Imaging optical system, camera module, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11156751-B2
Application number	US-201716340846-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 8, 2017
Priority date	Nov 29, 2016
Publication date	Oct 26, 2021
Grant date	Oct 26, 2021

Abstract

An imaging optical system according to the present disclosure includes: a lens; and an optical member, in which the optical member is configured such that a light transmittance value at least in a peripheral portion is larger than a light transmittance value in a central portion. Furthermore, a camera module according to the present disclosure includes the imaging optical system of the present disclosure. Furthermore, an electronic device according to the present disclosure includes a solid-state imaging element and the imaging optical system of the present disclosure.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An imaging optical system, comprising:
a lens;
a first optical member on a light incident surface of the lens;
a second optical member inside the lens, wherein a first light transmittance value in a peripheral portion of each of the first optical member and the second optical member is larger than a second light transmittance value in a central portion of each of the first optical member and the second optical member; and
an infrared cut filter on a light emitting surface side of the lens.

2. The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first optical member includes a Neutral Density (ND) filter, and
a light transmittance value of the first optical member increases from the second light transmittance value of the central portion to the first light transmittance value of the peripheral portion.

3. The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein a light transmittance value of the first optical member changes from the first light transmittance value to the second light transmittance value based on a light amount characteristic of the lens.

4. A camera module, comprising:
an imaging optical system that includes:
a lens;
a first optical member on a light incident surface of the lens;
a second optical member inside the lens, wherein a first light transmittance value in a peripheral portion of each of the first optical member and the second optical member is larger than a second light transmittance value in a central portion of each of the first optical member and the second optical member; and
an infrared cut filter on a light emitting surface side of the lens.

5. The camera module according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a package that includes a light-transmissive material; and
a solid-state imaging element in the package, wherein the solid-state imaging element is configured to receive light through the imaging optical system.

6. An electronic device, comprising:
a solid-state imaging element; and
an imaging optical system that includes:
a lens;
a first optical member on a light incident surface of the lens;
a second optical member inside the lens, wherein a first light transmittance value in a peripheral portion of each of the first optical member and the second optical member is larger than a second light transmittance value in a central portion of each of the first optical member and the second optical member; and
an infrared cut filter on a light emitting surface side of the lens.

Assignees

• Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp

Inventors

• Kimura Katsuji

Classifications

• H04N25/71

  Charge-coupled device [CCD] sensors; Charge-transfer registers specially adapted for CCD sensors · CPC title

• H04N23/55

  Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• G02B5/205 Primary

  Neutral density filters · CPC title

• A61B1/0004 Primary

  for electronic operation · CPC title

• A61B1/000095

  for image enhancement · CPC title