WO2003007050A1 - Optical multilayer structure and its production method, optical switching device, and image display - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical multilayer structure, a method of manufacturing the same, an optical switching element, and an image display.
- the present invention relates to an optical multilayer structure having a function of reflecting, transmitting or absorbing incident light, a method of manufacturing the same, an optical switching element, and an image display device.
- GLV manufactures a diffraction grating with a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) structure to realize a high-speed 10 ns high-speed light switching element with electrostatic force.
- DMD also performs switching by moving mirrors in a MEMS structure.
- MEMS microelectromechanical systems
- these devices can be used to realize displays such as projectors, liquid crystals and DMDs have low operating speeds, and to realize displays as light valves, they must be arranged in a two-dimensional array, and the structure is complicated.
- GLV is a high-speed drive type, so a projection display can be realized by scanning a one-dimensional array.
- GLV is a diffraction grating structure, it has the complexity of building six elements for one pixel and having to combine diffracted lights emitted in two directions into one by some optical system. .
- Examples of a device that can be realized with a simple configuration include those disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,589,974 and US Pat. No. 5,500,761.
- This light valve has a structure in which a light-transmitting thin film having a refractive index of n s is provided on a substrate (refractive index n s ) with a gap (gap layer) interposed therebetween.
- an optical signal is transmitted or reflected by driving a thin film using electrostatic force and changing the distance between the substrate and the thin film, that is, the size of the gap.
- the refractive index of the thin film for refractive index n s of the substrate "has a n s, by satisfying such a relation, which is to be able to perform optical modulation of high contrast Bok .
- a structural material such as silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) is arranged on a silicon substrate with a gap therebetween.
- Si 3 N 4 silicon nitride
- the method of forming the sacrificial layer with silicon (S 1) which is now widely recognized as the dry etching of the sacrificial layer, and etching it with xenon difluoride (Xe F 2 ) cannot be used. . This is because the substrate is also Si and cannot have a selectivity with the sacrificial layer.
- the above structure uses another method such as wet etching.
- wet etching it is difficult for the etchant to enter the gap of about ⁇ 4 and circulate smoothly, making it impossible to etch, or the structural material on the sacrificial layer being broken during drying due to the surface tension of the solution.
- the relative area of the component to be the optical switch is reduced and the aperture is reduced, it can be realized by a process such as jet etching, but for image display, the aperture tends to be increased. I want to reduce the area where the etchant enters. Therefore, dry etching is more suitable than wet etching.
- S i a sacrificial layer is formed by S i, which is a method of etching with X e F 2 there is a problem that will not otherwise be applied.
- the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and a first object of the present invention is to have a simple structure, a small size and light weight, and a freedom in selecting a constituent material, and in a visible light region. Another object of the present invention is to provide an optical multi-layer structure capable of high-speed response and suitable for use in an image display device or the like.
- a second object of the present invention in the step of forming the gap portion, the sacrificial layer so as to form at S i, to apply dry etching using X e F 2, easily high optical multilayer structure having an opening degree
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an optical multilayer structure that can be manufactured.
- a third object of the present invention is to provide an optical switching element and an image display device capable of high-speed response using the optical multilayer structure.
- the second optical multilayer structure comprises, on a substrate having light absorption, a gap portion having a size capable of causing light interference and having a variable size, and a transparent layer in this order.
- a first optical switching element includes: the first optical multilayer structure according to the present invention; and a driving unit for changing an optical size of a gap in the optical multilayer structure. It is.
- a second optical switching element includes: the second optical multilayer structure according to the present invention; and a driving unit for changing an optical size of a gap in the optical multilayer structure. It is. '
- a first image display device has a plurality of first optical switching elements according to the present invention arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, and is irradiated with light of three primary colors and scanned by a scanner. A two-dimensional image is displayed.
- a second image display device is a device in which a plurality of second optical switching elements according to the present invention are arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, and is irradiated with light of three primary colors and scanned by a scanner. A two-dimensional image is displayed.
