Optimization of alignment between elements in an image sensor
    1.
    发明申请
    Optimization of alignment between elements in an image sensor 有权
    优化图像传感器中元素之间的对齐

    公开(公告)号:US20090045322A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-19

    申请号:US12068517

    申请日:2008-02-07

    IPC分类号: H01L27/00

    CPC分类号: H01L27/14627

    摘要: An image sensor is formed with shifts among the optical parts of the sensor and the photosensitive parts of the sensor. The optical parts of the sensor may include a color filter array and/or microlenses. The photosensitive part may include any photoreceptors such as a CMOS image sensor. The shifts allow images to be formed even when the light received at a given pixel location varies in angle of incidence as a function of pixel location within the array. The relative shifts among the pixel components may be, for example, plus or minus some fraction of the pixel pitch. The shift may be variable across the array or may be constant across the array and may be deterministically determined.

    摘要翻译: 在传感器的光学部件和传感器的感光部件之间形成有图像传感器。 传感器的光学部件可以包括滤色器阵列和/或微透镜。 感光部分可以包括诸如CMOS图像传感器的任何光感受器。 即使当在给定像素位置处接收到的光作为阵列内的像素位置的函数的入射角度而变化时,也能够形成图像。 像素分量之间的相对偏移可以是例如像素间距的加或减一些。 该位移可以在阵列上是可变的,或者可以在整个阵列上是恒定的,并且可以是确定性地确定的。

    Optimization of alignment between elements in an image sensor
    2.
    发明授权
    Optimization of alignment between elements in an image sensor 有权
    优化图像传感器中元素之间的对齐

    公开(公告)号:US07655893B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-02

    申请号:US12068517

    申请日:2008-02-07

    IPC分类号: H01L27/00

    CPC分类号: H01L27/14627

    摘要: An image sensor is formed with shifts among the optical parts of the sensor and the photosensitive parts of the sensor. The optical parts of the sensor may include a color filter array and/or microlenses. The photosensitive part may include any photoreceptors such as a CMOS image sensor. The shifts allow images to be formed even when the light received at a given pixel location varies in angle of incidence as a function of pixel location within the array. The relative shifts among the pixel components may be, for example, plus or minus some fraction of the pixel pitch. The shift may be variable across the array or may be constant across the array and may be deterministically determined.

    摘要翻译: 在传感器的光学部件和传感器的感光部件之间形成有图像传感器。 传感器的光学部件可以包括滤色器阵列和/或微透镜。 感光部分可以包括诸如CMOS图像传感器的任何光感受器。 即使当在给定像素位置处接收到的光作为阵列内的像素位置的函数的入射角度而变化时,也能够形成图像。 像素分量之间的相对偏移可以是例如加或减一些像素间距的一部分。 该位移可以在阵列上是可变的,或者可以在整个阵列上是恒定的,并且可以是确定性地确定的。

    Alignment among elements in an image sensor
    3.
    发明授权
    Alignment among elements in an image sensor 有权
    图像传感器元件之间的对齐

    公开(公告)号:US07351945B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-01

    申请号:US10703426

    申请日:2003-11-10

    CPC分类号: H01L27/14627

    摘要: An image sensor is formed with shifts among the optical parts of the sensor and the photosensitive parts of the sensor. The optical parts of the sensor may include a color filter array and/or microlenses. The photosensitive part may include any photoreceptors such as a CMOS image sensor. The shifts allow images to be formed even when the light received at a given pixel location varies in angle of incidence as a function of pixel location within the array. The relative shifts among the pixel components may be, for example, plus or minus some fraction of the pixel pitch. The shift may be variable across the array or may be constant across the array and may be deterministically determined.

