STACKED-FILTER IMAGE-SENSOR SPECTROMETER AND ASSOCIATED STACKED-FILTER PIXELS

    公开(公告)号:US20180084167A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-22

    申请号:US15269834

    申请日:2016-09-19

    Abstract: A stacked-filter image-sensor spectrometer includes an image sensor, a first color filter array, and a second color filter array. The image sensor has a pixel array including a plurality of pixels. The first color filter array has a plurality of first color filters, wherein each first color filter is located above at least one pixel. The second color filter array is located between the first color filter array and the image sensor and has a plurality of second color filters. Each second color filter is located above at least one pixel. Each of the plurality of pixels has thereabove a compound color filter formed of one of the second color filters and one of the first color filters, the second filter having a second passband that partially overlaps a first passband of the first color filter in a first overlapping wavelength range.

    SPECTRAL IMAGING SENSORS AND METHODS WITH TIME OF FLIGHT SENSING

    公开(公告)号:US20180080822A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-22

    申请号:US15559228

    申请日:2016-03-18

    Abstract: Spectral imaging sensors and methods are disclosed. One spectral imaging sensor includes a light source, an array of coded apertures, one or more optical elements, and a photodetector. The light source is configured to emit a plurality of pulses of light toward an object to be imaged. The array of coded apertures is positioned to spatially modulate light received from the object to be imaged. The optical elements are configured to redirect light from the array of coded apertures. The photodetector is positioned to receive light from the one or more optical elements. The photodetector comprise a plurality of light sensing elements. The plurality of light sensing elements are operable to sense the light from the one or more optical elements in a plurality of time periods. The plurality of time periods have a same frequency as the plurality of pulses of light.

    Spectroscopic imaging apparatus and spectroscopic imaging method

    公开(公告)号:US09880055B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-30

    申请号:US14751785

    申请日:2015-06-26

    CPC classification number: G01J3/2823 G01J3/26

    Abstract: A spectroscopic camera is provided with a pair of reflecting films, and a wavelength variable interference filter including an electrostatic actuator which can change a size of the gap between the pair of reflecting films, an imaging unit which includes a plurality of pixels which is disposed in a two-dimensional array structure, and receives the light transmitted to the wavelength variable interference filter, and a received-light wavelength acquiring unit which acquires a central wavelength of the light which is incident on the pixel with respect to each of the pixels in the imaging unit, in which the received-light wavelength acquiring unit acquires the central wavelength based on an incidence angle in a position where the light which is received in each of the pixels is incident to the pair of reflecting films.

    Multi-spectral imaging system and method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US09871981B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-16

    申请号:US15630237

    申请日:2017-06-22

    Abstract: A multi-spectral visual light (VL) and infrared (IR) imaging system and method suitable for use in security cameras, security devices, surveillance cameras, surveillance devices, consumer digital cameras, consumer digital devices, thin clients, thick clients, industrial machine vision systems, automotive cameras, home furnishing cameras, residential cameras, commercial cameras, object detectors, as well as other markets and/or applications is provided. The multi-spectral VL and infrared IR imaging system comprises a plurality of VL imaging sensors, a plurality of infrared (IR) imaging sensors, and a readout assembly operatively connected to the CMOS imaging sensors and the IR imaging sensors, wherein the IR imaging sensors configured to generate thermal signals and operate the CMOS imaging sensors.

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