US Patent Application 18031156. OPTICAL ELEMENT, IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING DEVICE simplified abstract
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OPTICAL ELEMENT, IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING DEVICE
Organization Name
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Inventor(s)
Masashi Miyata of Musashino-shi, Tokyo (JP)
Naru Nemoto of Musashino-shi, Tokyo (JP)
Mitsumasa Nakajima of Musashino-shi, Tokyo (JP)
Toshikazu Hashimoto of Musashino-shi, Tokyo (JP)
OPTICAL ELEMENT, IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18031156 titled 'OPTICAL ELEMENT, IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGING DEVICE
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an optical element with a transparent layer covering a pixel that has two photoelectric conversion elements.
- The transparent layer has two regions - a first region that guides light to the first photoelectric conversion element and a second region that guides light to the second photoelectric conversion element.
- The transparent layer also has a plurality of structures, which are located in at least the second region.
- The first region is smaller than the second region.
Original Abstract Submitted
An optical element includes a transparent layer which covers a pixel including a first photoelectric conversion element and a second photoelectric conversion element; and a plurality of structures disposed on the transparent layer or in the transparent layer in a plane direction of the transparent layer, in which the transparent layer includes a first region which guides incident light to the first photoelectric conversion element, and a second region which guides incident light to the second photoelectric conversion element, the plurality of structures are disposed in at least the second region among the first region and the second region, and the first region is smaller than the second region.
