Image capture with digital light path length modulation
US10944904B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20221
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image capture system comprising an optical path length extender (OPLE) to direct the light having a first polarization through a first light path through the OPLE, and to direct the light having a second polarization through a second light path through the OPLE, the first and second light paths having different light path lengths. The image capture system further comprising an image sensor to capture a plurality of image portions at a plurality of focal distances.
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