Optical device

1. An optical device configured for measuring a distance, comprising:

a prism having a first light-incident surface and a plurality of first light-transmitting surfaces, the first light-incident surface being disposed opposite to the first light-transmitting surfaces, the first light-transmitting surfaces being mutually inclined and intersecting at a vertex;

a beam splitter having a light-passing surface, and a second light-incident surface and a second light-transmitting surface mutually connected, the second light-incident surface at least partially facing to the first light-transmitting surfaces, the light-passing surface being disposed opposite to the second light-incident surface, the beam splitter further comprising a partially mirror surface therein, the partially mirror surface at least partially facing to the light-passing surface and the second light-incident surface, the light-passing surface being configured to face to a grating;

a detector corresponding to the second light-transmitting surface; and

a light source configured to emit a light beam to enter into the prism through the first light-incident surface, an optical axis of the light beam passing through the vertex and the beam splitter, the first light-transmitting surfaces being configured to retract the light beam away the prism.

2. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the vertex is away from the light source.

3. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first light-transmitting surfaces is substantially a flat surface.

4. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the light source, the vertex and the beam splitter are substantially aligned in a straight line.

5. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the first light-incident surface comprises:

a plurality of subsidiary light-incident surfaces mutually connected and intersecting at a recessed angle less than 180 degree outside the prism.

6. The optical device of claim 5 , wherein the subsidiary light-incident surfaces form together a recessed shape and the first light-transmitting surfaces form together a protruding shape, such that the prism is in a V shape.

7. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the first light-incident surface comprises:

a plurality of subsidiary light-incident surfaces mutually connected and intersecting at a protruding angle more than 180 degree outside the prism.

8. The optical device of claim 7 , wherein the subsidiary light-incident surfaces form together a protruding shape and the first light-transmitting surfaces are of a same plane, such that the prism is in a Δ shape.

9. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the second light-transmitting surface and the light-passing surface are mutually connected.

10. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the prism comprises a transparent material against the light beam.

11. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the light source is configured to emit a coherent light.

12. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the light beam refracted by the first light-transmitting surfaces forms at least two refracted light beams, such that an angle between the refracted light beams after refracted by each of the first light-transmitting surfaces is equal to an integer multiple of a ratio of a wavelength of the light beam to a pitch of the grating.

13. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the prism locates between the light source and the beam splitter.

14. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein an angle between a normal of the first light-incident surface and a normal of each of the first light-transmitting surfaces is in a range between 0 degree and 90 degree.