公开(公告)号：US09851589B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US15233036

申请日：2016-08-10

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. ,  CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Seunghoon Han ,  Georgia Theano Papadakis ,  Harry Atwater

IPC: G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/00 ,  G02B1/00 ,  G11C13/04 ,  H01L29/786

CPC classification number: G02F1/0121 ,  G02B1/002 ,  G02F1/0018 ,  G02F1/0105 ,  G02F1/0136 ,  G02F2202/30 ,  G02F2203/10 ,  G11C13/047 ,  G11C13/048 ,  H01L29/786

Abstract: A meta-structure and a tunable optical device including the same are provided. The meta-structure includes a plurality of metal layers spaced apart from one another, an active layer spaced apart from the plurality of metal layers and having a carrier concentration that is tuned according to an electric signal applied to the active layer and the plurality of metal layers, and a plurality of dielectric layers spaced apart from one another and each having one surface contacting a metal layer among the plurality of metal layers and another surface contacting the active layer.

公开(公告)号：US09677936B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US14707537

申请日：2015-05-08

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seunghoon Han ,  Hongkyu Park ,  Moonsook Lee ,  Seongho Cho

IPC: G01J3/00 ,  G01J3/28 ,  G01J3/44 ,  B82Y15/00 ,  G01N21/552 ,  G01N21/64 ,  G01N21/65 ,  G01J3/36 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  G01N21/25

CPC classification number: G01J3/28 ,  B82Y15/00 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  G01J3/36 ,  G01J3/44 ,  G01J3/4412 ,  G01N21/554 ,  G01N21/648 ,  G01N21/658 ,  G01N2021/258 ,  Y10S977/953

Abstract: Provided is a spectro-sensor which includes a nano antenna array. The nano antenna array includes a plurality of nano antennas which have different resonance wavelength bands and an optical detector array which includes a plurality of optical detectors that respectively detect light from the plurality of nano antennas.

公开(公告)号：US12174339B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US17879546

申请日：2022-08-02

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seunghoon Han ,  Hyunsung Park ,  Hyeonsoo Park ,  Kideok Bae

IPC: G02B1/00

Abstract: A meta-lens, an imaging optics, and an electronic device including the imaging optics are provided. The meta-lens includes at least one meta-layer having a plurality of nanostructures with a less shape dimension than an operating wavelength, modulates a phase and intensity of incident light, and forms a plurality of spots of different brightness on an imaging plane in an asymmetric distribution. The plurality of spots formed on the imaging plane include a main spot and at least one sub-spot that is separated from a center of the main spot and has lower illuminance than the main spot.

公开(公告)号：US20240377617A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18781644

申请日：2024-07-23

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seaum KIM ,  Hyunsung Park ,  Seunghoon Han ,  Hyeonsoo Park

IPC: G02B13/00 ,  G02B1/00 ,  G02B27/00

Abstract: An optical hybrid lens includes a refractive lens having a curved lens surface, a metalens including at least one metasurface formed on the curved lens surface to follow the curved lens surface of the refractive lens and including a plurality of nanostructures having a shape dimension of a sub-wavelength of incident light, and an adhesive layer between the curved lens surface of the refractive lens and the metalens. The metalens includes at least one metasurface including a plurality of nanostructures having a shape dimension of a sub-wavelength of incident light.

公开(公告)号：US12078780B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17371387

申请日：2021-07-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seaum Kim ,  Hyunsung Park ,  Seunghoon Han ,  Hyeonsoo Park

IPC: G02B13/00 ,  G02B1/00 ,  G02B27/00

CPC classification number: G02B13/003 ,  G02B1/002 ,  G02B27/0025

Abstract: An optical hybrid lens includes a refractive lens having a curved lens surface, a metalens including at least one metasurface formed on the curved lens surface to follow the curved lens surface of the refractive lens and including a plurality of nanostructures having a shape dimension of a sub-wavelength of incident light, and an adhesive layer between the curved lens surface of the refractive lens and the metalens. The metalens includes at least one metasurface including a plurality of nanostructures having a shape dimension of a sub-wavelength of incident light.

