Image pickup device and light field image pickup lens

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9438778-B2
Application number	US-201414583785-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2014
Priority date	Aug 8, 2014
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

An image pickup device including an imaging lens, an image sensor, and a multiple aperture optical element is provided. The multiple aperture optical element is disposed on a light path between the imaging lens and the image sensor, and includes aperture elements arranged in an array. A ratio of an image side f-number of the imaging lens to an object side f-number of the imaging lens is within a range of 0.25 to 2. A light field image pickup lens is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image pickup device, comprising:
an imaging lens;
an image sensor; and
a multiple aperture optical element, disposed on a light path between the imaging lens and the image sensor, and comprising a plurality of aperture elements arranged in an array, wherein a ratio of an image side f-number of the imaging lens to an object side f-number of the imaging lens is within a range of 0.25 to 2, and the image pickup device satisfies:

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L

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D
×
b

P
-
a

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1.06
⁢
L

,

wherein L is a pitch of the aperture elements, D is a diameter of an exit pupil of the imaging lens, P is a distance between the exit pupil of the imaging lens and an image plane of the imaging lens, a is a distance value from the image plane of the imaging lens to a front principal plane of the multiple aperture optical element, and b is a distance between a back principal plane of the multiple aperture optical element and an imaging plane on the image sensor, wherein when the image plane of the imaging lens is located at one side of the front principal plane away from the image sensor, the value of a is negative, and when the image plane of the imaging lens is located at one side of the front principal plane close to the image sensor, the value of a is positive.

2. The image pickup device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the multiple aperture optical element is a lens array, and the aperture elements are lenses arranged in an array.

3. The image pickup device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the multiple aperture optical element is a light shielding plate, the aperture elements are a plurality of light transmitting holes arranged in an array, and the front principal plane and the back principal plane of the light shielding plate are substantially coincided.

4. The image pickup device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the aperture elements respectively image the exit pupil of the imaging lens to the imaging plane on the image sensor to form a plurality of sub images, wherein the sub images are partially overlapped to each other.

5. The image pickup device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the front principal plane is located between the image plane of the imaging lens and the back principal plane, and the back principal plane is located between the front principal plane and the imaging plane on the image sensor.

6. The image pickup device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a ratio of the image side f-number of the imaging lens to the object side f-number of the imaging lens is within a range from 0.4 to 1.5.

7. The image pickup device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the image pickup device satisfies:

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L

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D
×
b

P
-
a

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1.05
⁢

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.

8. A light field image pickup lens, comprising:
an imaging lens, disposed between an object side and an imaging plane of the light field image pickup lens; and
a multiple aperture optical element, disposed between the imaging lens and the imaging plane of the light field image pickup lens, and comprising a plurality of aperture elements arranged in an array, wherein a ratio of an image side f-number of the imaging lens to an object side f-number of the imaging lens is within a range of 0.25 to 2, and the light field image pickup lens satisfies:

0.07
⁢
L

<

D
×
b

P
-
a

<

1.06
⁢
L

,

wherein L is a pitch of the aperture elements, D is a diameter of an exit pupil of the imaging lens, P is a distance between the exit pupil of the imaging lens and an image plane of the imaging lens, a is a distance value from the image plane of the imaging lens to a front principal plane of the multiple aperture optical element, and b is a distance between a back principal plane of the multiple aperture optical element and an imaging plane of the light field image pickup lens, wherein when the image plane of the imaging lens is located at one side of the front principal plane away from the image plane of the light field image pickup lens, the value of a is negative, and when the image plane of the imaging lens is located at one side of the front principal plane close to the image plane of the light field image pickup lens, the value of a is positive.

9. The light field image pickup lens as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the multiple aperture optical element is a lens array, and the aperture elements are lenses arranged in an array.

10. The light field image pickup lens as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the multiple aperture optical element is a light shielding plate, the aperture elements are a plurality of light transmitting holes arranged in an array, and the front principal plane and the back principal plane of the light shielding plate are substantially coincided.

11. The light field image pickup lens as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the aperture elements respectively image the exit pupil of the imaging lens onto the imaging plane of the light field image pickup lens to form a plurality of sub images, wherein the sub images are partially overlapped to each other.

12. The light field image pickup lens as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the front principal plane is located between the image plane of the imaging lens and the back principal plane, and the back principal plane is located between the front principal plane and the imaging plane of the light field image pickup lens.

13. The light field image pickup lens as claimed in claim 8 , wherein a ratio of the image side f-number of the imaging lens to the object side f-number of the imaging lens is within a range from 0.4 to 1.5.

14. The light field image pickup lens as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the image pickup device satisfies:

0.98
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L

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D
×
b

P

Assignees

• Ind Tech Res Inst

Inventors

• Chang Chuan-Chung
• Chen Kuang-Vu
• Wang Yen-Chang
• Sung Hsin-Yueh

Classifications

• G06T5/50

  using two or more images, e.g. averaging or subtraction · CPC title

• G02B27/0075

  with means for altering, e.g. increasing, the depth of field or depth of focus · CPC title

• G02B9/12

  having three components only · CPC title

• G02B3/0056

  arranged along two different directions in a plane, e.g. honeycomb arrangement of lenses (G02B3/0043 takes precedence; miniaturised objectives for electronic devices employing wafer level optics G02B13/0085) · CPC title

• G02B13/0035

  having three lenses · CPC title