Color image reading apparatus with volume hologram
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1. A color image reading apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of line sensors formed by arranging a plurality of one-dimensional sensor arrays on a single substrate;
a focusing optical system for focusing an object on said sensors; and
a volume hologram, arranged in an optical path between said focusing optical system and said sensors, for color-separating light from the object into a plurality of color components and guiding the plurality of color components to corresponding ones of said one-dimensional sensor arrays.
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A color image reading apparatus includes a plurality of line sensors formed by arranging a plurality of one-dimensional sensor arrays on a single substrate, a focusing optical system for focusing an object on the sensors, and a volume hologram, arranged in the optical path between the focusing optical system and the sensors, for color-separating light from the object into a plurality of color components and guiding the plurality of color components to the corresponding one-dimensional sensor arrays.
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1. A color image reading apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of line sensors formed by arranging a plurality of one-dimensional sensor arrays on a single substrate; a focusing optical system for focusing an object on said sensors; and a volume hologram, arranged in an optical path between said focusing optical system and said sensors, for color-separating light from the object into a plurality of color components and guiding the plurality of color components to corresponding ones of said one-dimensional sensor arrays. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A color image reading apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of line sensors formed by arranging a plurality of one-dimensional sensor arrays; a focusing optical system for focusing an object on the sensors; and a volume hologram arranged in an optical path between the focusing optical system and the sensors, for color separating light from the object into a plurality of color components corresponding to ones of the one-dimensional sensor arrays. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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