Patent application number | Description | Published |
20150286059 | IMAGE SENSOR HAVING IMPROVED LIGHT UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY - At least one example embodiment discloses an image sensor with an improved light utilization efficiency based on reflective color filters. Since the image sensors may use most of an incident light for forming an image by using reflective color filters, light loss due to light absorption may be reduced. Therefore, light utilization efficiency of the image sensors may be improved while embodying color purity. | 10-08-2015 |
20150318318 | IMAGE SENSOR HAVING IMPROVED LIGHT UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY - An image sensor includes a first pixel row including a plurality of first pixels configured to sense first wavelength light, the first wavelength light having a first wavelength, a second pixel row adjacent to the first pixel row, the second pixel row including a plurality of second pixels configured to sense second wavelength light and a plurality of third pixels configured to sense third wavelength light, the plurality of second pixels and the plurality of third pixels being alternately arranged, the second wavelength light having a second wavelength and the third wavelength light having a third wavelength and a plurality of first color separation elements in the plurality of second pixels, respectively, the plurality of separation elements configured to change a spectrum distribution of incident light. | 11-05-2015 |
20150323800 | COLOR SEPARATION DEVICES AND IMAGE SENSORS INCLUDING THE SAME - Color separation devices, and image sensors including the color separation devices and color filters, include at least two transparent bars that face each other with a gap therebetween. Mutually-facing surfaces of the at least two transparent bars are separated from each other by the gap such that the at least two transparent bars allow diffraction of visible light passing therebetween. The at least two transparent bars have a refractive index greater than a refractive index of a surrounding medium. | 11-12-2015 |
20150364521 | STACKED TYPE IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR SEPARATION ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE STACKED TYPE IMAGE SENSOR - A stacked type image sensor with improved optical characteristics, which may result from a color separation element, and an image pickup apparatus including this image sensor. The stacked type image sensor includes first and second light sensing layers arranged in a stacked manner, and color separation elements positioned between the first and second light sensing layers. Accordingly, the first light sensing layer absorbs and detects light of a first wavelength band, and the second light sensing layer detects light of second and third wavelength bands separated by the color separation elements. | 12-17-2015 |
20150365640 | COLOR SEPARATION ELEMENT ARRAY, IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE COLOR SEPARATION ELEMENT ARRAY, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE COLOR SEPARATION ELEMENT ARRAY - A color separation element array includes a plurality of color separation elements arranged in two dimensions and separating an incident light according to a wavelength such that, of the incident light, a light of a first wavelength is directed to a first direction and a light of a second wavelength that is different from the first wavelength is directed to a second direction that is different from the first direction, in which each of the plurality of color separation elements includes a first element and a second element that are sequentially arranged according to a traveling direction of the incident light, and the first element and the second element of at least one of the plurality of color separation elements are shifted with respect to each other. | 12-17-2015 |
20160006995 | IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR SEPARATION ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor includes a pixel array having a Bayer pattern structure including a first pixel row in which first pixels and second pixels are alternately provided and a second pixel row in which additional ones of the second pixels and third pixels are alternately provided, a first element to control light of a first wavelength band to travel in directions toward left and right sides of the first element and to control light of a second wavelength band of the incident light to travel in a direction directly under the first element, and a second element to control light of a third wavelength band to travel in the directions toward the left and right sides of the second element and to control the light of the second wavelength band to travel in a direction directly under the second element. | 01-07-2016 |
20160047690 | IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR FILTER ISOLATION LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An image sensor including a color filter isolation layer and a method of manufacturing the image sensor. The image sensor includes a plurality of color filters that transmit light of a predetermined wavelength band to a light sensing layer. The image sensor also includes an isolation layer disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of color filters. The isolation layer is formed of a material having a lower refractive index than a refractive index of the color filters, thus totally internally reflecting light incident on the isolation layer from one of the plurality of color filters. | 02-18-2016 |
20160054172 | IMAGE SENSOR FOR PRODUCING VIVID COLORS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion layer; a color filter disposed on the photoelectric conversion layer; a low refractive index layer disposed on the color filter; a beam splitter disposed within the low refractive index layer; and a lens layer disposed on the low refractive index layer and covering the beam splitter. The beam splitter extends in a diagonal direction of a pixel area of the color filter, in a plan view. | 02-25-2016 |
20160069747 | THERMAL RADIATION SENSOR AND THERMAL IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - A thermal radiation sensor may include a thermal absorption layer, an optical resonator surrounding the thermal absorption layer, and a plasmonic absorber provided on the thermal absorption layer, and thus, the thermal radiation sensor may have high sensitivity and may be miniaturized. | 03-10-2016 |