    摘要翻译: 在传感器的光学部件和传感器的感光部件之间形成有图像传感器。 传感器的光学部件可以包括滤色器阵列和/或微透镜。 感光部分可以包括诸如CMOS图像传感器的任何光感受器。 即使当在给定像素位置处接收到的光作为阵列内的像素位置的函数的入射角度而变化时,也能够形成图像。 像素分量之间的相对偏移可以是例如加或减一些像素间距的一部分。 该位移可以在阵列上是可变的,或者可以在整个阵列上是恒定的,并且可以是确定性地确定的。

    Aperture shading correction
    4.
    发明授权
    Aperture shading correction 有权
    光圈阴影校正

    公开(公告)号:US08218041B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-10

    申请号:US12658030

    申请日:2010-02-01

    申请人: Scott P. Campbell

    发明人: Scott P. Campbell

    CPC分类号: H04N9/64

    摘要: In camera systems with more than one aperture plane, light from different object points can be shaded by either the lens' pupil, the system's aperture or both. depending on pupil and aperture diameters, separation and camera system field of view. In an aperture shading correction (ASC) algorithm, the shading that results from the convolution of the lens' pupil function and its aperture function is determined over the image plane for any given pupil and aperture diameter and separation. A shading correction function is then calculated, and/or its parameters are determined, that will undo the adverse relative illumination degradations that result from the tandem pupil and aperture. This can be done in separate color planes. This can be done in tandem with standard lens shading correction that must also be corrected for (i.e., the lens shading correction (LSC) can be performed in the sensor for the case of no aperture shading, then the ASC multiples the LSC during aperture shading). Aperture shading will also impact SNR and MTF, and as such the tuning of these parameters will also benefit from ASC knowledge.

    摘要翻译: 在具有多于一个孔径平面的相机系统中,来自不同物体点的光可以被镜头的瞳孔,系统的光圈或两者都遮蔽。 取决于瞳孔和孔径,分离和相机系统的视野。 在光阑阴影校正(ASC)算法中,对于任何给定的光瞳和孔径直径和分离,在像面上确定由透镜瞳孔函数和其孔径函数的卷积导致的阴影。 然后计算阴影校正函数,和/或确定其参数,这将消除由串联光瞳和孔径引起的不利的相对照明退化。 这可以在单独的颜色平面中完成。 这可以与必须校正的标准镜头阴影校正(即,在无孔径阴影的情况下可以在传感器中进行透镜阴影校正(LSC))同时进行,然后ASC在光圈阴影下倍数LSC )。 光圈遮蔽也将影响SNR和MTF,因此这些参数的调整也将受益于ASC知识。

    Aperture shading correction
    5.
    发明申请
    Aperture shading correction 有权
    光圈阴影校正

    公开(公告)号:US20110187904A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-04

    申请号:US12658030

    申请日:2010-02-01

    申请人: Scott P. Campbell

    发明人: Scott P. Campbell

    IPC分类号: H04N9/64

    CPC分类号: H04N9/64

    摘要: In camera systems with more than one aperture plane, light from different object points can be shaded by either the lens' pupil, the system's aperture or both. depending on pupil and aperture diameters, separation and camera system field of view. In an aperture shading correction (ASC) algorithm, the shading that results from the convolution of the lens' pupil function and its aperture function is determined over the image plane for any given pupil and aperture diameter and separation. A shading correction function is then calculated, and/or its parameters are determined, that will undo the adverse relative illumination degradations that result from the tandem pupil and aperture. This can be done in separate color planes. This can be done in tandem with standard lens shading correction that must also be corrected for (i.e., the lens shading correction (LSC) can be performed in the sensor for the case of no aperture shading, then the ASC multiples the LSC during aperture shading). Aperture shading will also impact SNR and MTF, and as such the tuning of these parameters will also benefit from ASC knowledge.

    摘要翻译: 在具有多于一个孔径平面的相机系统中,来自不同物体点的光可以被镜头的瞳孔,系统的光圈或两者都遮蔽。 取决于瞳孔和孔径,分离和相机系统的视野。 在光阑阴影校正(ASC)算法中,对于任何给定的光瞳和孔径直径和分离,在像面上确定由透镜瞳孔函数和其孔径函数的卷积导致的阴影。 然后计算阴影校正函数,和/或确定其参数,这将消除由串联光瞳和孔径引起的不利的相对照明退化。 这可以在单独的颜色平面中完成。 这可以与必须校正的标准镜头阴影校正(即,在无孔径阴影的情况下可以在传感器中进行透镜阴影校正(LSC))同时进行,然后ASC在光圈阴影下倍数LSC )。 光圈遮蔽也将影响SNR和MTF,因此这些参数的调整也将受益于ASC知识。

