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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Ulrich C. Boettiger, Boise, ID (US);
Jin LI, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Ulrich C. Boettiger, Boise, ID (US);
Jin Li, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Aptina Imaging Corporation, George Town, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A micro-lens and a method for forming the micro-lens is provided. A micro-lens includes a substrate and lens material located within the substrate, the substrate having a recessed area serving as a mold for the lens material. The recessed can be shaped such that the lens material corrects for optical aberrations. The micro-lens can be part of a micro-lens array. The recessed area can serve as a mold for lens material for the micro-lens array and can be shaped such that the micro-lens array includes arcuate, non-spherical, or non-symmetrical micro-lenses.