公开(公告)号：US4850681A

公开(公告)日：1989-07-25

申请号：US33773

申请日：1987-04-03

申请人： Masao Yamanobe ,  Yasuyuki Watanabe ,  Hajime Sakata ,  Yukitoshi Ohkubo ,  Tomoyuki Umezawa ,  Chiori Mochizuki ,  Kazuya Ishiwata ,  Takayuki Ishii ,  Akihiko Nagano ,  Etsuro Kishi ,  Ryoji Fujiwara

发明人： Masao Yamanobe ,  Yasuyuki Watanabe ,  Hajime Sakata ,  Yukitoshi Ohkubo ,  Tomoyuki Umezawa ,  Chiori Mochizuki ,  Kazuya Ishiwata ,  Takayuki Ishii ,  Akihiko Nagano ,  Etsuro Kishi ,  Ryoji Fujiwara

IPC分类号： G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/29

CPC分类号： G02F1/133371 ,  G02F1/292 ,  G02F2201/305 ,  G02F2203/22

摘要： An optical modulation device for effecting optical modulation by controlling the diffraction phenomenon of light, which not only consumes a small amouhnt of the driving energy employed, such as a electric power, but which is also capable of improvements in reliability.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过控制光的衍射现象来实现光调制的光调制装置，其不仅消耗了诸如电力之类的驱动能量的小型，而且还能够提高可靠性。

公开(公告)号：US09456118B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-27

申请号：US13564850

申请日：2012-08-02

申请人： Akihiko Nagano ,  Hidenobu Akiyoshi

发明人： Akihiko Nagano ,  Hidenobu Akiyoshi

IPC分类号： H04N5/228 ,  H04N5/232

CPC分类号： H04N5/23212

摘要： An image capturing apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises an imaging lens, an image sensor, and a plurality of microlenses. The apparatus also comprises an image processing unit configured to generate a reconstruction image at a predetermined refocus plane by performing refocus processing on the image data that was output from the image sensor, and determine whether or not a subject appears in the reconstruction image. The recording unit of the apparatus records the image data that was output from the image sensor and record information regarding the subject that was determined to appear by the image processing unit as auxiliary information in association with the image data.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种图像捕获装置。 该装置包括成像透镜，图像传感器和多个微透镜。 该装置还包括：图像处理单元，被配置为通过对从图像传感器输出的图像数据进行再聚焦处理，并且确定对象是否出现在重建图像中，在预定的再聚焦平面处生成重建图像。 该装置的记录单元记录从图像传感器输出的图像数据，并将关于被图像处理单元确定出的被摄体的信息记录为与图像数据相关联的辅助信息。

公开(公告)号：US08970773B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-03

申请号：US13809262

申请日：2011-07-14

申请人： Akihiko Nagano

发明人： Akihiko Nagano

IPC分类号： G03B13/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/238 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/3745

CPC分类号： H04N5/238 ,  H01L27/14607 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/1463 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/37457

摘要： An image capture apparatus comprises an image sensor which photo-electrically converts an object image formed by an imaging lens, the image sensor including a first pixel group having a first light-receiving area, and a second pixel group which is discretely arranged in the first pixel group and configured by dividing a light-receiving area substantially equal in area to the first light-receiving area into a second light-receiving area and a third light-receiving area different in area from the second light-receiving area, and control means for integrally controlling the second light-receiving area of the second pixel group and the first light-receiving area of the first pixel group.

摘要翻译： 图像捕获装置包括：图像传感器，其对由成像透镜形成的物体图像进行光电转换，所述图像传感器包括具有第一受光区域的第一像素组和第二像素组，所述第二像素组离散地布置在第一 像素组，通过将与第一受光面积大致相等的受光面积分割成与第二受光面积不同的第二受光区域和第三受光区域，以及控制单元 用于一体地控制第二像素组的第二光接收区域和第一像素组的第一光接收区域。

公开(公告)号：US08711270B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US12921466

申请日：2009-03-06

申请人： Ichiro Onuki ,  Akihiko Nagano ,  Makoto Takamiya

发明人： Ichiro Onuki ,  Akihiko Nagano ,  Makoto Takamiya

IPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N5/23212 ,  G02B7/34 ,  G02B7/346 ,  G03B13/36 ,  H04N5/3696 ,  H04N2101/00

摘要： A focus detection device having imaging pixels and focus-detecting pixels using a phase-difference focus detection method implements high-precision focus detection. In the focus detection device, a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion unit for converting an incident light flux into signal charges, and a microlens having a focus position near the photoelectric conversion unit are arranged. The plurality of pixels include a plurality of imaging pixels for generating a shot image, and a plurality of focus-detecting pixels for generating an image signal for focus detection by the phase-difference focus detection method. An opening for giving a pupil division function to the focus-detecting pixel is formed using electrodes arranged to read out signal charges from the photoelectric conversion unit.

