Image sensor having light guides for communication with image plane
US5136150A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 26, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/0314
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an image sensor including a circuit board, an array of light emitting elements for emitting light to an image plane, an array of light receiving elements for receiving image information transmitted by reflected light from the image plane, and plural pairs of light wave guides interposed between the light emitting elements and the image plane and between the image plane and the light receiving elements. Both the light emitting elements and the light receiving elements are mounted on the same surface of the circuit board.
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