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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Sota Nakanishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/14 (2021.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14609 (2013.01); H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); G03B 17/14 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging device, includes: an imaging unit in which are disposed a plurality of pixels, each including a filter that is capable of changing a wavelength of light passing therethrough to a first wavelength and to a second wavelength and a light reception unit that receives light that has passed through the filter, and that captures an image via an optical system; an analysis unit that analyzes the image captured by the imaging unit; and a control unit that controls the wavelength of the light to be transmitted, by the filter based upon a result of analysis by the analysis unit.