摘要翻译： 具有成像像素和使用相位差焦点检测方法的聚焦检测像素的焦点检测装置实现高精度聚焦检测。 在焦点检测装置中，配置有具有用于将入射光束转换为信号电荷的光电转换单元的多个像素和具有靠近光电转换单元的聚焦位置的微透镜。 多个像素包括用于产生镜头图像的多个成像像素和用于通过相位差焦点检测方法生成用于焦点检测的图像信号的多个焦点检测像素。 使用用于从光电转换单元读出信号电荷的电极形成用于向焦点检测像素提供光瞳分割功能的开口。

公开(公告)号：US08698927B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-15

申请号：US13471894

申请日：2012-05-15

申请人： Akihiko Nagano

发明人： Akihiko Nagano

IPC分类号： H04N3/16 ,  H04N9/04

CPC分类号： H04N5/23212 ,  G03B13/36 ,  H04N5/23209 ,  H04N5/3696

摘要： An image-pickup element includes an image-pickup pixel configured to photoelectrically convert light from an image-pickup lens to generate an image of an object, and a first focus detection pixel and a second focus detection pixel configured to receive light having passed through part of an area of an exit pupil of the image-pickup lens, and an electrode part of the first focus detection pixel and an electrode part of the second focus detection pixel are arranged at ends of a photoelectrical conversion part that are opposite to each other in a pupil diving direction of the first focus detection pixel and the second focus detection pixel.

摘要翻译： 图像拾取元件包括被配置为对来自图像拾取透镜的光进行光电转换以产生对象的图像的图像拾取像素，以及被配置为接收经过部分的光的第一焦点检测像素和第二焦点检测像素 的第一焦点检测像素的电极部分和第二焦点检测像素的电极部分布置在彼此相对的光电转换部分的端部处 第一焦点检测像素和第二焦点检测像素的瞳孔潜水方向。

公开(公告)号：US08614755B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-24

申请号：US13144840

申请日：2010-02-23

申请人： Makoto Takamiya ,  Akihiko Nagano

发明人： Makoto Takamiya ,  Akihiko Nagano

IPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  H04N9/083 ,  H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N3/16 ,  G03B13/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/3696 ,  H04N5/37457 ,  H04N2101/00

摘要： A camera 200 comprises an image pickup element 107 which has imaging pixels performing a photoelectric conversion of an object image formed by a light beam emitted from an image pickup optical system and focus detection pixels performing a photoelectric conversion of two images formed by two divided light beams, a focus detector which obtains first and second pairs of image signals having optical base lengths different from each other from the focus detection pixels, a selector which selects one of the first and second pairs of image signals based on at least one correlation amount of the first and second pairs of image signals, and a calculator which calculates a defocus amount based on the selected pair of image signals.

摘要翻译： 相机200包括图像拾取元件107，其具有执行由从摄像光学系统发射的光束形成的物体图像的光电转换的成像像素和执行由两个分割光束形成的两个图像的光电转换的焦点检测像素 获取具有与焦点检测像素彼此不同的光学基准长度的第一和第二对图像信号的聚焦检测器，选择器，其基于至少一个相关量来选择第一和第二对图像信号中的一个; 第一和第二对图像信号，以及基于所选择的一对图像信号计算散焦量的计算器。

公开(公告)号：US20110169997A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-14

申请号：US13119336

申请日：2009-11-11

申请人： Akihiko Nagano ,  Ichiro Onuki ,  Makoto Takamiya ,  Makoto Oikawa ,  Yoshitaka Hashimoto ,  Fumihiro Kajimura ,  Yasuo Suda

发明人： Akihiko Nagano ,  Ichiro Onuki ,  Makoto Takamiya ,  Makoto Oikawa ,  Yoshitaka Hashimoto ,  Fumihiro Kajimura ,  Yasuo Suda

IPC分类号： H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H01L27/14627 ,  G02B3/0056 ,  G02B5/003 ,  G02B5/005 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02B7/346 ,  H01L27/14623 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/3696 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： An image sensor that output a signal for detecting a focus state of a photographing lens. The image sensor includes a microlens; a light-receiving pixel; a first focus state detection pixel pair for outputting a focus state detection signal, in which aperture areas of the first focus state detection pixel pair are small in comparison to the light-receiving pixel; and a second focus state detection pixel pair for outputting a focus state detection signal, in which aperture areas of the second focus state detection pixel pair are small in comparison to the light-receiving pixel, wherein the second focus state detection pixel pair is arranged at a position that is shifted by a predetermined amount relative to each aperture position, with respect to the microlens of the first focus state detection pixel pair.