- the size of the gap is set to an odd multiple of “h / 4” ( ⁇ is the design wavelength of the incident light) and an even multiple (0/4) of “ ⁇ / 4”. If the value is changed in a binary or continuous manner between and, the amount of reflection, transmission, or absorption of incident light changes in a binary or continuous manner.
- the switching operation is performed on the incident light by changing the optical size of the gap of the optical multilayer structure by the driving means.
- a two-dimensional image is displayed by irradiating the plurality of optical switching elements of the present invention arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally with light.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration when a gap of an optical multilayer structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is “ ⁇ 4”.
- FIG. 2 shows the configuration when the gap of the optical multilayer structure shown in FIG. 1 is “0”.
- 3A to 3D are cross-sectional views for explaining a manufacturing process of the optical multilayer structure shown in FIG.
- 4A to 4C are plan views for explaining a step that follows the step of FIG. 3D.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a locus of a transparent second layer having a refractive index of n 2 passing through a point (1,0) (admittance of air) on the diagram on the optical admittance diagram.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modification of the optical multilayer structure of FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the reflection characteristics of a specific example of the optical multilayer structure shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the optical admittance at the time of low reflection in the example of FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view for explaining still another modified example of the optical multilayer structure of FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a method of driving the optical multilayer structure by static electricity.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view for explaining another method of driving the optical multilayer structure by static electricity.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view for explaining still another driving method of the optical multilayer structure by static electricity.
- FIG. 13A and FIG. 13B are cross-sectional views for explaining a method of driving the optical multilayer structure by magnetism.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an example of an optical switching device.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an example of a display.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing another example of the display.
- FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram of a paper display. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a basic configuration of an optical multilayer structure 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a state at the time of high reflection when a gap portion 12 described later in the optical multilayer structure 1 exists
- FIG. 2 shows a state at the time of low reflection without the gap portion 12 of the optical multilayer structure 1.
- the optical multilayer structure 1 is specifically used as, for example, an optical switching element, and an image display device can be configured by arranging a plurality of the optical switching elements one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally. Although details will be described later, when fixed to a structure as shown in FIG. 2, it can be used as an antireflection film.
- the optical multilayer structure 1 has, on a substrate 10, a first layer 11 which is in contact with the substrate 10 and absorbs light, has a size capable of causing a light interference phenomenon, and has a size.
- the structure is such that a gap portion 12 that can be changed and a transparent second layer 13 are arranged in this order.
- Substrates 10 are made of nonmetals such as carbon (C) and graphite (graphite), metals such as tantalum (Ta), metal oxides such as chromium oxide (CrO), and titanium nitride ( TiNx ).
- metals such as tantalum (Ta)
- metal oxides such as chromium oxide (CrO)
- TiNx titanium nitride
- a thin film of a certain material may be formed on a transparent substrate.
- the substrate 10 may be made of a transparent material such as glass or plastic, or a translucent material having a low extinction coefficient k.
- the first layer 1 1 is a layer of light absorption, nitride material, such as titanium nitride (T i Nv), tantalum nitride (T aN x), hafnium nitride (H f N x) or nitrogen Zirconium (Z r N x) and is formed by like.
- Ti Nv titanium nitride
- TaN x tantalum nitride
- H f N x hafnium nitride
- Z r N x nitrogen Zirconium
- the second layer 13 is formed of a transparent material, for example, titanium oxide
- a transparent conductive film such as ITO may be included in a part of the second layer 13. Since the refractive indices of S i 3 N 4 and I TO are the same, the thickness of each is arbitrary. Further, when the first layer 11 and the second layer 13 come into contact with each other, the substrate side of the second layer 13 is set to S i 3 ⁇ 4 so that an electrical short circuit does not occur at the time of contact. It is desirable that the medium side be I ⁇ ⁇ .
- the physical thickness d, of the first layer 11 is determined by the wavelength of the incident light and the values of n and k of the material, but in this embodiment, the optical information of the substrate 10 becomes invisible. Thick enough. The reason and the specific film thickness of each material will be described later.
- the optical thickness n 2 ⁇ d 2 of the second layer 13 is equal to or smaller than “ ⁇ / 4” ( ⁇ is a design wavelength of incident light).
