A projection exposure device projects exposure light onto a substrate via a microlens array. The projection exposure device includes a scanning exposure unit that moves the microlens array along a scanning direction from one end toward another end of the substrate, and a microlens array shift unit that moves the microlens array in a shift direction intersecting with the scanning direction during movement of the microlens array caused by the scanning exposure unit.

A security device includes an array of lenses and a plurality of first and second segments disposed under the array of lenses. At a first viewing angle, the array of lenses presents a first image for viewing without presenting the second image for viewing, and at a second viewing angle different from the first viewing angle, the array of lenses presents for viewing the second image without presenting the first image for viewing. At least one first or second segment can include one or more microstructures or one or more nanostructures configured to produce one or more colors for the first or second image.

The invention relates to an optical device (100) for exposure of a sensor device (10) for a vehicle (1) with an optical structure (101) which comprises an arrangement of optical micro elements (101.1) in order to bundle incident light (2) by the optical micro elements (101.1) and direct the light to sensor elements (10.1) of the sensor device (10) respectively, wherein the optical structure (101) is configured such that light (3) which is directed to the sensor element (10.1) can be concentrated for light active areas (10.2) of the sensor elements (10.1).

The present invention provides a rear projection simulator system with a free-form fold mirror. The system includes a high definition projector and a curved screen. The free-form fold mirror is interposed between the projector and the screen. The free-form fold mirror includes one or more non-planar (e.g., curved) portions to eliminate or reduce loss of resolution of the projected image near the edges or boundaries of the image.

There is provided an image pickup element including a non-planar layer having a non-planar light incident surface in a light receiving region, and a microlens of an inorganic material which is provided on a side of the light incident surface of the non-planar layer, and collects incident light.

A light detecting device is provided with: a filter array including filters arranged two-dimensionally, each of the filters having a light-incident surface and a light-emitting surface, the filters including multiple types of filters having mutually different transmission spectra; and an image sensor having a light-detecting surface facing the light-emitting surface, the image sensor being provided with light-detecting elements arranged two-dimensionally on the light-detecting surface, wherein the distance between the light-emitting surface and the light-detecting surface is different for each of the filters.

Disclosed is an image sensor including a sensor substrate including a plurality of light sensing cells; a transparent spacer layer provided over the sensor substrate; and a color separation lens array provided over the spacer layer and including a plurality of nano-posts configured to change a phase of incident light according to an incident location, wherein the plurality of nano-posts are arranged in a plurality of layers, wherein, from among the plurality of nano-posts, nano-posts having widths less than wc may be arranged only in any one layer of the plurality of layers. Also, wc may be greater than or equal to 80 nm and less than or equal to 200 nm. Therefore, the minimum width of the nano-posts provided in the color separation lens array may be increased, which is advantageous for a manufacturing process.

An image inspection device and a lighting device capable of setting an irradiation solid angle for each location of a visual field and capable of miniaturization are provided. The image inspection device includes a photographing portion that photographs the target, and a light transmissible lighting portion that is disposed between the target and the photographing portion and configured to irradiate light in a direction toward the target. The lighting portion includes a plurality of light-emitting portions that is arranged in a matrix form and configured to be capable of selectively emitting light, and an optical system configured to control irradiation directions of the light emitted from each of the plurality of light-emitting portions to be directions corresponding to positions of each of the plurality of light-emitting portions.

The present disclosure discloses a structure for collecting light field information, a display device, and a control method of the display device. The structure for collecting light field information includes a base substrate, a plurality of sensor chips located on the base substrate, where each of the plurality of sensor chips includes a plurality of sensing units arranged in an array, and a plurality of micro-imaging structures located above a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the plurality of sensor chips. Each of the plurality of micro-imaging structures corresponds to a respective one of the sensor chips. An orthographic projection of the respective one sensor chip on the base substrate has an overlapping region with an orthographic projection of the each micro-imaging structure on the base substrate. The respective one sensor chip is configured to receive light field information passing through the each micro-imaging structure.

An optical assembly of an imaging device includes an array of lens assemblies each having a double-folded optical axis, and an image sensor. Each of the lens assemblies each having the double-folded optical axis includes an input optical axis folding element, at least one lens having an optical power, and an output optical axis folding element. The input optical axis folding element of each of the lens assemblies having the double-folded optical axis is configured to change a field of view (FOV) of the input optical axis folding element by changing an optical axis folding angle of the input optical axis folding element about two axes.