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Beam splitter for producing a plurality of splitted light beams for each of wavelength components of an incident light beam

  • US 5,071,225 A
  • Filed: 12/28/1990
  • Issued: 12/10/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A beam splitter supplied with a single incident light beam having first and second wavelength components for splitting said incident light beam into first and second outgoing light beams having said first and said second wavelength components, respectively, and for splitting each of said first and said second outgoing light beams into a plurality of partial light beams, said beam splitter comprising:

  • a first transparent block having first incident and first outgoing planar surfaces substantially parallel to each other, said first incident planar surface having a primary incident area and a primary reflection area, said primary incident area being for receiving said incident light beam to direct said incident light beam towards said first outgoing planar surface;

    a primary reflection layer formed on said primary reflection area;

    a second transparent block having second incident and second outgoing planar surfaces substantially parallel to each other, said second incident planar surface having a subsidiary incident area, first and second subsidiary reflection areas, and a remaining area, said second outgoing planar surface having first and second exit areas;

    an intermediate transparent layer interposed between said first outgoing and said second incident planar surfaces;

    a band-pass layer interposed between said intermediate transparent layer and said second incident planar surface and formed on said subsidiary incident area with said first outgoing and said second incident planar surfaces kept in substantially parallel to each other and with said incident light beam directed towards said subsidiary incident area through said intermediate transparent layer, said band-pass layer supplied with said incident light beam for passing said first outgoing light beam towards said first exit area and for reflecting said second outgoing light beam towards said primary reflection layer to make said primary reflection layer reflect said second outgoing light beam towards said second exit area through said remaining area;

    first and second subsidiary reflection layers interposed between said intermediate transparent layer and said second incident planar surface and formed on said first and said second subsidiary reflection areas, respectively, with said first outgoing and said second incident planar surfaces kept in substantially parallel to each other; and

    first and second semitransparent layers formed on said first and said second exit areas and supplied with said first and said second outgoing light beams for partially passing said first and said second outgoing +light beams, respectively, and for partially reflecting said first and said second outgoing light beams towards said first and said second subsidiary reflection layers to make said first and said second subsidiary reflection layers reflect said first and said second outgoing light beams towards said first and said second semitransparent layers, respectively, each of said first and said second semitransparent layers thereby producing said plurality of the partial light beams for each of said first and said second outgoing light beams.

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