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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Sungmo Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Sangeun Mun, Suwon-si, KR;
Shanhui Fan, Stanford, CA (US);
Peter Bert Catrysse, Stanford, CA (US);
Hongkyu Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Minwoo Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Choonlae Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University of Office of the General Counsel, Stanford, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides meta-optical elements and image sensors using a meta-pattern and apparatuses including the image sensors. In an embodiment, an image sensor includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion layer including at least one photoelectric conversion element, and a color routing meta-structure layer provided at a position facing the photoelectric conversion layer. The color routing meta-structure layer includes a meta-structure having a symmetrical structure with respect to a center of a corresponding pixel, and a multi-layer structure having a refractive index that varies in a direction perpendicular to a light-incident surface.