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Granted Patent B2
US 12,730,284 · App. 18/184,452 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Cemented optical element, optical apparatus, and image pickup apparatus

Inventor: Kazuhiro Arai (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
G02B13/006B32B3/266H04N23/51H04N23/55B32B7/12B32B17/10733B32B17/10743B32B27/08B32B27/308B32B27/325B32B27/38B32B2255/10B32B2255/20B32B2255/205B32B2255/28B32B2307/416B32B2551/00
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Patent No.
US 12,730,284
App. No.
18/184,452
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cemented optical element having a first optical component, a second optical component, and a third optical component that contains a resin and is sandwiched between the first optical component and the second optical component. The first optical component contains a resin and has a line unevenness structure on at least a part of a surface in contact with the third optical component. The fine unevenness structure is formed by a plurality of holes or columnar protrusions.

Claims (31)

1 . A cemented optical element comprising:

a first optical component;

a second optical component; and

a third optical component that contains a resin and is sandwiched between the first optical component and the second optical component,

wherein the first optical component contains a resin and has a fine unevenness structure on at least a part of a surface in contact with the third optical component,

wherein the fine unevenness structure is formed by a plurality of holes or columnar protrusions, and

wherein each of the holes has a depth of 30 nm or more and 100 nm or less or each of the columnar protrusions has a height of 30 nm or more and 100 nm or less.

2 . The cemented optical element according to claim 1 , wherein the second optical component contains a resin and has a fine unevenness structure on at least a part of a surface in contact with the third optical component, wherein the fine unevenness structure is formed by a plurality of holes or columnar protrusions.

3 . The cemented optical element according to claim 1 , wherein the fine unevenness structure is formed with an average pitch of 300 nm or less.

4 . The cemented optical element according to claim 1 , wherein the fine unevenness structure is formed with an average pitch of 50 nm or more.

5 . The cemented optical element according to claim 1 , wherein a depth direction of the holes or a height direction of the columnar protrusions is parallel to a direction normal to an optical surface of the first optical component.

6 . The cemented optical element according to claim 1 , wherein the holes are column-shaped holes.

7 . The cemented optical element according to claim 1 , wherein the fine unevenness structure is a periodic structure.

8 . An optical apparatus comprising:

a housing; and

a cemented optical element provided inside the housing,

wherein the cemented optical element comprises:

a first optical component,

a second optical component, and

a third optical component that contains a resin and is sandwiched between the first optical component and the second optical component,

wherein the first optical component contains a resin and has a fine unevenness structure on at least a part of a surface in contact with the third optical component,

wherein the fine unevenness structure is formed by a plurality of holes or columnar protrusions, and

wherein each of the holes has a depth of 30 nm or more and 100 nm or less or each of the columnar protrusions has a height of 30 nm or more and 100 nm or less.

9 . An image pickup apparatus comprising:

an optical apparatus; and

an image pickup element that receives incident light through the optical apparatus,

wherein the optical apparatus comprises a housing and a cemented optical element provided inside the housing,

wherein the cemented optical element comprises a first optical component, a second optical component, and a third optical component that contains a resin and is sandwiched between the first optical component and the second optical component,

wherein the first optical component contains a resin and has a fine unevenness structure on at least a part of a surface in contact with the third optical component,

wherein the fine unevenness structure is formed by a plurality of holes or columnar protrusions, and

wherein each of the holes has a depth of 30 nm or more and 100 nm or less or each of the columnar protrusions has a height of 30 nm or more and 100 nm or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2023
From: ARAI, KAZUHIRO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 063236/0984 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-043720 · Mar 18, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230296866A1 · Sep 21, 2023
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