The present disclosure relates to a sensor package, a method of manufacturing the same, and an imaging device that can achieve downsizing and height reduction and suppress occurrence of a flare. A sensor package includes: a solid-state imaging element that generates a pixel signal by photoelectric conversion in accordance with a light amount of incident light; a circuit board electrically connected to the solid-state imaging element; a sensor package substrate that is arranged on an incident light side of the solid-state imaging element and brings the solid-state imaging element into a sealed state; and a lens formed on a lower surface of the sensor package substrate, the lower surface being located on a side of the solid-state imaging element. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, the imaging device or the like.

A laser induced light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device includes a light source configured to output light, a light detection array including a plurality of light detection elements configured to receive light that is output from the light source and reflected by an object and to convert the light into a corresponding electric signal, a lens configured to focus the light reflected by the object on the plurality of light detection elements, a prism provided between the lens and the light detection array, the prism being configured to split the light output from the lens and direct the light to be incident on the light detection array, and a processor configured to process the electrical signal, and obtain a time of flight (TOF) of the received light based on the processed electrical signal.

An imaging sensor assembly to reduce flare and ghost effects and enhance sharpness in a head-mounted device (HMD) is provided. The imaging sensor assembly may include a diffractive optical element (DOE). The imaging sensor assembly may also include a sensor substrate under the diffractive optical element (DOE). In some examples, the sensor substrate may include a plurality of color filters, and a plurality of photodiodes to detect optical illumination that passes through the diffractive optical element (DOE) to create one or more images.

The present disclosure sets forth a motion sensing outdoor security light with the flexibility of being mounted to either a wall structure or to an eave or ceiling structure. An adjustable spherical motion sensor housing may be provided with the rotationally adjustable outdoor security light, allowing easy adjustment of motion detection ranges under different mounting schemes without comprising the aesthetic design of the light. The adjustable spherical motion sensor housing may also provide an enlarged horizontal field of view for better performance.

A vehicle infrared lamp system mounted on a vehicle equipped with an infrared camera includes: an infrared light source; a rotating reflector; an other-vehicle position acquisition unit configured to acquire position information of another vehicle; and a control unit configured to control a lighting state of the infrared light source based on the position information of the other vehicle acquired by the other-vehicle position acquisition unit such that a dimming region where radiant intensity of infrared light is lower than radiant intensity of any other region is formed on at least a part of the other vehicle.

An optical module includes an image sensor and micro lens array. The image sensor has at least one group of pixels. The micro lens array is disposed on the image sensor. The at least one group of pixels is shifted from the micro lens array in a first direction from a top view perspective.

An optical sensor device and a method for forming the same are provided, including forming a curable transparent material on a substrate, wherein the substrate has a plurality of optical sensor units therein; providing a transparent template, which has a plurality of concaves; imprinting the curable transparent material with the transparent template to form a plurality of convexes corresponding to the plurality of concaves; and curing the curable transparent material to form a transparent layer having a micro-lens array. The step of curing the curable transparent material includes adhering the transparent template to the curable transparent material to act as a cover plate for the optical sensor device.

A light-receiving device includes a light-receiving element formed on a main surface of a substrate, a light incidence surface formed on a side portion of the substrate at an acute angle or an obtuse angle with respect to the plane of the substrate and having an inclined surface forming one plane, and a lens for focusing light incident on the light-receiving element. The lens is disposed at a position where the light incident from the light incidence surface is reflected on a side of a back surface of the substrate.

The window material for an optical element of the present invention is formed of synthetic quartz glass that is likely to be subjected to shape processing, can be manufactured at low cost, and has a flat plate shape. Even if the window material for an optical element has a flat plate shape, for example, in a window material of a UV-LED such as a UVC-LED sealed with a surface mount package (SMD PKG), light emitted from the optical element, in particular, light having a light distribution angle can be efficiently collected when passing through the window material, and light collection equal to that of a window material having a lens shape such as a conventional convex shape can be achieved. Furthermore, light distribution without irradiation unevenness such as Lambertian reflection can also be achieved.

A lens (200) for detecting light waves (110) is provided. The lens comprises a first part (210) configured to receive light waves, wherein the first part (210) has the form of a spherical cap of a first sphere with a first radius. The lens also comprises a second part (220) in the form of a spherical segment of a second sphere (220) with a second radius. The radius of the second sphere is equal to or larger than the radius of the first sphere, and the centers of the first and second spheres coincide in a point on the optical axis of the lens (200). In a base side that faces away from the first part (210), the second part (220) comprises a plurality of concentric sections 230), each having a first surface (230a) that faces away from the optical axis of the lens (200) and that has the form of a spherical zone of a third sphere with a center coinciding with the centers of the first and second spheres. The lens (200) is configured to focus light waves from different angles of incidence onto a common focal plane.