IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20250015109A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-09

    申请号:US18665114

    申请日:2024-05-15

    Abstract: An image sensor may include pixel groups arranged in a Bayer pattern and a color separating lens array that separates incident light by wavelengths and concentrates the separated incident light on the pixels. The color separating lens array may include pixel corresponding groups, with each group having regions containing nanoposts in two layers. In each of the pixel corresponding groups in each of the two layers, there are a central group and a plurality of peripheral groups. The displacements of arrangement centers of the nanoposts in at least two of the peripheral groups have variations.

    Optical sensor including planar nano-photonic microlens array and electronic apparatus including the same

    公开(公告)号:US12255259B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-18

    申请号:US17701019

    申请日:2022-03-22

    Abstract: An optical sensor including a planar nano-photonic microlens array and an electronic apparatus including the same are provided. The optical sensor may include: a sensor substrate including a plurality of photosensitive cells for sensing light; a filter layer provided on the sensor substrate; and a planar nano-photonic microlens array provided on the filter layer, and including a plurality of planar nano-photonic microlenses, wherein the plurality of planar nano-photonic microlenses are two-dimensionally arranged in a first direction and a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, and each of the planar nano-photonic microlenses include nano-structures arranged such that the light transmitting through each of the planar nano-photonic microlenses has a phase profile in which a phase change curve is convex in the first direction and the second direction.

    Collection optics system for spectrometer and Raman spectral system

    公开(公告)号:US10520438B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US16034609

    申请日:2018-07-13

    Abstract: A collection optics system for a spectrometer and a Raman spectral system including the collection optics system is provided. The collection optics system is configured to selectively collect a Raman signal from scattered light output from a target object, the collection optics system includes a non-imaging collection unit configured to collect the Raman signal and output the Raman signal, the non-imaging collection unit including an entrance surface on which the scattered light is incident and an exit surface through which the Raman signal is output, and a Raman filter provided on a portion of the entrance surface of the non-imaging collection unit and configured to block the scattered light including a fluorescence signal. Therefore, the collection optics system may suppress reception of the fluorescence signal of the scattered light and selectively collect the Raman signal.

    IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20250133895A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-24

    申请号:US18909489

    申请日:2024-10-08

    Abstract: Am image sensor including a semiconductor substrate into which a plurality of photosensitive devices are integrated; a band filter array including a plurality of band filters, wherein each band filter of the plurality of band filters is configured to resonate light included in a specific wavelength band from among incident light, and to output the resonated light toward the semiconductor substrate; an active layer between the semiconductor substrate and the band filter array, and configured to generate excitons using the resonated light received from the band filter array; and an intermediate layer between the active layer and the semiconductor substrate, and configured to transmit at least one of the resonated light or the excitons to the semiconductor substrate

    OPTICAL SENSOR INCLUDING PLANAR NANO-PHOTONIC MICROLENS ARRAY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230020980A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17701019

    申请日:2022-03-22

    Abstract: An optical sensor including a planar nano-photonic microlens array and an electronic apparatus including the same are provided. The optical sensor may include: a sensor substrate including a plurality of photosensitive cells for sensing light; a filter layer provided on the sensor substrate; and a planar nano-photonic microlens array provided on the filter layer, and including a plurality of planar nano-photonic microlenses, wherein the plurality of planar nano-photonic microlenses are two-dimensionally arranged in a first direction and a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, and each of the planar nano-photonic microlenses include nano-structures arranged such that the light transmitting through each of the planar nano-photonic microlenses has a phase profile in which a phase change curve is convex in the first direction and the second direction.

    IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20250067956A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18939694

    申请日:2024-11-07

    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.

    Image sensor including color separating lens array and electronic apparatus including the image sensor

    公开(公告)号:US12169289B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-17

    申请号:US17959608

    申请日:2022-10-04

    Abstract: An image sensor includes a color separating lens array including a plurality of first pixel corresponding regions respectively corresponding to a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixel corresponding regions respectively corresponding to a plurality of second pixels, wherein each of the plurality of first pixel corresponding regions and the plurality of second pixel corresponding regions includes a plurality of nanoposts, and at least one of a shape, a width, and an arrangement of the plurality of nanoposts of the plurality of first pixel corresponding regions changes according to an azimuth direction of the plurality of nanoposts in a peripheral portion surrounding a central portion of the color separating lens array.

    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.

    IMAGE SENSOR HAVING NANO-PHOTONIC LENS ARRAY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20250106535A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-27

    申请号:US18806246

    申请日:2024-08-15

    Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a first pixel group and a second pixel group, a nano-photonic lens array including a first region facing the first pixel group and a second region facing the second pixel group, and a color filter layer including a first color filter facing the first pixel group and the first region and transmitting light of a first wavelength band and a second color filter facing the second pixel group and the second region and transmitting light of a second wavelength band. The first region may include a plurality of nano-structures two-dimensionally arranged with a first arrangement period so as to condense incident light, the second region may include a plurality of nano-structures two-dimensionally arranged with a second arrangement period so as to condense incident light, and the second arrangement period may be less than the first arrangement period.

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