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A microlens is a small lens, generally with a diameter less than a millimetre (mm) and often as small as 10 micrometres (µm). The small sizes of the lenses means that a simple design can give good optical quality but sometimes unwanted effects arise due to optical diffraction at the small features. A typical microlens may be a single element with one plane surface and one spherical convex surface to refract the light. Because micro-lenses are so small, the substrate that supports them is usually thicker than the lens and this has to be taken into account in the design. More sophisticated lenses may use aspherical surfaces and others may use several layers of optical material to achieve their design performance.

Focus detection device and imaging apparatus having the same

InactiveUS20110025904A1Television system detailsColor television detailsLight fluxPhase difference

A focus detection device having imaging pixels and focus-detecting pixels using a phase-difference focus detection method implements high-precision focus detection. In the focus detection device, a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion unit for converting an incident light flux into signal charges, and a microlens having a focus position near the photoelectric conversion unit are arranged. The plurality of pixels include a plurality of imaging pixels for generating a shot image, and a plurality of focus-detecting pixels for generating an image signal for focus detection by the phase-difference focus detection method. An opening for giving a pupil division function to the focus-detecting pixel is formed using electrodes arranged to read out signal charges from the photoelectric conversion unit.

Owner:CANON KK

Solid state image pickup device, method of manufacturing the same, image pickup device, and electronic device

InactiveCN101853866AReduce the effects of chromatic aberrationReduce exposure timeSolid-state devicesRadiation controlled devicesTransducerPhotoelectric conversion

The invention relates to a solid state image pickup device, a method of manufacturing the same, an image pickup device, and an electronic device. The solid state image pickup device includes a pixel section defined by unit pixels arrayed in line and row directions of a semiconductor substrate. Each of the unit pixels includes a photoelectric transducer that is formed on the semiconductor substrate and converts incident light into a signal charge, a waveguide that is formed above the photoelectric transducer and guides the incident light to the photoelectric transducer, and a microlens that is formed above the waveguide and guides the incident light to an end of light incident side of the waveguide. The waveguide has a columnar body with a constant cross section from the end of light incident side to an end of light exit side, and is arranged such that a center of rays of the incident light incident from the microlens on the end of light incident side of the waveguide is aligned with a central axis of the waveguide.

Owner:SONY CORP