Light ray direction control element, manufacturing method for light ray direction control element, and imaging element
A light ray direction control element includes a base, a plurality of light transmitting layers arranged on a main surface of the base, a light absorbing layer disposed among the plurality of light transmitting layers, and a tilt prevention layer provided on the main surface of the base and disposed on an outer periphery of a region in which the plurality of light transmitting layers is disposed.
1. A light ray direction control element, comprising:
a base;
a plurality of light transmitting layers arranged on a main surface of the base;
a light absorbing layer disposed among the plurality of light transmitting layers; and
a plurality of tilt prevention layers provided on the main surface of the base and disposed on an outer periphery of a region in which the plurality of light transmitting layers is disposed, wherein
the light absorbing layer is disposed between the plurality of light transmitting layers and the plurality of tilt prevention layers,
a gap between the region in which the plurality of light transmitting layers is disposed and the plurality of tilt prevention layers is greater than a width of the light absorbing layer, and
the plurality of tilt prevention layers are disposed facing the plurality of light transmitting layers disposed on an outermost periphery in a one-to-one correspondence.
2. The light ray direction control element according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of tilt prevention layers are connected to each other.
3. The light ray direction control element according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of tilt prevention layers surround the region in which the plurality of light transmitting layers are disposed.
4. The light ray direction control element according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of tilt prevention layers have a width that is wider than a width of one of the light transmitting layers.
5. The light ray direction control element according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light transmitting layers have a pillar shape.
6. The light ray direction control element according to claim 1 , wherein the base is a light transmitting substrate.
7. The light ray direction control element according to claim 1 , wherein the base is an imaging element.
8. The light ray direction control element according to claim 1 , wherein the gap between the region in which the plurality of light transmitting layers is disposed and the plurality of tilt prevention layers is greater than the width of each of the plurality of light transmitting layers.
9. A manufacturing method for a light ray direction control element, comprising:
laminating, on a main surface of a base, a photosensitive light transmitting material;
forming, from the light transmitting material, an arranged plurality of light transmitting layers, and a plurality of tilt prevention layers disposed on an outer periphery of a region in which the plurality of light transmitting layers is disposed; and
forming a light absorbing layer among the plurality of light transmitting layers by filling a resin having light absorbency among the plurality of light transmitting layers and curing the resin filled among the plurality of light transmitting layers, wherein
the plurality of tilt prevention layers are disposed facing the plurality of light transmitting layers disposed on an outermost periphery in a one-to-one correspondence.
10. The manufacturing method according to claim 9 , wherein a gap between the region in which the plurality of light transmitting layers is disposed and the plurality of tilt prevention layers is greater than a width of each of the plurality of light transmitting layers.
11. An imaging element, comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of light receivers that is arranged on a main surface of the substrate and that receives light from an imaging subject;
a light transmitting layer disposed on each of the plurality of light receivers;
a light absorbing layer disposed among the light transmitting layers; and
a plurality of tilt prevention layers provided on the main surface of the substrate and disposed on an outer periphery of a region in which the light transmitting layers are disposed, wherein
a gap between the region in which the plurality of light transmitting layers is disposed and the plurality of tilt prevention layers is greater than a width of the light absorbing layer, and
the plurality of tilt prevention layers are disposed facing the plurality of light transmitting layers disposed on an outermost periphery in a one-to-one correspondence.
12. The imaging element according to claims 11 , wherein the plurality of light transmitting layers are disposed at positions that partially overlap the light receivers.