Methods of adjustment free manufacture of focus free camera modules
    31.
    发明授权
    Methods of adjustment free manufacture of focus free camera modules 有权
    调整方法免费制造无焦距相机模块

    公开(公告)号:US09065991B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-23

    申请号:US13286600

    申请日:2011-11-01

    摘要: Methods are provided for wafer scale manufacturing camera modules without adjustment components to compensate for assembly errors and optical errors incurred within manufacturing tolerances. Camera modules are assembled in wafer arrays from arrays of image sensors, arrays of lens structures and arrays of optical trim elements. At least one of the arrays is a wafer. Lens structures are configured to provide less optical power than necessary to focus an image at infinity on image sensors without trim elements. A test performed during the wafer scale assembly of camera modules, after at least the sensor array and the lens structure array assembled, determines optical errors by identifying optical distortions and aberrations quantified in terms of optical power, astigmatism, coma, optical axis shift and optical axis reorientation deficiencies. Corresponding trim elements are configured to counteract distortions and aberrations prior to singulating useful camera modules from the array.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于晶片尺寸制造相机模块的方法,其没有调节部件以补偿在制造公差内产生的组装误差和光学误差。 相机模块从图像传感器阵列,透镜结构阵列和光学装饰元件阵列组装在晶片阵列中。 至少一个阵列是晶片。 透镜结构被配置为提供比无图像在无穷远对图像传感器进行聚焦而不需要修整元件所需的光功率。 在至少传感器阵列和透镜结构阵列组装之后,相机模块的晶片刻度装配期间执行的测试通过识别光学功率,散光,彗差,光轴偏移和光学等方面量化的光学失真和像差来确定光学误差 轴重新定位不足。 相应的修剪元件被配置为在从阵列中分离有用的相机模块之前抵消失真和像差。

    Image stabilization and shifting in a liquid crystal lens
    32.
    发明授权
    Image stabilization and shifting in a liquid crystal lens 有权
    液晶镜头中的图像稳定和移位

    公开(公告)号:US09036102B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-19

    申请号:US13517189

    申请日:2010-12-23

    摘要: Variable liquid crystal devices for controlling the propagation of light through a liquid crystal layer use a frequency dependent material to dynamically reconfigure effective electrode structures in the device. The frequency of a drive signal that generates an electric field in the device can be varied, and the frequency dependent material has different charge mobilities for the different frequencies. At a low charge mobility, the frequency dependent material has little effect on the existing electrode structures. However, at a high charge mobility, the frequency dependent material appears as an extension of the fixed electrodes, and can be used to change the effective electrode structure and, thereby, the spatial profile of the electric field. This, in turn, changes the optical properties of the liquid crystal, thus allowing the optical device to be frequency controllable.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制光通过液晶层的传播的可变液晶装置使用频率相关材料来动态地重新配置装置中的有效电极结构。 可以改变在器件中产生电场的驱动信号的频率,并且频率相关材料对于不同的频率具有不同的电荷迁移率。 在低电荷迁移率下,频率相关材料对现有的电极结构几乎没有影响。 然而,在高电荷迁移率下,频率相关材料表现为固定电极的延伸,并且可用于改变有效电极结构,从而改变电场的空间分布。 这又改变了液晶的光学特性,从而允许光学器件是频率可控的。

    FAST TUNABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION
    35.
    发明申请
    FAST TUNABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION 审中-公开
    快速液体晶体光学装置及其操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130314632A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-28

    申请号:US13991935

    申请日:2011-12-09

    IPC分类号: G02F1/13 G02B7/28

    摘要: A tunable liquid crystal lens employing a dual frequency liquid crystal material exhibiting a dielectric anisotropy about a crossover frequency at room temperature is provided. A tunable liquid crystal lens drive signal having low and high frequency components about the crossover frequency, applies a spatially modulated electric field to the dual frequency liquid crystal layer, wherein the differential root means square amplitude determines the optical power. Changing the differential root means square amplitude provides optical power changes under prevailing excitation conditions providing improvements in optical power change speed. Employing drive signal pulses can impart further optical power change speed improvements. A variety of tunable liquid crystal lens structures employing the proposed solution are described.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种采用双频液晶材料的可调谐液晶透镜,该双频液晶材料在室温下具有关于交越频率的介电各向异性。 具有关于交越频率的低频和高频分量的可调谐液晶透镜驱动信号对双频液晶层施加空间调制的电场,其中微分根是指方波确定光功率。 微分根的改变意味着平方幅度在提供光功率变化速度的主要激励条件下提供光功率变化。 采用驱动信号脉冲可以进一步提高光功率变化速度。 描述了使用所提出的解决方案的各种可调谐液晶透镜结构。

    Method and apparatus for spatially modulated electric field generation and electro-optical tuning using liquid crystals
    36.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for spatially modulated electric field generation and electro-optical tuning using liquid crystals 有权
    用于空间调制电场产生和使用液晶的电光调谐的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08553197B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-08

