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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Honam Kwon, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroto Honda, Yokohama, JP;
Risako Ueno, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuyoshi Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yuko Kizu, Yokohama, JP;
Machiko Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Hideyuki Funaki, Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
A solid state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a liquid crystal optical element including a first electrode having a first recess and a projecting portion surrounding the first recess on a first surface, a second electrode facing the first surface of the first electrode, a filling film located between the first recess of the first electrode and the second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer located between the filling film and the second electrode; an imaging lens facing the second electrode to form an image of a subject on an imaging plane; and an imaging element facing the first recess, the imaging element having a pixel block having a plurality of pixels.