Multi-way prism
AssigneeCarl Zeiss Jena GmbH
InventorsMario SONDERMANN, Torsten ANTRACK, Gunther LORENZ
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Abstract
An optical arrangement includes a stack structure comprising at least three prisms. The optical arrangement includes a main optical path and for each of the prisms, a secondary optical path. The optical arrangement also includes at least one interface. Each of the at least one interface is arranged between a corresponding first stack section of the stack structure and a corresponding second stack section of the stack structure. Each of the at least one interface is configured to enable relative movement of the corresponding first stack section and of the corresponding second stack section with respect to one another.
Claims22
An optical arrangement, comprising:
- a stack structure comprising at least three prisms, each of the at least three prisms having a first surface and an opposite second surface,
- a main optical path, which extends through the stack structure,
- for each of the at least three prisms of the stack structure, a secondary optical path, which extends through the corresponding prism of the at least three prisms and which is connected to the main path by partial reflection of light at the second surface of the corresponding prism,
- at least one interface associated with corresponding ones of the at least three prisms,
- wherein each of the at least one interface is arranged between a corresponding first stack section of the stack structure and a corresponding second stack section of the stack structure, and
- wherein each of the at least one interface is configured to enable relative movement of the corresponding first stack section and of the corresponding second stack section with respect to one another.
A lens connection for a lens of a camera, comprising:
- a stack structure comprising at least three prisms, each of the at least three prisms having a first surface and an opposite second surface;
- a main optical path, which extends through the stack structure;
- for each of the at least three prisms of the stack structure, a secondary optical path, which extends through the corresponding prism and which is connected to the main path by partial reflection of light at the second surface of the corresponding prism of the at least three prisms,
- at least one interface,
- wherein each of the at least one interface is between a corresponding first stack section of the stack structure and a corresponding second stack section of the stack structure, and
- wherein each of the at least one interface is configured to enable relative movement of the corresponding first stack section and of the corresponding second stack section with respect to one another.
The lens connection,
- wherein the at least one interface is configured to enable the relative movement parallel to a beam path of light between the lens and an image plane of the lens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.