Compact multiple aperture imaging array
US6924935B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/143
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method and system for imaging using multiple apertures, the present invention uses an array of lens elements to form the aperture for a high resolution imaging system. The light from each lens element is properly phased and reduced in volume to form a compact imaging system that captures images with higher resolution possible with each individual element, potentially the resolution will correspond to an aperture equivalent to the size of the lens array.
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