    申请号:US12962635

    申请日:2010-12-07

    IPC分类号: G02F1/13

    摘要: A variable optical device for controlling the propagation of light has a liquid crystal layer (1), electrodes (4) arranged to generate an electric field acting on the liquid crystal layer, and an electric field modulation layer (3,71) arranged between the electrodes and adjacent the liquid crystal layer for spatially modulating said electric field in a manner to control the propagation of light passing through said optical device. The electric field modulation layer has either an optical index of refraction that is essentially spatially uniform, or a polar liquid or gel, or a very high low frequency dielectric constant material having a dielectric constant greater than 20, and preferably greater than 1000. The modulation layer can have a solid body having a first low frequency dielectric constant with a shape selected to impart a desired modulation of the electric field, and a second low frequency dielectric constant material surrounding or adjacent to the solid body such that the solid body and the second material form a layer geometry.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制光的传播的可变光学装置具有液晶层(1),布置成产生作用在液晶层上的电场的电极(4)和布置在液晶层之间的电场调制层(3,71) 电极,并且与液晶层相邻,用于以控制通过所述光学装置的光的传播的方式对所述电场进行空间调制。 电场调制层具有基本上空间均匀的光学折射率或极性液体或凝胶,或者介电常数大于20,优选大于1000的非常高的低频介电常数材料。调制 层可以具有固体,其具有第一低频介电常数,其具有被选择用于赋予电场的所需调制的形状,以及围绕或邻近固体的第二低频介电常数材料,使得固体和第二 材料形成层几何。

    Electro-optical devices using dynamic reconfiguration of effective electrode structures
    37.
    发明授权
    Electro-optical devices using dynamic reconfiguration of effective electrode structures 有权
    使用有效电极结构的动态重新配置的电光装置

    公开(公告)号:US08319908B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-27

    申请号:US13234456

    申请日:2011-09-16

    IPC分类号: G02F1/1335

    摘要: Variable liquid crystal devices for controlling the propagation of light through a liquid crystal layer use a frequency dependent material to dynamically reconfigure effective electrode structures in the device. The frequency of a drive signal that generates an electric field in the device may be varied, and the frequency dependent material has different charge mobilities for the different frequencies. At a low charge mobility, the frequency dependent material has little effect on the existing electrode structures. However, at a high charge mobility, the frequency dependent material appears as an extension of the fixed electrodes, and may be used to change the effective electrode structure and, thereby, the spatial profile of the electric field. This, in turn, changes the optical properties of the liquid crystal, thus allowing the optical device to be frequency controllable.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制光通过液晶层的传播的可变液晶装置使用频率相关材料来动态地重新配置装置中的有效电极结构。 可以改变在器件中产生电场的驱动信号的频率,并且频率依赖材料对于不同的频率具有不同的电荷迁移率。 在低电荷迁移率下,频率相关材料对现有的电极结构几乎没有影响。 然而,在高电荷迁移率下,频率依赖材料表现为固定电极的延伸,并且可用于改变有效电极结构,从而改变电场的空间分布。 这又改变了液晶的光学特性,从而允许光学器件是频率可控的。

    Tunable liquid lens with reduced aberration
    38.
    发明授权
    Tunable liquid lens with reduced aberration 有权
    具有减小像差的可调液晶

    公开(公告)号:US08072574B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-06

    申请号:US12393021

    申请日:2009-02-25

    IPC分类号: G02F1/13 H04N5/232 G02B13/18

    摘要: A tunable optical imaging system uses a fixed lens and a tunable liquid crystal lens that is operated only outside of an operational range of high aberration. A voltage range applied to change the optical power of the liquid crystal lens is limited to a continuous tunable range of low aberration. The relative positioning between the lens and a corresponding photodetector, and the relative lens powers of a fixed lens and the tunable lens, may be selected to compensate for any optical power offsets resulting from the limitation of the voltage range of the tunable lens. The lens may be operated in either positive tunability or negative tunability mode.

    摘要翻译: 可调谐光学成像系统使用仅在高像差的操作范围之外操作的固定透镜和可调谐液晶透镜。 施加以改变液晶透镜的光焦度的电压范围被限制在低像差的连续可调范围。 可以选择透镜和相应的光电检测器之间的相对定位以及固定透镜和可调透镜的相对透镜功率,以补偿由可调透镜的电压范围的限制导致的任何光功率偏移。 透镜可以以正的可调谐性或负的可调谐性模式进行操作。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPATIALLY MODULATED ELECTRIC FIELD GENERATION AND ELECTRO-OPTICAL TUNING USING LIQUID CRYSTALS
    39.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPATIALLY MODULATED ELECTRIC FIELD GENERATION AND ELECTRO-OPTICAL TUNING USING LIQUID CRYSTALS 有权
    用于空间调制电场生成和电光调制的方法和装置使用液晶

    公开(公告)号:US20110109823A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-12

    申请号:US12962635

    申请日:2010-12-07

    IPC分类号: G02F1/133

    摘要: A variable optical device for controlling the propagation of light has a liquid crystal layer (1), electrodes (4) arranged to generate an electric field acting on the liquid crystal layer, and an electric field modulation layer (3,71) arranged between the electrodes and adjacent the liquid crystal layer for spatially modulating said electric field in a manner to control the propagation of light passing through said optical device. The electric field modulation layer has either an optical index of refraction that is essentially spatially uniform, or a polar liquid or gel, or a very high low frequency dielectric constant material having a dielectric constant greater than 20, and preferably greater than 1000. The modulation layer can have a solid body having a first low frequency dielectric constant with a shape selected to impart a desired modulation of the electric field, and a second low frequency dielectric constant material surrounding or adjacent to the solid body such that the solid body and the second material form a layer geometry.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制光的传播的可变光学装置具有液晶层(1),布置成产生作用在液晶层上的电场的电极(4)和布置在液晶层之间的电场调制层(3,71) 电极,并且与液晶层相邻,用于以控制通过所述光学装置的光的传播的方式对所述电场进行空间调制。 电场调制层具有基本上空间均匀的光学折射率或极性液体或凝胶,或者介电常数大于20,优选大于1000的非常高的低频介电常数材料。调制 层可以具有固体,其具有第一低频介电常数,其具有被选择用于赋予电场的所需调制的形状,以及围绕或邻近固体的第二低频介电常数材料,使得固体和第二 材料形成层几何。