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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Daisuke Honda, Sakai, JP;
Takashi Nakano, Sakai, JP;
Suguru Kawabata, Sakai, JP;
Takahiro Takimoto, Sakai, JP;
Kazuhiro Natsuaki, Sakai, JP;
Masayo Uchida, Sakai, JP;
Masaaki Uchihashi, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus that includes a polarizing filter of a slit type in which polarization characteristics are improved is realized. A polarizing unit () of an image capturing apparatus () includes a first polarizer layer () and a second polarizer layer () that hold a dielectric layer () therebetween, and a plurality of slits () that are arranged at regular intervals in a predetermined direction are formed in each of the first polarizer layer () and the second polarizer layer (). A forming material of each of the first polarizer layer () and the second polarizer layer () and a forming material of a wiring layer that controls an operation of a light receiving unit () are selected from Al, Si, Cu, Au, Ag, Pt, W, Ti, Sn, In, Ga, Zn, and a compound or alloy that contains at least one of the foregoing.