Miniaturized optical system, light source module and portable electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9348071-B2
Application number	US-201313974662-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2013
Priority date	Sep 26, 2012
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

There is provided a miniaturized optical system including a protection cover, a light source, an image sensor and at least one interference film. The protection cover has a first surface and a second surface. The light source and the image sensor are disposed opposite to the first surface of the protection cover. The interference film is disposed between the light source and the protection cover to allow the light source to form a predetermined light shape in front of the second surface of the protection cover and/or disposed between the image sensor and the protection cover to allow the image sensor to receive light of a predetermined range in front of the second surface of the protection cover.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A miniaturized optical system, comprising:
a protection cover having a first surface and a second surface;
a light source opposite to the first surface of the protection cover;
an image sensor opposite to the first surface of the protection cover; and
at least one of a first interference film and a second interference film,
the first interference film disposed between the light source and the protection cover to allow the light source to form a predetermined light shape in front of the second surface of the protection cover through the first interference film, wherein the first interference film comprises
a first substrate which has a first side facing the protection cover and a second side facing the light source, and
a first coating layer formed on the first side of the first substrate but not formed on the second side of the first substrate, and

the second interference film disposed between the image sensor and the protection cover to allow the image sensor to receive light of a predetermined range in front of the second surface of the protection cover through the second interference film, wherein the second interference film comprises
a second substrate which has a first side facing the protection cover and a second side facing the image sensor, and
a second coating layer formed on the second side of the second substrate but not formed on the first side of the second substrate,

wherein a transmittance wavelength range of the first and second interference films has a predetermined shift rate in wavelengths with respect to incident angles of light impinging on the first and second interference films.

2. The miniaturized optical system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second substrates is a glass substrate or a plastic substrate.

3. The miniaturized optical system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a lens between the protection cover and the image sensor.

4. The miniaturized optical system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second interference film is between the lens and the protection cover.

5. The miniaturized optical system as claimed in claim 1 , which is a proximity sensing device or a gesture recognition device.

6. The miniaturized optical system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light source is configured to emit invisible light.

7. The miniaturized optical system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second interference films forms a bandpass filter or a cut filter.

8. The miniaturized optical system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a block member between the light source and the image sensor, wherein the block member is configured to block light emitted by the light source.

9. The miniaturized optical system as claimed in claim 1 , comprising both the first interference film and the second interference film.

10. A light source module, comprising:
a protection cover having a first surface and a second surface;
a light source opposite to the first surface of the protection cover; and
an interference film disposed between the protection cover and the light source to allow the light source to form a predetermined light shape in front of the second surface of the protection cover through the interference film,
wherein the interference film comprises
a substrate which has a first side facing the protection cover and a second side facing the light source, and
a coating layer formed on the first side of the substrate but not formed on the second side of the substrate,

wherein a transmittance wavelength range of the interference film has a predetermined shift rate in wavelengths with respect to incident angles of light impinging on the interference film.

11. The light source module as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the substrate is a glass substrate or a plastic substrate.

12. The light source module as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the interference film forms a bandpass filter or a cut filter.

13. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a protection cover having a first surface and a second surface;
a light source disposed opposite to the first surface of the protection cover and configured to illuminate an object in front of the second surface;
an image sensor disposed opposite to the first surface of the protection cover and configured to receive reflected light from the object;
a lens between the image sensor and the protection cover; and
at least one of a first interference film and a second interference film,
the first interference film disposed between the light source and the protection cover, wherein the first interference film comprises
a first substrate which has a first side facing the protection cover and a second side facing the light source, and
a first coating layer formed on the first side of the first substrate but not formed on the second side of the first substrate, and

the second interference film disposed between the image sensor and the protection cover, wherein the second interference film comprises
a second substrate which has a first side facing the protection cover and a second side facing the image sensor, and
a second coating layer formed on the second side of the second substrate but not formed on the first side of the second substrate,

wherein a transmittance wavelength range of the first and second interference films has a predetermined shift rate in wavelengths with respect to incident angles of light impinging on the first and second interference films.

14. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein each of the first and second substrates is a glass substrate or a plastic substrate.

15. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein each of the first and second interference films forms a bandpass filter or a cut filter.

16. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the protection cover is a part of a housing of the portable electronic device.

17. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 13 , comprising both the first interference film and the second interference film.

Assignees

• Pixart Imaging Inc

Inventors

• Chen Hui-Hsuan
• Liu Tien-Chia
• Su Wen-Yen

Classifications

• G02B5/28 Primary

  Interference filters · CPC title

• G01J1/08

  Arrangements of light sources specially adapted for photometry {standard sources, also using luminescent or radioactive material} · CPC title

• G06F3/0304

  Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means (constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042) · CPC title

• G01V8/10

  Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers (by reflection from the object G01S17/00) · CPC title

• G01V8/12

  using one transmitter and one receiver · CPC title