Apparatus and method of acquiring image by employing color separation lens array

    公开(公告)号:US11935148B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-19

    申请号:US18124387

    申请日:2023-03-21

    CPC classification number: G06T1/0007 G06T1/20 G06T7/44 G06T2207/10024

    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for acquiring images including an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a plurality of photo-sensing cells sensing light, and a color separation lens array provided above the sensor substrate, the color separation lens array including a fine structure in each of a plurality of regions respectively facing the plurality of photo-sensing cells and separating incident light based on color, the fine structure forming a phase distribution to condense light having different wavelengths on adjacent photo-sensing cells, a signal processor configured to perform, based on a point spread function corresponding to each color pixel by the color separation lens array, deconvolution on sensing signals of the plurality of photo-sensing cells to process an image signal for each color obtained by the image sensor, and an image processor configured to form a color image from the image signal for each color processed by the signal processor.

    IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230262355A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-17

    申请号:US18136697

    申请日:2023-04-19

    CPC classification number: H04N25/704 H04N25/11

    Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a light sensor array including a plurality of light sensors configured to detect an incident light and convert the incident light into an electrical signal, the plurality of light sensors being are provided in a plurality of pixels, a transparent layer provided on the light sensor array, a color separation element provided on the transparent layer and configured to separate the incident light into light of a plurality of colors based on a wavelength band, and a focusing element including a nanostructure in a region corresponding to at least one pixel among the plurality of pixels and configured to perform auto focusing

    Apparatus and method of acquiring image by employing color separation lens array

    公开(公告)号:US11640645B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US17079998

    申请日:2020-10-26

    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for acquiring images including an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a plurality of photo-sensing cells sensing light, and a color separation lens array provided above the sensor substrate, the color separation lens array including a fine structure in each of a plurality of regions respectively facing the plurality of photo-sensing cells and separating incident light based on color, the fine structure forming a phase distribution to condense light having different wavelengths on adjacent photo-sensing cells, a signal processor configured to perform, based on a point spread function corresponding to each color pixel by the color separation lens array, deconvolution on sensing signals of the plurality of photo-sensing cells to process an image signal for each color obtained by the image sensor, and an image processor configured to form a color image from the image signal for each color processed by the signal processor.

    IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20230098924A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17947772

    申请日:2022-09-19

    Abstract: An image sensor includes a sensor substrate including first, second, third, and fourth pixels, and a color separating lens array, wherein each of the first pixels includes a first focusing signal region and a second focusing signal region that independently generate focusing signals, and the first focusing signal region and the second focusing signal region are arranged to be adjacent to each other in the first pixel in a first direction, and each of the fourth pixels includes a third focusing signal region and a fourth focusing signal region that independently generate focusing signals, and the third focusing signal region and the fourth focusing signal region are arranged to be adjacent to each other in the fourth pixel in a second direction that is different from the first direction.

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