Optotune Ag

Optotune Consumer Ag

Optotune Switzerland Ag

Markus Geissner

Manuel Aschwanden

David Niederer

Roman Patscheider

Stephan Smolka

Marcel Suter

Chauncey Gratzel

Mark Ventura

David Stadler

Chauncey Grätzel

The present invention relates to Optical device (), comprising: a transparent and elastically expandable membrane (), an optical element () facing the membrane (), a wall member (), wherein the optical element () and the membrane () are connected to the wall member () such that a container () with a volume (V) is formed, a fluid (F) residing in said volume (V), and a lens shaping part () that is in contact with the membrane () for defining a curvature adjustable area () of the membrane (), which area () faces said optical element (), and a circumferential lens barrel () that surrounds an opening () in which at least one rigid lens () is arranged that is held by the lens barrel (), and an actuator means () that is designed to move the optical element () in an axial direction (A) with respect to the lens shaping part (), which axial direction (A) is oriented perpendicular to a plane along which the lens shaping part () extends, or to move the lens shaping part () in an axial direction (A) with respect to the optical element (), which axial direction (A) is oriented perpendicular to a plane along which the rigid lens () extends so as to adjust the pressure of the fluid (F) residing inside the volume (V) and therewith a curvature of said area ().

Optical device, particularly camera, particularly comprising autofocus, image stabilization and super resolution

The invention relates to an optical device () for enhancing the resolution of an image, comprising: a transparent plate member () configured for refracting a light beam () passing through the plate member (), which light beam () projects an image comprised of rows and columns of pixels (), a carrier () to which said transparent plate member () is rigidly mounted, wherein the carrier () is configured to be tilted between a first and a second position about a first axis (A), such that the plate member () is tilted between the first and the second position about the first axis (A), whereby said projected image () is shifted by a fraction (&#x394;P) of a pixel, particularly by a half of a pixel, along a first direction (x), and an actuator means () that is configured to tilt the carrier () and therewith the plate member () between the first and the second position about the first axis (A).

Optical device for enhancing resolution of an image

The invention relates to a device () for pivoting an optical element (), comprising: an optical element (), wherein the optical element is movably mounted so that the optical element can be tilted at least about a first axis (A), a magnet () extending in an extension direction (Z), wherein the magnet () comprises a magnetization (M) aligned with said extension direction (Z), and wherein the magnet () comprises a front side (), and wherein optical element () is rigidly coupled to the magnet () or to a first conductor section () that faces the front side () of the magnet () in the extension direction (Z), wherein the first conductor section () extends along the first axis (A), and a current source means () electrically connected to the first conductor section (), which current source means () is designed to apply an electrical current (I) to said first conductor section (), so that a Lorentz force is generated that tilts the optical element () about said first axis (A) along a first tilting direction (x).

Device for tilting an optical element, particularly a mirror

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Bergdietikon, Switzerland

Markus Geissner