- ⁇ 4 in the notation in this specification is not strictly “e / 4”, but may be a value near these values. This is because, for example, as the optical thickness of one layer becomes larger than ⁇ 4, the other layer can be complemented by making the other layer thinner. This is because, even in the case of deviation, the thickness can be adjusted in some cases. Therefore, in the present specification, the expression “e4” includes the case of “almost ⁇ / 4”.
- the first layer 11 and the second layer 13 may be a composite layer composed of two or more layers having different optical characteristics from each other. In this case, the combined optical characteristics in the composite layer are used. (Optical admittance) shall have the same characteristics as those of a single layer. Need to be
- the gap 12 is set so that the optical size (the distance between the first layer 11 and the second layer 13) is variable by a driving means described later.
- the medium filling the gap 12 may be a gas or a liquid as long as it is transparent.
- the gas for example, air
- n D 1-0 for sodium D line (589.3 nm)
- the gap 12 may be in a vacuum state.
- the optical size of the gap 12 changes between “odd multiple of ⁇ 4” and “even multiple of ⁇ 4 (including 0)” in a binary or continuous manner. This changes the amount of reflection, transmission, or absorption of incident light in a binary or continuous manner. Note that, as in the case of the thickness of the first layer 11 and the second layer 13, even if the thickness slightly deviates from a multiple of ⁇ / 4, the thickness of other layers or the refractive index slightly changes. Can be complemented,
- the optical multilayer structure 1 having such a gap 12 can be manufactured by the manufacturing process shown in FIGS. 3 to 4C.
- a first layer 11 made of TaN x is formed on a substrate 10 made of, for example, glass by, for example, a sputtering method, and then, as shown in FIG. 3B.
- an amorphous silicon (a-Si) film 12a as a sacrificial layer is formed by, for example, a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method.
- a photoresist film 14 having a pattern shape of the gap portion 12 is formed, and as shown in FIG. 3D, using the photoresist film 14 as a mask, for example, RIE
- the amorphous silicon (a-Si) film 12a is selectively removed by (Reactive Ion Etching).
- a second layer 13 made of Si 3 N 4 is formed by, for example, the CVD method as shown in FIG. 4B. You. Then, as shown in 4 C diagram, to remove the amorphous silicon (a- S i) film 1 2 a by de dry etching, such as xenon difluoride (Xe F 2). to this Thus, the optical multilayer structure 1 including the gaps 12 can be manufactured.
- de dry etching such as xenon difluoride (Xe F 2).
- the optical size of the gap 12 is set between an odd multiple of ⁇ 4 and an even multiple of ⁇ / 4 (including 0) (for example, “ ⁇ 4”). Between “0” and “0”), which changes the amount of reflection, transmission or absorption of the incident light by changing it binaryly or continuously.
- Equation 2 the significance of Equation 2 described above will be described.
- the filter characteristics of the optical multilayer structure 1 as described above can be explained by optical admittance.
- N the complex refractive index
- n the refractive index
- k the extinction coefficient
- i the imaginary unit
- a transparent second layer with an index of refraction of n 2 draws a trajectory that passes through the (1,0) point (admittance of air) on the diagram. It looks like the figure. That is, it passes through 1 and n 2 2 on the real axis R e (Y), and the center is an arc of (n 2 2 + 1) no 2.
- the first layer 11 is formed thick enough on the substrate 10 so that the optical information of the substrate 10 cannot be seen, the first layer 11 is optically equivalent to the substrate 10 Take the role of.
- the relationship between the optical constants of the material of the substrate 10 or the first layer 11 and the material of the second layer 13 to satisfy such a condition is as shown in the above-mentioned equation (2).
- the composite admittance may be reduced to 1.Therefore, it may not be necessary to completely satisfy Equation 2, so that Equation 2 is almost completely satisfied. Any condition that satisfies is sufficient.