公开(公告)号：US11812149B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17509765

申请日：2021-10-25

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yang Ho Cho ,  Kyuhwan Choi ,  Seunghoon Han

IPC: H04N5/335 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/80

CPC classification number: H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/80

Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of lens elements, each lens element of the plurality of lens elements including a plurality of scatterers arranged to concentrate light incident on the image sensor; and a sensing element configured to sense light passing through the plurality of lens elements, wherein one lens element of the plurality of lens elements has a first focal length that is different from a second focal length of another lens element of the plurality of lens elements and is separated from the sensing element by the first focal length.

公开(公告)号：US20230341675A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18343167

申请日：2023-06-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD

Inventor： Sangeun MUN ,  Hyeonsoo Park ,  Hyunsung Park ,  Seunghoon Han

IPC: G02B26/06 ,  G02B1/00

CPC classification number: G02B26/06 ,  G02B1/002 ,  G02B2207/101

Abstract: A meta-optical device includes a plurality of phase modulation areas configured to modulate a phase of an incident light, each of the plurality of phase modulation areas including a plurality of nanostructures having a shape and an arrangement that are determined according to a respective rule set for each of the plurality of phase modulation areas; and a compensation area located between a kth phase modulation area and a (k+1)th phase modulation area adjacent to each other, from among the plurality of phase modulation areas, and including a compensation structure for buffering an effective refractive index change occurring in a boundary area between the kth phase modulation area and the (k+1)th phase modulation area according to respective rules of the kth phase modulation area and the (k+1)th phase modulation area, wherein N is a number of the plurality of phase modulation areas, k and N are natural numbers, and k is equal to or greater than 1 and less than N.

公开(公告)号：US11695252B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US17185582

申请日：2021-02-25

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Byunghoon Na ,  Jangwoo You ,  Namseop Kwon ,  Minkyung Lee ,  Seunghoon Han

IPC: H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/183 ,  H01S5/42

CPC classification number: H01S5/18388 ,  H01S5/005 ,  H01S5/18394 ,  H01S5/423

Abstract: Provided are a structured light projector that generates and projects structured light, and an electronic apparatus including the structured light projector. The structured light projector includes an illuminator configured to emit light, a pattern mask configured to form structured light by partially transmitting and partially blocking incident light from the illuminator based on a pattern of the pattern mask, and a lens configured to project the structured light. The illuminator includes a plurality of illumination areas respectively facing a plurality of areas of the pattern mask, wherein intensities of lights respectively emitted by the plurality of illumination areas are different from one other.

公开(公告)号：US11592733B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US17352998

申请日：2021-06-21

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyeonsoo Park ,  Seunghoon Han ,  Minkyung Lee

IPC: G03B21/20 ,  H04N9/31

Abstract: Provided is a structured light projector including a light source configured to emit light, and a nanostructure array configured to form a dot pattern based on the light emitted by the light source, the nanostructure array including a plurality of super cells each respectively including a plurality of nanostructures, wherein each of the plurality of super cells includes a first sub cell that includes a plurality of first nanostructures having a first shape distribution and a second sub cell that includes a plurality of second nanostructures having a second shape distribution.

公开(公告)号：US11567240B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US16574943

申请日：2019-09-18

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. ,  UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

Inventor： Seunghoon Han ,  Mahdad Mansouree ,  Amir Arbabi ,  Suyeon Lee

IPC: G02B3/00 ,  G02B1/00 ,  G02B1/14

Abstract: A meta-lens includes a first layer that is arranged on a substrate and that includes a plurality of first nanostructures and a second layer including a plurality of second nanostructures separately arranged from the first nanostructures. The meta-lens may focus light of a plurality of wavelengths or light of a wide wavelength bandwidth due to the arrangement of the nanostructures in a multilayer structure.