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FLARE-SUPPRESSING IMAGE SENSOR
20230035130 · 2023-02-02 ·

Embodiments disclosed herein reduce petal flare. A flare-suppressing image sensor includes a plurality of pixels including a first set of pixels and a second set of pixels. The flare-suppressing image sensor further includes plurality of microlenses, where each microlens is aligned to a respective one of the first set of pixels. The flare-suppressing image sensor further includes plurality of sub-microlens, where each microlens array is aligned to a respective one of the second set of pixels.

SENSING WITH LIQUID CRYSTAL POLARIZATION HOLOGRAMS AND METASURFACE
20230037261 · 2023-02-02 ·

Imaging systems, cameras, and image sensors of this disclosure include imaging pixels that include subpixels. Diffractive optical elements such as a metasurface lens layers or a liquid crystal polarization hologram (LCPH) are configured to focus image light to the subpixels of the imaging pixels.

Optical-scanning-type observation probe and optical-scanning-type observation device

An optical-scanning-type observation probe is provided with: an imaging optical system that illumination light scanned by an optical scanner enters and that focuses the illumination light in the form of a spot, multiple times; a projection optical system that emits illumination light coming from a focus position focused by the imaging optical system, toward a subject in the form of a spot; and a light-receiver that is provided independently of the imaging optical system and the projection optical system and that receives reflected light of the illumination light, the reflected light coming from the subject, via a light path different from that of the imaging optical system and the projection optical system.

Detection device

According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a substrate that has a detection region; a plurality of photodiodes provided in the detection region; a plurality of lenses provided so as to overlap the respective photodiodes; and a plurality of dummy lenses that are provided in a peripheral region between an outer perimeter of the detection region and edges of the substrate and are provided so as not to overlap the photodiodes.

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIGHT EXPOSURE REGULATION OF AGRICULTURAL GOODS AND ENERGY PRODUCTION

The present invention relates to a device (100) for light exposure regulation of agricultural goods and energy production, in particular electrical energy production, by converting or transmitting a highly-directional component (81) of incident light (80) and by transmitting a diffuse component (82) of incident light (80), comprising: #an optical arrangement (40) comprising a first optical layer (41), wherein the first optical layer (41) comprises a plurality of primary optical elements (47); #a light energy conversion layer (50) at least partially transparent to light and comprising a plurality of distant light energy conversion elements (51) capable of converting light energy in an output energy; #a shifting mechanism (60) for moving the optical arrangement (40) relative to the light energy conversion layer (50) or vice versa; and #a frame element (10) to which either the optical arrangement (40) or the light energy conversion layer (50) is attached, wherein the shifting mechanism (60) is arranged to displace the optical arrangement (40) or the light energy conversion layer (50) translationally relative to the frame element (10), through one or more translation element (65), wherein the primary optical elements (47) of the first optical layer (41) and the shifting mechanism (60) are designed such that the highly-directional component (81) of incident light (80) is directable onto the light energy conversion elements (51) of the light energy conversion layer (50) and such that the diffuse component (82) of incident light (80) is transmittable through the regions of the light energy conversion layer (50) not covered by the light energy conversion elements (51), and wherein the amount of light transmitted through the device (100) is controllable. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to a corresponding method and use for converting light energy with the aforementioned device.

WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING PROJECTION DISPLAY
20230033151 · 2023-02-02 ·

Disclosed is a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device includes: a display module comprising a display; a housing to which the display module is coupled; and a projection display disposed on a side portion of the housing and configured to display information on a display area adjacent to the housing, the projection display may include: a substrate disposed along a mounting surface provided on a side portion of the housing; a plurality of light-emitting devices comprising light-emitting circuitry disposed on the substrate in a grating arrangement; and a plurality of micro-lenses covering a light-emitting surface of the plurality of light-emitting devices.

OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM

An optical imaging system includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens, arranged sequentially from an object side along an optical axis. The first lens through the fourth lens are spaced apart from each other along the optical axis in a paraxial region. A total focal length f of a lens unit including the first lens through the fourth lens and half (IMG HT) of a diagonal length of an imaging surface of an image sensor satisfy f/IMG HT>4.9. An effective aperture radius of an object-side surface of the first lens and an effective aperture radius of an object-side surface of the second lens are both greater than effective aperture radii of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of each of the lenses other than the first lens and the second lens.

ANTI-GLARE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS
20230087678 · 2023-03-23 · ·

This invention relates to an anti-glare film comprising a laminate comprising a light transmitting substrate, and a hard coating layer comprising a binder resin and organic particles and inorganic particles dispersed in the binder resin, satisfying a difference between the total haze and internal haze, peak area rate of IR spectrum and transmission diffusion distribution within specific ranges, and a polarizing plate and a display apparatus comprising the same.

LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20230086115 · 2023-03-23 ·

A light emitting device includes a light emitting region constituted by light emitting elements arranged in a matrix, in which optical elements are included as optical elements formed in such a way as to correspond to the light emitting elements and configured to adjust a direction of emanating light, the optical elements being formed in such a way that one of a color filter layer and a transparent layer is formed to constitute a lower layer portion on an incident side and another is formed to constitute an upper layer portion on an emanating side, and the upper layer portion and at least a part of the lower layer portion are formed to be exposed to an interface with an outside.

FILTER ARRAY AND LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM
20230092032 · 2023-03-23 ·

A filter array includes optical filters that are disposed in a two-dimensional plane. At least one optical filter of the optical filters includes an interference layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and a reflective layer provided on the first surface. A transmission spectrum of the at least one optical filter has maximum values. The reflective layer is not provided on the second surface.