- the optical multilayer structure 1 when the interval of the gap 12 between the first layer 11 and the second layer 13 is “0”, the optical multilayer structure 1 functions as an antireflection film. On the other hand, when it is optically approximately ⁇ / 4, it becomes a reflection film. That is, if the interval is “0” and “ ⁇ By making the value variable between “Z4” and “Z4”, it is possible to realize an optical switching element capable of changing the reflectance between “0” and “70%” or more as described later.
- the optical multilayer structure 2 without the first layer as shown in FIG. 6 can be obtained.
- the combination of materials for such an optical multilayer structure may satisfy the above-mentioned restrictions, and the degree of freedom in selection is wide.
- Table 1 shows an example. Note that tantalum nitride and ITO are measured values actually formed by the present inventors, and Si 3 N 4 is a general value.
- the T a N x layer was made as thick as 400 nm.
- the optical properties of T aN x of the first layer 11 almost satisfy Equation 2 at that wavelength.
- the thickness of the second layer 13 should be 60 nm in total because the refractive indices of Si 3 N 4 and ITO are almost equal to 2.0.
- the upper layer ITO was 2 O nm, and the lower layer Si 3 N 4 was 40 nm.
- Fig. 7 shows the results of a simulation of the relationship between the wavelength of the incident light (design wavelength 550 nm) and the reflectance in such a configuration.
- A is the gap
- the optical film thickness of the (air layer) is “0” (low reflection side), and B represents the characteristics when the optical film thickness is “ ⁇ / 4” (138 nm) (high reflection side).
- FIG. 8 shows a combined optical admittance diagram at the time of low reflection, and it can be seen that the combined optical admittance ends near 1.0.
- nitride is preferable as described above.
- tantalum nitride is as shown in Table 1.
- the value of n and k can be adjusted to some extent depending on the film formation conditions. For example, titanium nitride (T i N x ), hafnium nitride
- H f N x zirconium nitride
- Z r N x zirconium nitride
- the reflectance at the time of low reflection can be almost 0, and the reflectance at the time of high reflection can be 70% or more.
- High-contrast modulation can be performed.
- the structure is simple, it can be manufactured more easily than a diffraction grating structure such as GLV or a complicated three-dimensional structure such as DMD.
- GLV requires six grid-like repons per pixel, but in this embodiment, only one is needed, so that the configuration is simple and can be made small.
- the moving range of the movable part is at most “ ⁇ 2”, a high-speed response of 10 ns level is possible. Therefore, when used as a light valve for a display, it can be realized with a simple configuration of a one-dimensional array as described later.
- the optical multilayer structure 1 of the present embodiment is essentially different from a narrow-band transmission filter having a structure in which a gap is sandwiched between a metal thin film and a reflective layer, that is, a Fabry-Perot type,
- the bandwidth of the low reflection band can be widened. Therefore, it is possible to make the margin of film thickness control at the time of manufacture relatively wide, and the degree of freedom in design increases.
- the refractive index of the substrate 10 and the refractive index of the first layer 11 may be any values within a certain range, so that the degree of freedom in material selection is widened. 'If the substrate 10 is made of an opaque material, incident light is absorbed by the substrate 10 during low reflection, so that there is no fear of generating stray light or the like.
- a first layer having light absorption on the substrate, a first layer having light absorption, a gap having a size capable of causing a light interference phenomenon, and having a variable size.
- an optical multilayer structure having a structure in which a second layer is disposed Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-219595.
- This optical multilayer structure has a simple structure, has a high degree of freedom in selecting a constituent material, and can respond at high speed even in a visible light region, and can be suitably used for an image display device or the like.
- the thickness of the first layer (conductive layer) is limited, and the thickness is as thin as about 10 nm. Become.
- the conductive layer has such a thickness, the electric resistance sometimes increases.
- the thickness of the first layer (conductive layer) is made sufficiently large so that the optical information of the substrate cannot be seen, so that the electric resistance becomes small and the wiring becomes Reliability is improved.
- optical multilayer structure 1 of the present embodiment it is possible to realize an optical switching element and an image display device that are high-speed, small, and have improved reliability. Details of these will be described later.
- the optical multilayer structure 1 has a single gap portion.
