IP Library Granted Patent US 10,566,489
Granted Patent B2
US 10,566,489 · App. 16/304,284 · Granted Feb 18, 2020

Photosensor

Inventors: Kazuhiro Natsuaki (Sakai, JP); Takahiro Takimoto (Sakai, JP); Masayo Uchida (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H01L31/153G01S17/026G02B5/284H01L31/0203H01L31/02164H01L31/02165H01L31/103H01L31/107H01L31/173
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Patent No.
US 10,566,489
App. No.
16/304,284
Granted
Feb 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A photosensor includes a light emitting element that radiates light onto an object to be detected and a light receiving element that has a light-receiving surface for receiving light radiated from the light emitting element. An incident light regulation portion covering the light-receiving surface is provided on a path along which the light radiated from the light emitting element directed toward the light-receiving surface, and the incident light regulation portion transmits light having an incident angle less than a predetermined value and blocks light having the incident angle greater than or equal to the predetermined value among light incident on the light receiving element.

Claims (17)

1. A photosensor comprising:

a light emitting element that radiates light onto an object to be detected, and

a light receiving element that has a light-receiving surface for receiving light radiated from the light emitting element, wherein

an incident light regulation portion covering the light-receiving surface is provided on a path along which the light radiated from the light emitting element is directed toward the light-receiving surface,

the incident light regulation portion is a dielectric multilayer film in which a plurality of dielectric films are laminated and which transmits light having an incident angle less than a regulation angle and blocks light having the incident angle greater than or equal to the

regulation angle among light incident on the light receiving element,

the light receiving element includes

a sensor portion having the light-receiving surface and

a circuit portion formed of a single chip with the sensor portion and disposed around the sensor portion, and

the incident light restriction portion is disposed so as to cover the sensor portion and the circuit portion and is divided between the sensor portion and the circuit portion.

2. The photosensor according to claim 1 ,

wherein the incident light restricting portion is divided between at least the sensor portion and the circuit portion in a region excluding a portion covering the sensor portion and is not divided in a region covering the sensor portion.

3. The photosensor according to claim 1 ,

wherein the incident light regulation portion is an etalon filter.

4. The photosensor according to claim 1 ,

wherein the incident light regulation portion is configured with a plurality of filters disposed so as not to overlap each other.

5. The photosensor according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element is a laser.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2025
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SHARP FUKUYAMA LASER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071863/0508 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2018
From: NATSUAKI, KAZUHIRO; TAKIMOTO, TAKAHIRO; UCHIDA, MASAYO
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 047576/0196 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-104944 · May 26, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190109255A1 · Apr 11, 2019