A sensor assembly is provided. The sensor assembly includes a housing including an opening, a circuit substrate disposed in the inside of the housing, an image sensor electrically connected to the circuit substrate, a light-control member configured to change light transmittance from a light transmission state capable of transmitting external light to a light reflection state capable of reflecting light according to application of power, and a contact member disposed adjacent to the opening and allowing light to pass therethrough. wherein, when viewed from a lateral side, the light-control member is disposed such that a longitudinal extension line of the light-control member and a longitudinal extension line of the contact member may form a predetermined angle therebetween, when the light-control member is in the light transmission state, the image sensor is disposed to obtain an image over the light-control member, and when the light-control member is in the light reflection state, the image sensor is disposed to receive light reflected by the light-control member and light directly incident through the contact member.

The invention relates to multicore fiber imaging, such as used in endoscopy. Methods are described for processing images captured with such systems to achieve an improved depth of field image or extract 3D information concerning the images, without requiring the addition of additional optical components. One method for generating an image from light received by an imager via a multiplicity of waveguides includes receiving a digital image containing a plurality of pixels, the digital image including a plurality of regions within it wherein each of said regions corresponds to a waveguide core. Each region includes a plurality of pixels, and a first subset of pixels within each region is defined which at least partly correlates with light having been received at a corresponding core in a first spatial arrangement, the subset including less than all of the pixels within a region. A first image is generated from the first subset of pixels from said regions, combined to form an image over the whole waveguide array. The first spatial arrangement may correspond to a measure of angular dimension of the incident light for that region. In addition to increased depth of field, the modified images provided by the invention allow 3D visualisation of objects, eg. using stereographs or depth mapping techniques.

Compound eyes of insects are great optical system for imaging and sensing by the nature creator, which is an unsurpassed challenge due to its precision and small size. Here, we use meta-lens consisting of GaN nano-antenna to open the fascinating doorway to full-color achromatic light field imaging and sensing. A 60×60 multi-channels meta-lens array is used for effectively capturing multi-dimensional optical information including image and depth. Based on this, the multi-dimensional light field imaging and sensing of a moving object is capable to be experimentally implemented. Our system presents a diffraction-limit resolution of 1.95 micrometer via observing the standard resolution test chart under white light illumination. This is the first mimic optical light field imaging and sensing system of insect compound eye, which has potential applications in micro robotic vision, non-men vehicle sensing, virtual and augmented reality, etc.

Provided is an electronic device, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to obtain a first light field image including view images with a first number of views, obtain, from the first light field image, a second light field image including view images with a second number of views, obtain first location information corresponding to each of sub-pixels in the second light field image, obtain a first layer image by inputting the second light field image and the first location information to an artificial intelligence model configured to perform factorization, obtain a third light field image including view images with a third number of views by inputting the first layer image to a simulation model, and train the artificial intelligence model, based on a result of comparing the first light field image and the third light field image with each other.

Provided is an electronic device, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to obtain a first light field image including view images with a first number of views, obtain, from the first light field image, a second light field image including view images with a second number of views, obtain first location information corresponding to each of sub-pixels in the second light field image, obtain a first layer image by inputting the second light field image and the first location information to an artificial intelligence model configured to perform factorization, obtain a third light field image including view images with a third number of views by inputting the first layer image to a simulation model, and train the artificial intelligence model, based on a result of comparing the first light field image and the third light field image with each other.

An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident; an imaging unit that supports the imaging element in a state where the imaging surface faces forward; a casing including a through hole in a front surface and accommodating the imaging unit in a state where a front side portion of the imaging unit passes through the through hole so as to protrude from the front surface; and an actuator that is provided in the casing and displaces the imaging unit in a direction intersecting a normal direction of the imaging surface. The imaging unit includes a flange portion extending outward from the front side portion of the imaging unit so as to cover at lease part pf a gap between the through hole of the casing and the imaging unit.

An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element including an imaging surface on which light from a subject is incident; an imaging unit that supports the imaging element in a state where the imaging surface faces forward; a casing including a through hole in a front surface and accommodating the imaging unit in a state where a front side portion of the imaging unit passes through the through hole so as to protrude from the front surface; and an actuator that is provided in the casing and displaces the imaging unit in a direction intersecting a normal direction of the imaging surface. The imaging unit includes a flange portion extending outward from the front side portion of the imaging unit so as to cover at lease part pf a gap between the through hole of the casing and the imaging unit.

System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to a camera system. In one embodiment, the camera system includes a lens to receive light associated with an object and a first component, operatively connected to the lens, that inverts the light. The camera system also includes a second component, operatively connected to the first component, that resolves an angle of the light. A detector array, operatively connected to the second component, senses the light using a pixel to form an image to estimate depth of the object.

An image sensing device includes a pixel array configured to include a first pixel group and a second pixel group that are contiguous to each other, each of the first pixel group and second pixel group including a plurality of imaging pixels to convert light into pixel signals, and a light field lens array disposed over the pixel array to direct light to the imaging pixels and configured as a moveable structure that is operable to move between a first position and a second position in a horizontal direction by a predetermined distance corresponding to a width of the first pixel group or a width of the second pixel group, the light field lens array configured to include one or more lens regions each including a light field lens and one or more open regions formed without the light field lens to enable both light filed imaging and conventional imaging.

An image sensing device includes a pixel array configured to include a first pixel group and a second pixel group that are contiguous to each other, each of the first pixel group and second pixel group including a plurality of imaging pixels to convert light into pixel signals, and a light field lens array disposed over the pixel array to direct light to the imaging pixels and configured as a moveable structure that is operable to move between a first position and a second position in a horizontal direction by a predetermined distance corresponding to a width of the first pixel group or a width of the second pixel group, the light field lens array configured to include one or more lens regions each including a light field lens and one or more open regions formed without the light field lens to enable both light filed imaging and conventional imaging.