- a plurality of layers for example, two layers as shown in FIG. 9 may be provided. This involves forming a first layer 11, a first gap 12, a second layer 13, a second gap 30, and a third transparent layer 31 on a substrate 10 in this order.
- the second layer 13 and the third transparent layer 31 are respectively supported by supports 15, 32 made of, for example, silicon nitride.
- the intermediate second layer 13 is displaced up and down, and as the gap between one of the first gap 12 and the second gap 30 becomes smaller, the other gap 13 becomes smaller.
- the reflection characteristic changes as it spreads.
- FIG. 10 shows an example in which the optical multilayer structure is driven by static electricity.
- electrodes 16a and 16a made of, for example, aluminum are provided on both sides of the first layer 11 on the transparent substrate 10, and the second layer 13 is made of, for example, It was supported by a support 15 made of silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ), and electrodes 16 b and 16 b were formed at positions of the support 15 facing the electrodes 16 a and 16 a. Things.
- the optical thickness of the gap 12 is changed by, for example, “electrostatic attraction” generated by a potential difference caused by applying a voltage to the electrodes 16 a and 16 a and the electrodes 16 b and 16.
- the optical multilayer structure 1 shown in FIG. 11 includes a transparent conductive film 1 made of, for example, ITO (Indium-T in Oxide) on a first layer 11 on a transparent substrate 10. 7a, and a second layer 13 made of, for example, Si ⁇ 2 is formed in a bridge structure, and a transparent conductive film 17 also made of ITO is provided on the outer surface of the second layer 13 It is.
- ITO Indium-T in Oxide
- the optical film thickness of the gap portion 12 can be switched by an electrostatic attraction generated by an electric potential difference caused by applying a voltage between the transparent conductive films 17a and 17b.
- tantalum (T a) is used as the first conductive layer 11 It has a membrane.
- the optical multilayer structure can be driven by various methods such as a method using a toggle mechanism and a micromachine such as a piezoelectric element, a method using a magnetic force, and a method using a shape memory alloy.
- FIG. 13A and FIG. 13B show a state of driving using a magnetic force.
- a magnetic layer 40 made of a magnetic material such as cobalt (Co) having an opening is provided on the second layer 13 and an electromagnetic coil 41 is provided below the substrate 10.
- Co cobalt
- FIG. 14 shows a configuration of an optical switching device 100 using the optical multilayer structure 1 described above.
- the optical switching device 100 is a device in which a plurality of (four in the figure) optical switching elements 100 0 to 100D are arranged in a one-dimensional array on a substrate 101 made of, for example, glass. . Note that the arrangement is not limited to one-dimensional, but may be a two-dimensional arrangement.
- this optical switching device 100 one direction of the surface of the substrate 101 For example, a TaNx film 102 is formed along the (element arrangement direction). This TaNx film 102 corresponds to the first layer 11 of the above embodiment.
- a plurality of Si 3 N 4 films 105 are arranged on the substrate 101 in a direction orthogonal to the TaN x film 102. Outside the Si 3 N 4 film 105, an ITO film 106 as a transparent conductive film is formed.
- the IT film 106 and the Si 3 N 4 film 105 correspond to the second layer 13 of the above embodiment, and have a crosslinked structure at a position straddling the TaN x film 102. I have.
- a gap 104 whose size changes according to the switching operation (on / off).
- the optical switching elements 100A to 100D change the optical film thickness of the gap portion 104 by, for example, “electrostatic attraction caused by a potential difference due to voltage application to the TaN x film 102 and the ITO film 106”. Switch between ⁇ 4 ”and“ 0 ”.
- the optical switching elements 100 OA and 100 C are in a state where the gap 104 is “0” (ie, a low reflection state), the optical switching elements 100 B and 100 D are in the gap 104. Indicates the state of “ ⁇ 4” (that is, high reflection state).
- the “driving means” of the present invention is composed of the film 102 and the film 106 and a voltage applying device (not shown).
- the transparent conductive film 106 on the second layer side is grounded and the potential is set to 0 V, the electrostatic attraction between the TaN x film 102 and the IT ⁇ film 106 disappears, and FIG.
