Compound eye optical system and imaging device using the same
US9591241B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B19/07
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A compound eye optical system forms a plurality of images with different fields of view for connecting the plurality of images with the different fields of view and outputting one composite image. The system includes: a plurality of individual eye optical systems forming the plurality of images with different fields of view on an imaging surface; and an overall optical system forming an image with a field of view incorporating the entire fields of view obtained by the plurality of individual eye optical systems on the imaging surface, wherein the individual eye optical systems and the overall optical system are configured by a lens array plate having a plurality of lenses integrally formed.
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