IP Library Granted Patent US 12,326,540
Granted Patent B2
US 12,326,540 · App. 17/989,699 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Metalens and image sensor

Inventors: Tzu-Yao Lin (Guangzhou, CN); Shih-Chieh Yen (Guangzhou, CN)
Assignee: GUANGZHOU LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
G02B1/002G02B3/08
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Patent No.
US 12,326,540
App. No.
17/989,699
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A metalens including a transparent substrate and lenses is provided. The lenses are located on the transparent substrate. Each of the lenses includes first columnar microstructures continuously arranged along a first direction and second columnar microstructures continuously arranged along a second direction. A pitch of the first columnar microstructure is different from a pitch of the second columnar microstructure.

Claims (16)

1. A metalens, comprising:

a transparent substrate; and

a plurality of lenses, located on the transparent substrate, wherein each of the plurality of lenses comprises:

a plurality of first columnar microstructures, arranged continuously along a first direction; and

a plurality of second columnar microstructures, arranged continuously along a second direction, wherein a pitch of the plurality of first columnar microstructures is different from a pitch of the plurality of second columnar microstructures, wherein the first direction is not parallel to and not perpendicular to the second direction, a shape of an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of first columnar microstructures onto the transparent substrate is a first rectangle, a shape of an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of second columnar microstructures onto the transparent substrate is a second rectangle, and a length of the first rectangle is different from a length of the second rectangle.

2. The metalens according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the plurality of first columnar microstructures is different from a height of the plurality of second columnar microstructures.

3. The metalens according to claim 1 , wherein based on a dummy x-axis, a first included angle is provided between a central axis of each of the first rectangles and the dummy x-axis, a second included angle is provided between a central axis of each of the second rectangles and the dummy x-axis, wherein the first included angle is different from the second included angle.

4. The metalens according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of lenses further comprises:

a plurality of third columnar microstructures, arranged continuously along a third direction; and

a plurality of fourth columnar microstructures, arranged continuously along a fourth direction, wherein the pitch of the plurality of first columnar microstructures, the pitch of the plurality of second columnar microstructures, and a pitch of the plurality of third columnar microstructures are different from each other.

5. The metalens according to claim 4 , wherein a pitch of the plurality of fourth columnar microstructures is equal to the pitch of the plurality of second columnar microstructures.

6. The metalens according to claim 4 , wherein a height of the plurality of first columnar microstructures is equal to a height of the plurality of fourth columnar microstructures, and the height of the plurality of first columnar microstructures, a height of the plurality of second columnar microstructures, and a height of the plurality of third columnar microstructures are different from each other.

7. An image sensor, comprising:

the metalens according to claim 1 ; and

a photosensitive device substrate, overlapping the metalens.

8. The image sensor according to claim 7 , wherein the photosensitive device substrate comprises a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels overlaps a corresponding lens, and each of the pixels comprises a plurality of photosensitive devices.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 6, 2026
From: GUANGZHOU LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
To: LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CORP. LIMITED
Reel/Frame 074245/0396 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2022
From: LIN, TZU-YAO; YEN, SHIH-CHIEH
To: GUANGZHOU LUXVISIONS INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061914/0633 →