Image pickup apparatus and method for manufacturing the same
US8044331B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/6153
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus and manufacturing method is disclosed. The image pickup apparatus comprises an optical system, an optical wavefront modulator that modulates an optical transfer function, an aperture adjacent to the optical wavefront modulator, and an image pickup device for detecting an object image passing through the optical system and the optical wavefront modulator. A product of a diameter of the aperture at a stop position multiplied by a distance between the aperture and the optical wavefront modulator is less than 2.
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