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7619754 |
Curved sensor array apparatus and methods
Curved sensor array configurations and methods of processing the data gathered by the sensors. A 2 dimensional embodiment comprises singular ring of sensors that can monitor sources in a 2...
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7615730 |
Device and method for measuring wavelength of an optical signal
A wavelength meter, an associated method, and system are generally described. In one example, an apparatus includes a photodiode to receive an optical signal and to generate a photocurrent upon...
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7608811 |
Minimal depth light filtering image sensor
A method and apparatus for directing light to a light sensor and filtering out an infrared component from the directed light. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an array of light sensors...
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7605362 |
Angled CCD image capture device
A handheld imaging device includes a CCD array or similar detector which is tilted with respect to the incoming light. The tilt permits a narrower handheld device to be manufactured, as the housing...
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7605354 |
Color sensor, production method thereof, sensor, and electronics device
A color sensor of the present invention is arranged such that (i) an interference filter is provided directly above light receiving elements so as to transmit incoming light having a predetermined...
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7601946 |
Electromagnetic sensor incorporating quantum confinement structures
A multispectral optical sensor incorporating quantum confinement devices is composed of a solid-state tunable filter, an optional lens, and a photodetector or plurality of photodetectors. The...
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7586078 |
Method for forming a photoelectric switch
A method for forming a photoelectric switch is disclosed. The method includes providing a granular mold having a first slot and a second slot; filling the first and the second slots with a...
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7579577 |
Image capturing apparatus having a filter section disposed on periphery of a light passing section of a partial wavelength spectrum diaphragm section
An image capturing apparatus is provided that simultaneously captures a visible light image and an infra-red light image in which the same subject is in focus. The image capturing apparatus...
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7576314 |
Solid-state imaging device and method for manufacturing the same
A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of light-receptive elements arranged in a matrix in a semiconductor substrate; and a plurality of color filters corresponding to the plurality of...
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7573014 |
Image sensor with well regions of different depths and method of fabrication thereof
Disclosed is an image sensor and method of fabricating the same. The image sensor includes a photoelectric transformation region formed in a semiconductor substrate, and pluralities of interlayer...
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7569804 |
Image sensor having exposed dielectric layer in a region corresponding to a first color filter by a passivation layer
Disclosed is an image sensor. The image sensor includes a substrate having photodiodes therein; a dielectric layer on the substrate; a passivation layer on the dielectric layer exposing the...
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7566857 |
Image sensor, multi-chip module type image sensor and contact image sensor
The invention is to suppress a loss in image quality resulting from a sensitivity difference among different colors and to suppress an increase in a chip area. The invention provides for example an...
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7566856 |
Image reading apparatus and controlling method thereof
An image reading apparatus includes light sources, an image sensor, a data generating unit, and a carrier unit. The light sources are sequentially turned on for an identical period once in a single...
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7560684 |
On-vehicle imaging device
A vehicle-mounted imaging device that is mounted in an automobile and performs color imaging has been provided with a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixel cells. In each of the pixels, a...
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7560679 |
3D camera
Structures and methods are provided for obtaining depth information regarding a scene being imaged. The scene is illuminated with light having a time varying parameter. Light reflected from the...
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7557923 |
Method and system for in situ spectroscopic evaluation of an object
A method and system for spectroscopically determining surface and product characteristics is employed for rapid detection of product characteristics and/or the presence or absence of suspected...
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7557826 |
Method for device spectral sensitivity reconstruction
A method and system are provided for approximating spectral sensitivities of a particular image sensor, the image sensor having a color filter array positioned over the image sensor. In one example...
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7550709 |
Solid-state imaging device and method for fabricating the same
A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of light-receiving parts arranged in an array in a substrate and performing photoelectric conversion on incident light; and a plurality of color...
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7542133 |
Photo-detector filter
Method and systems related to obstructing a first predefined portion of at least one defined wavelength of light incident upon a first photo-detector array; and detecting the at least one defined...
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7538311 |
Image sensor and digital camera
The present invention provides an image sensor that includes a plurality of light-receiving elements and a charge output component. The plurality of light-receiving elements are disposed inside the...
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7538309 |
Image pickup apparatus
An image pickup apparatus capable of capturing a composite image of a visible-light image and an infrared image of a subject is provided, whereby the configuration is simplified and made more...
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7534991 |
Athermalized birefringent filter apparatus and method
An athermalized birefringent filter for shifts in center wavelength and in bandwidth incorporates fixed retarder elements such as quartz or film retarders, along with electrically-variable retarder...
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7531790 |
Image sensor and method for fabricating the same
An image sensor includes at least one photoelectric conversion area on a semiconductor substrate, a color filter over the photoelectric conversion area, and an apochromatic microlens over the color...
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7531789 |
Image processing apparatus, image reading device, and image forming device
An image processing device includes: a spectral reflectance calculation unit that calculates a spectral reflectance on the basis of intensities of reflection light and irradiation intensities; a...
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7531788 |
Photosensor comprising light receiving elements and filters, and a corresponding target detection method and display panel
A photosensor includes first and second light receiving elements which detect light, and a light source which is disposed behind the first and second light receiving elements and which emits light...
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7529383 |
Image input apparatus
An image input apparatus which reconfigures a single reconfigured image from a plurality of low-resolution, object reduced images formed in a specified region on the light detecting element by the...
