This disclosure describes illumination assemblies operable to generate a patterned illumination that maintain high contrast over a wide temperature range. An implementation of the illumination assembly can include an array of monochromatic light sources positioned on an illumination plane, first and second optical elements, and an exit aperture. A chief ray of each light source within the array of monochromatic light sources can substantially converge at an exit aperture. In such implementations light generated by the array of monochromatic light sources can be used efficiently.

An iris image acquisition system comprises an image sensor comprising an array of pixels including pixels sensitive to NIR wavelengths; at least one NIR light source capable of selectively emitting light with different discrete NIR wavelengths; and a processor, operably connected to the image sensor and the at least one NIR light source, to acquire image information from the sensor under illumination at one of the different discrete NIR wavelengths. A lens assembly comprises a plurality of lens elements with a total track length no more than 4.7 mm, each lens element comprising a material with a refractive index inversely proportional to wavelength. The different discrete NIR wavelengths are matched with the refractive index of the material for the lens elements to balance axial image shift induced by a change in object distance with axial image shift due to change in illumination wavelength.

An optical lens system includes two lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path: a first lens element and a second lens element. Each of the two lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. At least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of at least one lens element of the optical lens system is aspheric. A total number of the lens elements in the optical lens system is two.

A miniature imaging lens for close-range imaging includes: a first lens group, an aperture, and a second lens group sequentially arranged in a direction from the object side to the image side of an optical axis; the first lens group and the second lens group have positive focal power, an object-side clear aperture of the first lens group is larger than an image-side clear aperture of the first lens group, and an object-side clear aperture of the second lens group is less than an image-side clear aperture of the second lens group, and specific process parameters are provided. A sandwich structure lens configuration composed of a first lens group, an aperture and a second lens group can obtain a high close-range imaging effect under the condition of miniaturization, and can effectively reduce aberrations of close-range imaging, especially distortion and chromatic aberration.

A lens system, a photographing apparatus, and a moving body. The lens system may consist essentially of a first lens group having positive refractive power, an aperture stop, and a second lens group having positive refractive power in order from an object side to an image side. When focusing from an infinity focus state to a close object focus state, the first lens group and the second lens group may be configured to move from the image side to the object side with a fixed interval between the first lens group and the second lens group on an optical axis. The first lens group may consist essentially of three or more lenses, which may include one or more cemented lenses and one aspherical meniscus lens with a convex surface facing the object side in order from the object side.

An ultra-small camera module with wide field of view includes (a) a wafer-level lens system for forming, on an image plane, an image of a wide field-of-view scene, wherein the wafer-level lens system includes (i) a distal planar surface positioned closest to the scene and no more than 2.5 millimeters away from the image plane in direction along optical axis of the wafer-level lens system, and (ii) a plurality of lens elements optically coupled in series along the optical axis, each of the lens elements having a curved surface, and (b) an image sensor mechanically coupled to the wafer-level lens system and including a rectangular array of photosensitive pixels, positioned at the image plane, for capturing the image, wherein cross section of the ultra-small camera module, orthogonal to the optical axis, is rectangular with side lengths no greater than 1.5 millimeters.

An imaging lens assembly includes a dual molded lens barrel and at least one lens element. The dual molded lens barrel includes a light transmitting portion and a light absorbing portion. The light transmitting portion includes an effective optical section. The light absorbing portion is connected to the light transmitting portion, wherein a plastic material and a color of the light absorbing portion are different from a plastic material and a color of the light transmitting portion, and the light absorbing portion includes a barrel section. The lens element is disposed in the barrel section.

A lens moving unit for a camera module is disclosed. The lens moving unit includes a first lens moving unit, a second lens moving unit, and a cover unit to encompass the first and second lens moving units by being coupled to a base. The first lens moving unit moves in response to the interaction between a magnet and a coil. The lens moving unit is configured to miniaturize a camera module and configured to include a handshake correction function for enhancement of operational reliability to simplify an assembly process.

An optical imaging lens assembly includes, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens group having positive refractive power and including a first lens with refractive power; a second lens group, sequentially from the object side to the image side along the optical axis, including a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens, each of which having refractive power; a plate glass; and a photosensitive element. At least one surface of at least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses is a non-rotationally symmetric surface. At least one of the first lens to the sixth lens is configured to be movable relative to the photosensitive element in the direction of the optical axis. A maximum optical distortion Distmax of the optical imaging lens assembly may satisfy: |Distmax|<5%.

A six-piece optical lens for capturing image and a six-piece optical module for capturing image are provided. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis includes a first lens with refractive power, a second lens with refractive power, a third lens with refractive power, a fourth lens with refractive power, a fifth lens with refractive power and a sixth lens with refractive power. At least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the six lens elements is aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.