DE60020656D1 - Autofokusgerät und -verfahren - Google Patents

Autofokusgerät und -verfahren

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DE60020656D1
DE60020656D1 DE60020656T DE60020656T DE60020656D1 DE 60020656 D1 DE60020656 D1 DE 60020656D1 DE 60020656 T DE60020656 T DE 60020656T DE 60020656 T DE60020656 T DE 60020656T DE 60020656 D1 DE60020656 D1 DE 60020656D1
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autofocus device
autofocus
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Andreas N Dorsel
Kenneth L Staton
Cassandra Dey
George P Tsai
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Agilent Technologies Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
    • G02B26/10—Scanning systems
    • G02B26/12—Scanning systems using multifaceted mirrors
    • G02B26/127—Adaptive control of the scanning light beam, e.g. using the feedback from one or more detectors
    • G02B26/128—Focus control
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
    • G02B7/28—Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
    • G02B7/28—Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals
    • G02B7/30—Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals using parallactic triangle with a base line
    • G02B7/32—Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals using parallactic triangle with a base line using active means, e.g. light emitter
DE60020656T 1999-10-07 2000-10-06 Autofokusgerät und -verfahren Expired - Fee Related DE60020656T2 (de)

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US415184 1999-10-07
US09/415,184 US6486457B1 (en) 1999-10-07 1999-10-07 Apparatus and method for autofocus

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