IP Library Granted Patent US 12,619,046
Granted Patent B2
US 12,619,046 · App. 17/706,938 · Granted May 5, 2026

Optical system

Inventors: Chih-Wei Weng (Taoyuan City, TW); Chao-Chang Hu (Taoyuan City, TW); Yung-Hsien Yeh (Taoyuan City, TW); Mao-Kuo Hsu (Taoyuan City, TW)
Assignee: Actutek Corporation
G02B7/02G02B1/002G02B27/646
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Patent No.
US 12,619,046
App. No.
17/706,938
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical system is provided. The optical system includes a fixed unit, an actuating unit, a lens unit and a metalens. The actuating unit is connected to the fixed unit. The lens unit is adapted to be moved by the actuating unit relative to the fixed unit. The metalens is adapted to be moved between a first position and a second position relative to the lens unit. When the metalens is in the first position, the metalens is not on a light path of the lens unit. When the metalens is in the second position, the metalens is on the light path of the lens unit.

Claims (25)

1 . An optical system, comprising:

a fixed unit;

an actuating unit, connected to the fixed unit;

a lens unit, adapted to be moved by the actuating unit relative to the fixed unit;

a metalens, wherein the metalens is adapted to be moved between a first position and a second position relative to the lens unit, and when the metalens is in the first position, the metalens is not on a light path of the lens unit, and when the metalens is in the second position, the metalens is on the light path of the lens unit; and

a metalens, wherein the metalens is adapted to be disposed on a light path of the lens unit, the metalens comprises a plurality of metastructures, and the metastructures are disposed only in local areas of the metalens,

wherein the actuating unit moves the lens unit to provide an anti-shake optical compensation in a central compensation way, the metalens comprises a central area and a peripheral area, the peripheral area surrounds the central area, and the metastructures are only disposed in the peripheral area,

wherein the peripheral area comprises a first annular area and a second annular area, the first annular area surrounds the central area, the second annular area surrounds the first annular area, the metastructures comprise a plurality of first metastructures and a plurality of second metastructures, the first metastructures are disposed in the first annular area, the second metastructures are disposed in the second annular area, and a compensation ability of the first metastructures differs from a compensation ability of the second metastructures.

2 . The optical system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the metalens is rotated between the first position and the second position.

3 . The optical system as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising a impelling unit, wherein the metalens is connected to the impelling unit, and the impelling unit is adapted to rotate the metalens between the first position and the second position.

4 . The optical system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the impelling unit comprises a magnetic member and a coil, the metalens is connected to the magnetic member, the coil is adapted to apply a magnetic field to the magnetic member, and the magnetic member moves the metalens between the first position and the second position.

5 . The optical system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lens unit comprises an inlet side, and when the metalens is in the second position, the metalens covers the inlet side.

6 . The optical system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lens unit comprises an outlet side, and when the metalens is in the second position, the metalens covers the outlet side.

7 . The optical system as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising an image sensor, wherein when the metalens is in the second position, the metalens is located between the image sensor and the lens unit.

8 . The optical system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an impelling unit, a sensor unit and a central processer, wherein the metalens is connected to the impelling unit, the sensor unit is adapted to detect a tremor amplitude and to provide a sensing signal, and the central processer activates the actuating unit according to the sensing signal to move the lens unit, and when the central processer activates the actuating unit, the central processer also activates the impelling unit to move the metalens from the first position to the second position.

9 . The optical system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a height of each first metastructure is the same with a height of each second metastructure.

10 . The optical system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a width of each first metastructure is smaller than a width of each second metastructure.

11 . The optical system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an arrangement density of the first metastructures is smaller than an arrangement density of the second metastructures.

12 . An optical system, comprising:

a fixed unit;

an actuating unit, connected to the fixed unit;

a lens unit, adapted to be moved by the actuating unit relative to the fixed unit;

a metalens, wherein the metalens is adapted to be moved between a first position and a second position relative to the lens unit, and when the metalens is in the first position, the metalens is not on a light path of the lens unit, and when the metalens is in the second position, the metalens is on the light path of the lens unit; and

a metalens, wherein the metalens is adapted to be disposed on a light path of the lens unit, the metalens comprises a plurality of metastructures, and the metastructures are disposed only in local areas of the metalens,

wherein a diameter of the central area is ⅖ of a diagonal length of the metalens.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2026
From: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
To: ACTUTEK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074858/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2022
From: WENG, CHIH-WEI; HU, CHAO-CHANG; YEH, YUNG-HSIEN; HSU, MAO-KUO
To: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
Reel/Frame 059570/0816 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63299616 · Jan 14, 2022
Provisional Application 63167300 · Mar 29, 2021
Related Publication 20220308358A1 · Sep 29, 2022
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