A phase shift element has a tiered phase difference pattern portion, in which an inner circular side tiered phase difference pattern portion is continuously connected with an outer circular side tiered phase difference pattern portion based on a phase function curve obtained by a single phase-function with a wavelength having the same value as a reference wavelength .lamda.1 of a first laser light being determined as a designed wavelength .lamda., formed in annular shapes on one surface thereof. A tier pitch of tiers of the inner circular side tiered phase difference pattern portion is set to a height corresponding to a phase difference of substantially 1.lamda. and, on the other hand, a tier pitch of tiers of the outer circular side tiered phase difference pattern portion is set to a height corresponding to a phase difference of substantially m.lamda. (where m is a natural number which does not include 0) or a height corresponding to the phase difference of substantially m.lamda. by changing a value of m for each step.