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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Optotune Consumer Ag, Dietikon, CH;
Inventor:
Manuel Aschwanden, Allenwinden, CH;
Assignee:
OPTOTUNE AG, Dietikon, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/14 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01); G02F 1/29 (2006.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/14 (2013.01); G02B 7/028 (2013.01); G02B 26/005 (2013.01); G02F 1/29 (2013.01); H01L 27/14607 (2013.01); H01L 27/14625 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to an optical system () comprising: a first focus tunable lens (), a curved image sensor () configured to receive light (L) focused by the first focus tunable lens (); an optical path (P) extending through the first focus tunable lens and to the curved image sensor; wherein the optical system () is configured to tune the focal length of the first focus tunable lens () by applying an electrical signal to the first focus tunable lens () such that light (L) traversing said optical path (P) is focused onto the image sensor ().