This invention realizes a detection system which serves as a displacement measurement
apparatus for optically detecting a relative position, improves the use efficiency
of a light amount, and is resistant to mechanical variations. More specifically,
in an optical sensor having a light source, a reflector for reflecting a divergent
light beam from the light source, and a light-receiving portion for receiving a
reflected light beam from the reflector. The reflector has an optical characteristic
that a divergent light beam from the light source is wavefront-split into a plurality
of beams and the respective split light beams are overlaid at a predetermined position.