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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...