IP Library Granted Patent US 11,156,751
Granted Patent B2
US 11,156,751 · App. 16/340,846 · Granted Oct 26, 2021

Imaging optical system, camera module, and electronic device

Inventor: Katsuji Kimura (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
G02B5/205G02B5/00G02B5/208G02B9/02G02B9/04H04N5/225H04N5/2254H04N5/372
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Patent No.
US 11,156,751
App. No.
16/340,846
Granted
Oct 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An imaging optical system according to the present disclosure includes: a lens; and an optical member, in which the optical member is configured such that a light transmittance value at least in a peripheral portion is larger than a light transmittance value in a central portion. Furthermore, a camera module according to the present disclosure includes the imaging optical system of the present disclosure. Furthermore, an electronic device according to the present disclosure includes a solid-state imaging element and the imaging optical system of the present disclosure.

Claims (25)

1. An imaging optical system, comprising:

a lens;

a first optical member on a light incident surface of the lens;

a second optical member inside the lens, wherein a first light transmittance value in a peripheral portion of each of the first optical member and the second optical member is larger than a second light transmittance value in a central portion of each of the first optical member and the second optical member; and

an infrared cut filter on a light emitting surface side of the lens.

2. The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first optical member includes a Neutral Density (ND) filter, and

a light transmittance value of the first optical member increases from the second light transmittance value of the central portion to the first light transmittance value of the peripheral portion.

3. The imaging optical system according to claim 1 , wherein a light transmittance value of the first optical member changes from the first light transmittance value to the second light transmittance value based on a light amount characteristic of the lens.

4. A camera module, comprising:

an imaging optical system that includes:

a lens;

a first optical member on a light incident surface of the lens;

a second optical member inside the lens, wherein a first light transmittance value in a peripheral portion of each of the first optical member and the second optical member is larger than a second light transmittance value in a central portion of each of the first optical member and the second optical member; and

an infrared cut filter on a light emitting surface side of the lens.

5. The camera module according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a package that includes a light-transmissive material; and

a solid-state imaging element in the package, wherein the solid-state imaging element is configured to receive light through the imaging optical system.

6. An electronic device, comprising:

a solid-state imaging element; and

an imaging optical system that includes:

a lens;

a first optical member on a light incident surface of the lens;

a second optical member inside the lens, wherein a first light transmittance value in a peripheral portion of each of the first optical member and the second optical member is larger than a second light transmittance value in a central portion of each of the first optical member and the second optical member; and

an infrared cut filter on a light emitting surface side of the lens.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2019
From: KIMURA, KATSUJI
To: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-230962 · Nov 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190271800A1 · Sep 5, 2019