Monolithic optical retarder
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11906770B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17541037

    申请日:2021-12-02

    CPC classification number: G02B5/3091 G01J3/0224 G01J3/14 G02B5/04 G02B17/04

    Abstract: A monolithic optical retarder formed from a monolithic prism may include an input face for receiving a light beam, an output face aligned with an optical axis of the light beam prior to entering the input face, and three or more reflection faces. The three or more reflection faces may be oriented to provide an optical path for the light beam from the input face to the output face via reflection by the three or more reflection faces, where the monolithic optical retarder imparts a selected optical retardation on the light beam based on total internal reflection on at least one of the reflection faces. Further, the input face, the output face, and the three or more reflection faces may be oriented such that an optical axis of the light beam exiting the output face is equal to the optical axis of the light beam entering the input face.

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