- the first layer and the second layer are separated from each other as in the optical switching elements 100 1 and 100D, and the gap 12 becomes “ ⁇ / 4”. In this state, the incident light ⁇ , is reflected, The reflected light P 3.
- the incident light is switched to the binary value by the electrostatic force to change the gap to two values, so that there is no reflected light.
- the reflected light P 3 can be extracted by switching the binary state occurs.
- the incident light P can also be replaced Ri continuously switching the state of the reflected light P 3 is generated from the absence reflection is there.
- the response speed is about 10 ns because the distance at which the movable part must move is at most about “ ⁇ 2 (or ⁇ 4)” of the incident light. Fast enough. Therefore, a light valve for display can be realized with a one-dimensional array structure.
- a plurality of optical switching elements are assigned to one pixel, they can be driven independently of each other. Therefore, when performing gradation display of image display as an image display device, In addition to the method based on the above, gradation display by area is also possible.
- FIG. 15 shows a configuration of a projection display as an example of an image display device using the optical switching device 100.
- the reflected light # 3 from the optical switching elements 100 # to 100D is used for image display will be described.
- This projection display consists of a light source 200a, 200b, 200c composed of red (R), green (G), and blue ( ⁇ ) lasers, and an optical switching element array provided for each light source.
- the primary colors may be red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, or yellow.
- Each of the switching element arrays 201a, 201b, and 201c is a one-dimensional array of a plurality of the above-described switching elements in a direction perpendicular to the paper, the number of which is equal to the required number of pixels, for example, 100,000.
- light emitted from the light sources 200a, 200b, and 200c of the RGB colors enters the optical switching element arrays 201a, 200lb, and 210c, respectively. Is done. It is preferable that the incident angle be as close to 0 as possible so as not to be affected by polarized light, and that the light is incident perpendicularly.
- Reflected light P 3 from the optical Suitsu quenching element is focused on the projection lens 2 0 3 by dichroic mirror 2 0 2 a, 2 0 2 b, 2 0 2 c.
- the light condensed by the projection lens 203 is scanned by a galvanometer mirror 204 and projected on a projection screen 205 as a two-dimensional image.
- a plurality of optical switching elements are arranged one-dimensionally, each of them is irradiated with RGB light, and the light after switching is scanned by a one-axis scanner, thereby forming a two-dimensional image.
- the reflectance at low reflection can be 0.1% or less and the reflectance at high reflection can be 70% or more, so that a high contrast of about 1,000 to 1 can be obtained. Display, and characteristics can be obtained at the position where light enters the device perpendicularly, so that it is not necessary to consider polarization etc. when assembling the optical system, and the configuration is simple. is there.
- the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and modifications, and can be variously modified.
- a display configured to scan a one-dimensional array of light valves using a laser as a light source has been described.
- the display is arranged two-dimensionally. The arrangement may be such that an image is displayed on the projection screen 208 by irradiating the arranged light switching devices 206 with light from the white light source 207.
- a (flexible) substrate 20 having a thickness of, for example, 2 mm or less is provided.
- the display may be a paper-like display using 9 so that the image can be viewed directly.
- an optical multi-layer structure of the present invention is used for a display.
- an optical multi-layer structure may be used for an optical printer to draw an image on a photosensitive drum. Apply to various devices such as pudding It is also possible.
- the first layer and the second layer are in contact with the substrate in this order without the gap portion, it can be used as an antireflection film.
- the thickness of the first layer can be increased, the electric resistance of the first layer is reduced, and the reliability of the wiring is improved.
- the substrate and the first layer since there is a degree of freedom in selecting the substrate and the first layer, as a method of manufacturing the optical multilayer structure, for example, a method in which Si is used for a sacrificial layer and dry etching is performed using XeF 2 may be applied. Thus, an element having a high aperture can be easily manufactured.
- the optical switching elements of the present invention are arranged one-dimensionally, and an image is displayed using the optical switching device having the one-dimensional array structure.
- the characteristics can be obtained at a position where light is perpendicularly incident on the element, so that it is not necessary to consider polarization or the like when assembling the optical system, and the configuration is simplified.
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