates to form said gradient index lenses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A duplication focusing optical system according to claim 4 wherein said gradient index regions of said first plate have different sizes so that at least two gradient index lenses thereof have different focal lengths.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A lens-array plate comprising: a planar transparent substrate and a multiplicity of semispherical lenses formed unitarily and simultaneously in spaced-apart relationship at one surface of said substrate as gradient index lenses of different sizes having different focal lengths.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A lens-array plate comprising: a planar transparent substrate and a multiplicity of semispherical lenses formed unitarily and simultaneously in spaced-apart relationship at one surface of said substrate as gradient index lenses of different sizes having different focal lengths.
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