Solid-state imaging device equipped with light converging micro-lenses and camera apparatus using the same
OwnerNagataka Tanaka, Masatoki Nakabayashi +1inventors
InventorsNagataka Tanaka, Masatoki Nakabayashi, Kenichi Nakamura
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Abstract
A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of photo receivers arranged in a two-dimensional array on a semiconductor substrate, the photo receivers receiving exit light from an imaging optical system; and a plurality of condensing lenses arranged over the said plurality of photo receivers, respectively. At least either the plurality of condensing lenses or the plurality of photo receivers are arranged at smaller pitches where an absolute value of an exit pupil position in the imaging optical system is large and at greater pitches where the absolute value of the exit pupil position is small.
Claims16
A solid-state imaging device comprising:
- a plurality of photo receivers arranged in a two-dimensional array on a semiconductor substrate, the photo receivers receiving exit light from an imaging optical system;
- and
- a plurality of condensing lenses arranged over the said plurality of photo receivers, respectively, wherein
- at least either said plurality of condensing lenses or said plurality of photo receivers are arranged at smaller pitches where an absolute value of an exit pupil position in the imaging optical system is large and at greater pitches where the absolute value of the exit pupil position is small.
A camera apparatus comprising:
- a solid-state imaging device including a plurality of photo receivers arranged in a two-dimensional array on a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of condensing lenses arranged over said plurality of photo receivers, respectively;
- and
- an imaging optical system which emits incident light received on said plurality of photo receivers via said plurality of condensing lenses, respectively, wherein
- at least either said plurality of condensing lenses or said plurality of photo receivers are arranged at smaller pitches where an absolute value of an exit pupil position in the imaging optical system is large and at greater pitches where the absolute value of the exit pupil position is small.
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