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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2014
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Steven Lansel, E. Palo Alto, CA (US);
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for acquiring intensity and depth information images may comprise: an image sensing unit having first radiation-sensitive elements and groups of second radiation-sensitive elements in a flat or curved plane having at least two directions, the first radiation-sensitive elements and groups of second radiation-sensitive elements to receive, respectively, an intensity image and a depth information image, at least two groups of second elements extending in each of the two directions of the plane; first micro-lenses, each of which is arranged to convey radiation to a corresponding one of the first elements; and second micro-lenses, each of which is arranged to convey radiation to a corresponding group of the second elements.