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7528361 |
Semiconductor opto device having optodiode with adapted spectral sensitivity
A semiconductor opto device is disclosed. One embodiment provides an optodiode. The optodiode has a relative spectral sensitivity that is adapted to the relative spectral sensitivity of an eye,...
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7525083 |
Radiation detector with an epitaxially grown semiconductor body
A radiation detector comprising a plurality of detector elements ( 1, 2, 3 ) each having an active region ( 14, 24, 34 ) provided for radiation reception and for signal generation, the detector...
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7521666 |
Multi-cavity Fabry-Perot ambient light filter apparatus
The present invention provides a multi-cavity Fabry-Perot ambient light filter apparatus. The multi-cavity Fabry-Perot ambient light filter apparatus comprises a plurality of Fabry-Perot cavities,...
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7518096 |
Method of designing photoelectric conversion apparatus with carefully set antireflective film thickness
It is a main object of the present invention to suppress the differences of color ratios of B/G and R/G when the film thicknesses of antireflective films and insulation films vary at a processing...
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7514669 |
Imaging apparatus and light source estimating device for the imaging apparatus
A light source estimating device includes: a distribution holding section holding a spectral energy distribution of a specific light source as a specular reflection component; a set generating...
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7504614 |
Image sensor and method of fabrication
Disclosed is an image sensor and method of fabricating the same. The image sensor includes a photoelectric transformation region formed in a semiconductor substrate, and pluralities of interlayer...
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7501617 |
Device for testing a light-emitting optical device using a socket
A tester according to the present invention can conduct a test on optical devices each having a different positional relation between a position of a contact face of an external contact terminal...
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7498562 |
Noise-reducing image sensor
In an embodiment example of the present invention, an image sensor comprises a filter used for an extraction of a specific color component of an incident light, a light receiving element which...
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7498561 |
Arrangement for the detection of illumination radiation in a laser scanning microscope
An arrangement for the detection of the illumination radiation in a laser scanning microscope, wherein a portion of the illumination radiation is coupled out and detected at the main color...
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7493713 |
Image sensor and related method of fabrication
An image sensor and related method of fabrication are disclosed. The image sensor comprises a plurality of photoelectric conversion regions disposed in a predetermined field of a semiconductor...
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7491927 |
Color sensing circuit employing charge storage device
The color sensing circuit includes a light detector to receive light and to generate a signal that is dependent on the received light. The light detector includes a first electrode coupled to a...
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7489396 |
Spectrophotometric camera
A spectrophotometric camera and method for measuring spectral energy in different wavelength bands at a plurality of locations are disclosed. The spectrophotometric camera comprises: a light source...
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7479625 |
Sensing photons from object in channels
A fluidic structure includes a channel and along the channel is a series of sensing components to obtain information about objects traveling within the channel, such as droplets or other objects...
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7470886 |
Light receiving circuit, semiconductor laser device, and optical pickup device
There is provided a light receiving circuit capable of preventing an output variation of the light receiving circuit due to a change in ambient temperature with a simple configuration. The light...
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7470881 |
Solid-state imaging device including plural groups of photoelectric conversion devices with plural microlenses being shifted in a peripheral portion of the imaging device, and imaging apparatus including the imaging device
A solid-state imaging device includes: plural kinds of groups of photoelectric conversion devices, the solid-state imaging device being so constructed that a difference between an amount of light...
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7468504 |
Spectral filter for optical sensor
The present invention provides a spectral filter for an optical sensor. The spectral filter includes a substrate having a focus region and a defocus region, a panchromatic filter region disposed on...
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7465915 |
Measuring method of incident light and sensor having spectroscopic mechanism employing it
A method for measuring incident light employing a simple semiconductor structure provided with a single electron-capturing section corresponding to incident light, and a sensor having a...
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7465911 |
Apparatus and method for chemical imaging of a biological sample with at least two spectral images of the sample obtained simultaneously
In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for determining illumination parameters for a stained sample, the method may include providing a stained sample and obtaining an absorption...
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7463287 |
Solid-state image pick-up device and image pick-up apparatus capable of distinguishing a photographing light source type
In a solid-state image pick-up device provided with a pixel for distinguishing a light source type in a predetermined region of the solid-state image pick-up device, a filter for transmitting a...
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7456384 |
Method and apparatus for acquiring physical information, method for manufacturing semiconductor device including array of plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity distribution, light-receiving device and manufacturing method therefor, and solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method therefor
Method and apparatus for acquiring physical information, method for manufacturing semiconductor device including array of a plurality of unit components for detecting physical quantity...
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7456383 |
Surface plasmon-enhanced nano-optic devices and methods of making same
A nanostructured optical device includes a metal film or a plurality of metal islands having an array of a plurality of openings having a width that is less than at least one first predetermined...
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7449666 |
Color image sensor unit and image reading apparatus using the sensor unit and control method therefor
A color image sensor which uses a sensor array that has, as a lighting light source, 3-color light emitting elements capable of independently controlling light emitting timings respectively and at...
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7446303 |
Ambient light sensing using a color sensor
An ambient light sensor (ALS) system is described. The ALS system includes a polychromatic color sensor, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a digital processor. The polychromatic color...
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7446294 |
True color image by modified microlens array
An image sensor array includes a substrate having at least three image sensors located therein. The image sensor array also includes a blue filter positioned proximate to the first image sensor; a...
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