Microoptical compound lens
US7286295B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4206
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apposition microoptical compound lens comprises a plurality of lenslets arrayed around a segment of a hollow, three-dimensional optical shell. The lenslets collect light from an object and focus the light rays onto the concentric, curved front surface of a coherent fiber bundle. The fiber bundle transports the light rays to a planar detector, forming a plurality of sub-images that can be reconstructed as a full image. The microoptical compound lens can have a small size (millimeters), wide field of view (up to 180°), and adequate resolution for object recognition and tracking.
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