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US 8,515,272 · App. 12/840,569 · Granted Aug 20, 2013

Optical apparatus having optical anti-shake function

Inventor: Satoshi Maetaki (Utsunomiya, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 8,515,272
App. No.
12/840,569
Granted
Aug 20, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical apparatus of the present invention includes shake detectors 25 p and 25 y which detect a shake, electro-optic elements eo 1 and eo 2 which constitute a part of the optical system and change refractive-index distributions by an electro-optic effect in accordance with an applied voltage, and a drive unit 23 which applies a voltage to the electro-optic element so as to reduce an image blur detected by the shake detectors.

Claims (16)

1. An optical apparatus having an optical system, comprising:

a shake detector configured to detect a shake;

an electro-optic element, including a KTN crystal, constituting a part of the optical system and configured to change a refractive-index distribution by an electro-optic effect in accordance with an applied voltage;

a drive unit configured to apply a voltage to the electro-optic element so as to reduce an image blur caused by the shake detected by the shake detector; and

an anti-shake unit configured separately from the electro-optic element to reduce the image blur detected by the shake detector.

2. An optical apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the drive unit drives the electro-optic element so as to reduce the image blur caused by a shake in a high-frequency as compared with the anti-shake unit provided separately from the electro-optic element.

3. An optical apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a photosensitive member configured to record an object image formed by the optical system.

4. An optical apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the drive unit drives the electro-optic element so as to reduce an image blur caused by the shake in a frequency range higher than 100 Hz.

5. An optical apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the anti-shake unit shifts a lens.

6. An optical apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the anti-shake unit shifts an image pickup element.

7. An optical apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the electro-optic element generates a concentric refractive-index distribution inside the electro-optic element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2010
From: MAETAKI, SATOSHI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-171735 · Jul 23, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110019986A1 · Jan 27, 2011