IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING SYSTEM
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220415970A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17821816

    申请日:2022-08-24

    发明人: KATSUYA NOZAWA

    摘要: An image sensor includes a function layer including a photoelectric conversion region containing a plurality of semiconductor-type carbon nanotubes; a transparent electrode that collects first electric charges that are positive electric charges or negative electric charges, the positive electric charges or the negative electric charges being generated in the photoelectric conversion region upon entry of light; a first collection electrode that collects second electric charges having a polarity opposite to the first electric charges among the positive electric charges and the negative electric charges; a second collection electrode that collects the second electric charges; a first control electrode that controls movement of the second electric charges toward the first collection electrode; a second control electrode that controls movement of the second electric charges toward the second collection electrode; and an electric charge accumulator in which the second electric charges collected by the first collection electrode are accumulated.

    IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210202551A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-01

    申请号:US17204851

    申请日:2021-03-17

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146

    摘要: An imaging device includes a pixel electrode, a counter electrode, a first quantum dot that includes a first core which generates first signal charge and a first shell, a second quantum dot that includes a second core which generates second signal charge and a second shell. In a case where the potential difference between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode is a first potential difference, the first signal charge does not pass through the first shell and is held in the first core and the second signal charge passes through the second shell and is collected by the pixel electrode. In a case where the potential difference between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode is a second potential difference which is larger than the first potential difference, the first signal charge passes through the first shell and is collected by the pixel electrode.

    IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230025030A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17938515

    申请日:2022-10-06

    发明人: KATSUYA NOZAWA

    IPC分类号: G01J3/433 G01J3/28 G01J3/02

    摘要: An imaging system includes: a first light source that emits first light having a spectrum including discrete first frequency components arranged at first frequency intervals; a second light source that emits second light having a spectrum including discrete second frequency components arranged at second frequency intervals, the second frequency intervals being different from the first frequency intervals; a mixing optical system that mixes the first light and the second light to generate third light including at least one optical beat the intensity of which changes at a beat frequency expressed by the difference between at least one of the discrete first frequency components and at least one of the discrete second frequency components; an imaCCging element having a variable sensitivity in an exposure period; and a control circuit that changes the sensitivity of the imaging element at the beat frequency of the at least one optical beat.

    IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190312080A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-10

    申请号:US16447147

    申请日:2019-06-20

    发明人: KATSUYA NOZAWA

    摘要: An imaging system includes an imaging optical system, an imaging device, an actuator, and control circuitry. The actuator changes a relative position of a plurality of pixel cells and an image of a subject. The pixel cells have variable sensitivity, and include a photoelectric converter and a charge accumulation region. The control circuitry sets the relative position to a first position, and also sets the sensitivity of each pixel cell to a first sensitivity. A first signal charge obtained at the photoelectric converter is accumulated in the charge accumulation region. The relative position is set to a second position different from the first position, and also the sensitivity of each pixel cell is set to a second sensitivity different from the first sensitivity. A second signal charge obtained at the photoelectric converter is accumulated in the charge accumulation region in addition to the first signal charge.

    THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION OBTAINING APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION OBTAINING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20190007594A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-03

    申请号:US16124435

    申请日:2018-09-07

    IPC分类号: H04N5/235 G06T7/246 G06T7/521

    摘要: A three-dimensional motion obtaining apparatus includes: a light source; a charge amount obtaining circuit that includes pixels and obtains, for each of the pixels, a first charge amount under a first exposure pattern and a second charge amount under a second exposure pattern having an exposure period that at least partially overlaps an exposure period of the first exposure pattern; and a processor that controls a light emission pattern for the light source, the first exposure pattern, and the second exposure pattern. The processor estimates a distance to a subject for each of the pixels on the basis of the light emission pattern and on the basis of the first charge amount and the second charge amount of each of the pixels obtained by the charge amount obtaining circuit, and estimates an optical flow for each of the pixels on the basis of the first exposure pattern, the second exposure pattern, and the first charge amount and the second charge amount obtained by the charge amount obtaining circuit.

    PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220216440A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-07

    申请号:US17700941

    申请日:2022-03-22

    IPC分类号: H01L51/44 H01L51/00 H01L27/30

    摘要: A photoelectric conversion element includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and containing semiconducting carbon nanotubes and a first material that functions as a donor or an acceptor for the semiconducting carbon nanotubes. The semiconducting carbon nanotubes have light absorption characteristics including a first absorption peak at a first wavelength, a second absorption peak at a second wavelength shorter than the first wavelength, and a third absorption peak at a third wavelength shorter than the second wavelength. The first material is transparent to light in at least one wavelength range selected from the group consisting of a first wavelength range between the first wavelength and the second wavelength and a second wavelength range between the second wavelength and the third wavelength.