Folded optic, camera system including the same, and associated methods
US8391705B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A camera system includes an optical assembly including a folded optic, the folded optic including a transparent support substrate, a first lens surface on a first surface of the transparent support substrate, and a second lens surface on the first surface of the transparent support substrate, at least one of the first and second lens surfaces including a replication material, and a sensor configured to receive light from the optical assembly that has been incident on both the first and second lens surfaces sequentially.
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