Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Polarization image sensor and endoscope
- Patent Title (中): 极化图像传感器和内窥镜
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Application No.: US13911656Application Date: 2013-06-06
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Publication No.: US09293491B2Publication Date: 2016-03-22
- Inventor: Katsuhiro Kanamori , Brahm Pal Singh , Kunio Nobori , Hiroyoshi Komobuchi , Mikiya Nakata
- Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
- Priority: JP2011-191703 20110902
- Main IPC: H01L27/00
- IPC: H01L27/00 ; H01L27/146 ; G02B23/24 ; A61B1/00 ; H04N9/04 ; G01J3/36 ; G01J3/02 ; G01J3/51 ; G01J4/04 ; G02B5/20 ; G02B5/30 ; H04N5/225 ; G01J3/12

Abstract:
A polarization image sensor includes: photodiodes arranged on an image capturing plane; a color mosaic filter in which color filters in multiple different colors are arranged to face the photodiodes; an optical low-pass filter which covers the color mosaic filter; and polarization optical elements located closer to a light source than the optical low-pass filter is. Each polarization optical element covers an associated one of the photodiodes and makes light which is polarized in a predetermined direction in a plane that is parallel to the image capturing plane incident onto the optical low-pass filter. The color filters are arranged so that light that has passed through polarization optical elements is transmitted through an associated one of the color filters in a single color. Each color filter covers multiple photodiodes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130270421A1 POLARIZATION IMAGE SENSOR AND ENDOSCOPE Public/Granted day:2013-10-17
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