G02B5/005

Lens system, camera system, and imaging system

A lens system forms an image on an imaging element having a quadrilateral shape disposed on an optical axis. The lens system includes a second free-curved lens being asymmetrical with respect to the optical axis. A sag amount of the second free-curved lens in a circle separated from the optical axis by a length having a predetermined ratio with respect to a minimum image height has extrema outside of a first intersection points between a first surface passing through the optical axis and parallel to longer sides of the imaging element and the circle, and a second intersection point between a second surface passing through the optical axis and parallel to shorter sides of the imaging element and the circle. Each of the extrema is greater than the sag amount at the first intersection point or the second intersection point by 0.01 mm or greater.

Optical imaging lens

The present invention provides an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens comprises seven lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling convex or concave shape of surfaces of the lens elements and parameters to meet (EFL+ALT)/D67≤4.800, the optical imaging lens may shorten system length with a good imaging quality.

Optical imaging lens group

The present disclosure discloses an optical imaging lens group including, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens having positive refractive power with a convex object-side surface; a second lens having refractive power; a third lens having refractive power; a fourth lens having refractive power; a fifth lens having refractive power; and a sixth lens having negative refractive power with a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. A total effective focal length f of the optical imaging lens group, an entrance pupil diameter EPD of the optical imaging lens group and half of a maximal field-of-view Semi-FOV of the optical imaging lens group satisfy: f/EPD<2, and f*tan(Semi-FOV)>4.5 mm.

Imaging device, image generating device, and imaging method
11573392 · 2023-02-07 · ·

An imaging device of an embodiment comprises an aperture that transmits imaging light applied to a sample, a detector including a linear sensor comprising a linear light receiving surface extending in a first direction, a first image forming element that collects components of the imaging light in the first direction and forms an image on the light receiving surface with a first wave front aberration amount, and a second image forming element that collects components of the imaging light in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and forms an image on the light receiving surface with a second wave front aberration amount smaller than the first wave front aberration amount.

OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
20230097746 · 2023-03-30 ·

An optical system includes a front lens unit with positive refractive power, an intermediate lens unit, and a rear lens unit in order from an object side to an image side. The intermediate lens unit moves to change an interval between the front lens unit and the intermediate lens unit and an interval between the intermediate lens unit and the rear lens unit in focusing from infinity to a close range. The focal length of the front lens unit and the effective diameter of a lens surface closest to the image side in the rear lens unit satisfy a predetermined inequality.

Thin dual-aperture zoom digital camera
11614635 · 2023-03-28 · ·

A dual-aperture zoom camera comprising a Wide camera with a respective Wide lens and a Tele camera with a respective Tele lens, the Wide and Tele cameras mounted directly on a single printed circuit board, wherein the Wide and Tele lenses have respective effective focal lengths EFL.sub.W and EFL.sub.T and respective total track lengths TTL.sub.W and TTL.sub.T and wherein TTL.sub.W/EFL.sub.W>1.1 and TTL.sub.T/EFL.sub.T<1.0. Optionally, the dual-aperture zoom camera may further comprise an optical OIS controller configured to provide a compensation lens movement according to a user-defined zoom factor (ZF) and a camera tilt (CT) through LMV=CT*EFL.sub.ZF, where EFL.sub.ZF is a zoom-factor dependent effective focal length.

Photographing optical lens assembly, image capturing device and electronic device

A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element has refractive power, and an object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof are aspheric. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof are aspheric, and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof has at least one inflection point.

CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20230034285 · 2023-02-02 ·

A camera module, which may be included in an electronic device includes a camera lens, a variable aperture, and a photosensitive element. A quantity of apertures of the camera lens is F1 when a clear aperture of the variable aperture is adjusted to a first clear aperture, and the photosensitive element is configured to: enable the camera lens to perform imaging in a full area of a photosensitive area, and adjust angular resolution of the full area to δ. A quantity of apertures of the camera lens is F2 when a clear aperture of the variable aperture is adjusted to a second clear aperture, where F1≥F2, and the photosensitive element is configured to: enable the camera lens to perform imaging in a partial area of the photosensitive area, and adjust angular resolution of the partial area to nδ, where 1≤n≤3.

LOUVER, HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS
20230031619 · 2023-02-02 ·

A louver includes a light blocking portion having a first surface and a second surface and a base portion made of a transparent material. The light blocking portion is formed in the base portion, being made of a light blocking material. The second surface is a surface that is in contact with the transparent material and that is located on an outer-edge side of the base portion. The first surface is a surface that is in contact with the transparent material and that is opposite to the second surface. A surface roughness of the first surface is larger than a surface roughness of the second surface.

Devices having invisible sensor apertures

Systems and methods for providing invisible sensor aperture for electronic devices. In one embodiment, an example device may have a display that includes a cover layer, a first layer disposed on the cover layer, the first layer having a substantially white ink that is translucent, a second layer disposed on the first layer, the second layer having the substantially white ink, a third layer disposed on the second layer, the third layer having the substantially white ink, and a fourth layer comprising a dark-colored ink, wherein the fourth layer includes a first aperture aligned with a sensor of the device located beneath the fourth layer.