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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2018
Photonic Sensors & Algorithms, S.l., Valencia, ES;
Leticia Carrion, Valencia, ES;
Jorge Blasco, Valencia, ES;
Francisco Clemente, Valencia, ES;
Francisco Alventosa, Valencia, ES;
Arnau Calatayud, Valencia, ES;
Carles Montoliu, Valencia, ES;
Adolfo Martinez, Valencia, ES;
Ivan Perino, Valencia, ES;
PHOTONIC SENSORS & ALGORITHMS, S.L., Valencia, ES;
Abstract
A plenoptic camera for mobile devices is provided, having a main lens, a microlens array, an image sensor, and a first reflective element configured to reflect the light rays captured by the plenoptic camera before arriving at the image sensor, in order to fold the optical path of the light captured by the camera before impinging the image sensor. Additional reflective elements may also be used to further fold the light path inside the camera. The reflective elements can be prisms, mirrors or reflective surfaces of three-sided optical elements having two refractive surfaces that form a lens element of the main lens. By equipping mobile devices with this plenoptic camera, the focal length can be greatly increased while maintaining the thickness of the mobile device under current constraints.