Pixelated tunable color filter

Ethan Schonbrun (Inventor), Giuseppe Di Caprio (Inventor), Gudfridur Möller (Inventor), Chris Stokes (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

Methods and apparatus using generating multiple color images in a single exposure. In one implementation, an imaging apparatus is provided that includes an image sensor array including a plurality of image sensor elements. The imaging apparatus also includes a dispersive element configured to rotate incident linearly polarized radiation by a rotation angle to produce rotated linearly polarized radiation having at least two polarization angles, wherein the rotation angle is deter mined based, at least in part, on a wavelength of the incident linearly polarized radiation. The imaging apparatus also includes a pixelated polarizing filter configured to receive the rotated linearly polarized radiation from the dispersive element and selectively pass the rotated linearly polarized radiation to the image sensor array, wherein the rotated linearly polarized radiation is selectively passed based on the polarization angle of the rotated linearly polarized radiation.
Original languageEnglish
Patent numberPCT/US2014/039272
IPCG02B5/30,G02F1/01,G02F1/13,H04N5/225,H04N9/097
Priority date23/05/13
Filing date6/11/15
Publication statusPublished - 6 Nov 2015

Keywords

  • multiple color images
  • single exposure
  • imaging apparatus
  • image sensor array
  • rotated linearly polarized radiation
  • pixelated polarizing filter

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