POLARIZATION MULTI-CHANNEL SENSOR WITH SPARSE POLARIZATION PIXELS

Abstract: a polarization multi-channel sensor with sparse polarization pixels is described. the sensor has a plurality of macro-pixels. each macro pixels includes a corresponding plurality of pixels configured to detect intensity of light in different color channels, and one or more polarization pixels. a polarization pixel may be configured to detect intensity of light in a same color channel that is linearly polarized to a particular orientation. in cases where there are multiple polarization pixels within a macro pixel, the polarization pixels may be configured to detect intensity of light in a same color channel, but at different orientations of linearly polarized light. moreover, a number of polarization pixels within a macro pixel is sparse compared to a total number of pixels within the macro-pixel. the detected intensity information from the polarization pixels may be used to determine one or more properties of the object.

Inventor(s): Salim Boutami, Onur Can Akkaya, Khalid Omer, Scott Charles McEldowney, Kyriaki Fotopoulou

CPC Classification: H04N23/55 (PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION)

Search for rejections for patent application number 20250175687