摘要翻译： 输出用于检测拍摄镜头的聚焦状态的信号的图像传感器。 图像传感器包括微透镜; 光接收像素; 第一焦点状态检测像素对，用于输出聚焦状态检测信号，其中第一焦点状态检测像素对的开口面积与光接收像素相比较小; 以及第二焦点状态检测像素对，用于输出焦点状态检测信号，其中第二聚焦状态检测像素对的开口面积与光接收像素相比较小，其中第二聚焦状态检测像素对布置在 相对于第一聚焦状态检测像素对的微透镜相对于每个孔径位置偏移预定量的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20060157642A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-20

申请号：US11336712

申请日：2006-01-19

申请人： Akihiko Nagano

发明人： Akihiko Nagano

IPC分类号： H01L27/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14632 ,  H01L27/14636 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H01L27/14685 ,  H01L27/14687

摘要： According to this invention, light incident on a microlens at a large incident angle can be efficiently guided to a photo-electric converting portion in a solid state image sensor. In a solid state image sensor having a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels includes a microlens which condenses light, a photo-electric converting portion which photoelectrically converts light condensed by the microlens, a metal electrode layer which is interposed between the microlens and the photo-electric converting portion and has an opening at a position corresponding to the optical path of light traveling from the microlens toward the photo-electric converting portion, and a transparent film layer which is interposed between the microlens and the photo-electric converting portion and has a convex lens-shaped portion that is convex on the microlens side. At least part of the convex lens-shaped portion in the direction of thickness extends into the opening formed in the metal electrode layer.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明，能够将入射到微透镜上的入射角大的光有效地引导到固态图像传感器中的光电转换部分。 在具有多个像素的固态图像传感器中，多个像素中的每一个包括使光聚光的微透镜，光电转换由微透镜冷凝的光的光电转换部，介于微透镜之间的金属电极层 和光电转换部，并且在与从微透镜向光电转换部行进的光的光路相对应的位置处具有开口，以及介于微透镜和光电转换部之间的透明膜层 并且具有在微透镜侧上凸起的凸透镜状部分。 至少部分凸透镜状部分的厚度方向延伸到形成在金属电极层中的开口中。

公开(公告)号：US07041950B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-09

申请号：US10083996

申请日：2002-02-25

申请人： Akihiko Nagano

发明人： Akihiko Nagano

IPC分类号： G02B27/40

CPC分类号： H01L27/14603 ,  G01J1/4214 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/3696 ,  H04N5/37457

摘要： This invention realizes high-precision exposure regardless of the F-number of an image sensing lens in photography. One pixel includes a first light-receiving region (119c) which includes a region where the principal ray of an image sensing lens is incident, and second light-receiving regions (119a, 119b) which do not include the region where the principal ray of the image sensing lens is incident. The first light-receiving region (119c) is sandwiched between the two second light-receiving regions (119a, 119b).

摘要翻译： 无论摄影中的摄像镜头的F数多少，本发明实现高精度曝光。 一个像素包括：第一光接收区域（119c），其包括摄像透镜入射的主光线的区域;以及第二光接收区域（119a，119b），其不包括 摄影镜头的主光线入射。 第一光接收区域（119c）夹在两个第二光接收区域（119a，119b）之间。

公开(公告)号：US5983029A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-09

申请号：US871847

申请日：1997-06-09

申请人： Akira Yamada ,  Keiji Nagata ,  Yoshiaki Irie ,  Akihiko Nagano

发明人： Akira Yamada ,  Keiji Nagata ,  Yoshiaki Irie ,  Akihiko Nagano

IPC分类号： G02B7/28 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G03B13/02 ,  G03B17/00 ,  G03B17/18

CPC分类号： G02B7/28 ,  G02B27/0093 ,  G02B7/287 ,  G03B13/02 ,  G03B2213/025

摘要： An optical apparatus including a detecting unit for detecting sight line direction of a human eye, a correcting data forming unit, electrically connected to the detecting unit, for forming correcting data as to personal difference of a human eye, a visual mark presenting unit electrically coupled to the correcting data forming unit for presenting a plurality of focus point detecting frames for sampling correcting data at different positions in a visual field and being capable of flickering and lighting without flickering, and a control unit for controlling the apparatus on the basis of the sight line direction and the correcting data.

摘要翻译： 一种光学装置，包括用于检测人眼的视线方向的检测单元，与该检测单元电连接的用于形成关于人眼的个人差异的校正数据的校正数据形成单元，电连接 提供给校正数据形成单元，用于呈现用于在视野中的不同位置处对校正数据进行采样的多个焦点检测帧，并且能够闪烁和点亮而不闪烁;以及控制单元，用于基于视觉来控制设备 线方向和校正数据。