    Blended autofocus using mechanical and softlens technologies
    6.
    发明申请
    Blended autofocus using mechanical and softlens technologies 审中-公开
    使用机械和软化技术的混合自动对焦

    公开(公告)号:US20100271536A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-28

    申请号:US12387048

    申请日:2009-04-27

    申请人: Scott P. Campbell

    发明人: Scott P. Campbell

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232

    摘要: A blended approach to achieving best system-level autofocus in a camera module where conventional mechanical autofocus techniques (and their associated filter algorithms) are used in conjunction with softlens autofocus techniques. In this manner, the mechanical autofocus approach needs only get close to the best focus position (thereby relaxing its tolerances) and then the softlens autofocus approach takes over and completes the fine tuning of the best focus (thereby relaxing its capabilities requirements).

    摘要翻译: 在相机模块中实现最佳系统级自动对焦的混合方法,其中常规机械自动对焦技术(及其相关的滤镜算法)与softlens自动对焦技术结合使用。 以这种方式,机械自动对焦方法仅需要靠近最佳对焦位置(从而放宽其公差),然后软化自动对焦方法接管并完成最佳焦点的微调(从而放松其能力要求)。

    Method for controlling the frequency dependence of insertion loss in an optical assembly
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for controlling the frequency dependence of insertion loss in an optical assembly 有权
    控制光学组件中插入损耗的频率依赖性的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07027678B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-11

    申请号:US10741053

    申请日:2003-12-19

    IPC分类号: G02B6/42 G02B6/26

    CPC分类号: G02B6/29358

    摘要: A method for controlling the frequency dependence of insertion loss in an etalon-lens-fiber (ELF) optical assembly comprises defining target frequencies and insertion loss objectives therefor and adjusting the optical path length between pairs of the etalon, lens and fiber components until insertion loss objectives are achieved. Insertion loss objectives include insertion loss and insertion loss ripple objectives. The method allows for control of the frequency dependence of insertion loss and insertion loss ripple without introducing additional components, such as spectral filters, into the system.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制标准透镜光纤(ELF)光学组件中的插入损耗的频率依赖性的方法包括定义目标频率和插入损耗目标,并且调整成对的标准具,透镜和光纤部件之间的光路长度直到插入损耗 实现目标。 插入损耗目标包括插入损耗和插入损耗波动目标。 该方法允许控制插入损耗和插入损耗波动的频率依赖性,而不向系统中引入诸如光谱滤波器的附加组件。

    De-parallax methods and apparatuses for lateral sensor arrays
    9.
    发明申请
    De-parallax methods and apparatuses for lateral sensor arrays 审中-公开
    用于横向传感器阵列的去视差方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090051790A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-26

    申请号:US11892230

    申请日:2007-08-21

    申请人: Scott P. Campbell

    发明人: Scott P. Campbell

    IPC分类号: H04N5/217

    摘要: An object perceived by a lateral sensor array effected by parallax is shifted to correct for parallax error. A void resulting from said shift is filled by examining and interpolating image and color content from other locations.

    摘要翻译: 通过视差实现的横向传感器阵列感知到的物体被移动以校正视差误差。 通过检查和插入来自其他位置的图像和颜色内容来填补由所述偏移产生的空白。

    Method and apparatus for improving low-light performance for small pixel image sensors
    10.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for improving low-light performance for small pixel image sensors 有权
    用于改善小像素图像传感器的低光性能的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080278591A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-13

    申请号:US11798010

    申请日:2007-05-09

    IPC分类号: H04N5/235

    摘要: Method and apparatuses processing pixel values from a captured image include receiving an array of digital pixel values corresponding to a captured image, and computing a rolling sum of the array of pixel values. Computing a rolling sum includes selecting successive groupings of the pixel values, each grouping comprising N×M pixel values, summing pixel values in each of the successive groupings, and forming an output image using the summed pixel values.

    摘要翻译: 从捕获图像处理像素值的方法和装置包括:接收与捕获图像相对应的数字像素值阵列,以及计算像素值阵列的滚动和。 计算滚动和包括选择像素值的连续分组,每个分组包括N×M个像素值,对每个连续分组中的像素值求和,并使用相加的像素值形成输出图像。