WO2007074945A1 - 光学モジュール及びイメージング装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical module, an imaging apparatus, and the like. More specifically, the present invention relates to an optical module, an imaging apparatus, and the like for effectively extracting only light at a predetermined position and observing a target observation object more clearly.
- Imaging devices such as cameras can obtain a clear image to some extent by focusing on the observation object.
- the object other than the object is simply out of focus, and a blurred image can be obtained. Therefore, there is a demand to cut the light originating from things other than the observation object and obtain a clearer image of the observation object.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-106627 Disclosure of Invention
- An object of the present invention is to provide an optical module that can be used to extract light that satisfies a specific condition.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an imaging apparatus having the above optical module. Means for solving the problem
- the present invention basically includes two optical elements having at least two types of parts that modulate the phase of transmitted light, such as a quarter-wave plate part and a -1/4 wavelength plate part. prepare. The light passing through them is focused on the fact that the phase of the light can be modulated by the transmission path, and that the modulated phase can be returned. If the output of the two optical elements is introduced into the polarizer, it can be controlled that only light that satisfies a certain condition can be transmitted through the two optical elements and further output from the polarizer. Is based.
- the first aspect of the present invention relates to an optical module for controlling the phase of input light according to a predetermined condition.
- Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the optical module of the present invention.
- Fig. 1 (A) shows a schematic view of the optical module of the present invention
- Fig. 1 (B) shows a top view of the optical module of the present invention.
- Fig. Shows the figure.
- the optical module of the present invention basically has the following configuration.
- the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8) are parallel to each other, and the quarter-wave plate portion (1) and the second optical element (4) of the first optical element (4)
- the optical element (8) of the first quarter-wave plate portion (6) overlaps with a gap (9), and the first optical element (4) of the quarter-wave plate portion (2)
- the quarter-wave plate portion (5) of the second optical element (8) is an optical module (10) that overlaps with the gap (9) therebetween.
- the quarter-wave plate part and the -1 / 4-wave plate part quantitatively change the phase of the transmitted light, so that the light incident on the optical module can be detected from which of the two optical elements (4, 8).
- the phase is modulated depending on whether the light is transmitted through the portion.
- optical phase modulation can be performed according to the specified conditions.
- the second aspect of the present invention relates to an imaging apparatus capable of effectively extracting light that satisfies a predetermined condition.
- This imaging apparatus basically includes a lens (21); an optical module (10) through which light from the lens (21) is transmitted; and a polarization plane of light incident on the optical module (10).
- the optical module (10) comprises a quarter-wave plate portion (1) and a quarter-wave plate portion (2).
- the quarter-wave plate portion (2) of (4) and the quarter-wave plate portion (5) of the second optical element (8) are optical modules that overlap with the gap (9) therebetween. Imaging device.
- the first polarizer (22) adjusts the polarization plane of light
- the optical module adjusts the phase of light that satisfies a predetermined condition
- the second polarizer (23) is modulated by the optical module. Only light having a certain polarization plane is transmitted. Therefore, according to the imaging apparatus of the present invention, light satisfying a predetermined condition can be extracted and detected effectively. The invention's effect
- an optical module that can extract light satisfying a specific condition by controlling a wavelength plate portion through which light is transmitted. Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an imaging device that can extract only light that satisfies such a specific condition (for example, a condition that the measurement object is at a specific position).
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the optical module of the present invention.
- Figure 1 (A) shows a schematic diagram of the present optical module
- Figure B) shows a top view of the optical module of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the optical module of the present invention.
- Figure 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of light that is not in the gap between the first optical element and the second optical element and that is between the second optical element and the second lens. is there.
- Figure 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of light with the focal point between the first optical element and the second optical element.
- Fig. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of light between the first lens and the first optical element, not in the gap between the first optical element and the second optical element. .
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of an optical module according to an embodiment.
- Figure 6 (A) shows A schematic diagram of an optical module according to an embodiment is shown, and
- FIG. 6 (B) shows a top view thereof.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of an optical device equipped with an optical module according to an embodiment.
- Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an optical device for explaining the mathematical analysis.
- Figure 9 is a diagram for explaining the parameters of the analysis system.
- Figure 10 is a diagram for classifying the spatial position of the focal point.
- Figure 11 is a graph showing the coupling efficiency when there is one slit.
- the vertical axis is the value obtained by dividing the z-axis position by (D / 2)
- the horizontal axis is the value obtained by dividing the X-axis value by Dtan 0.
- Figure 11 (A) is a graph (contour map) showing the coupling efficiency from -10 to 10 on the vertical and horizontal axes.
- Fig. 11 (B) is a graph (partially enlarged view of Fig. 11 (A)) showing the coupling efficiency from -2 to 2 on the vertical and horizontal axes.
- Figure 12 is a graph showing the coupling efficiency when three slits are provided with a 2Dtan 0 period.
- FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram of the imaging apparatus of the present invention.
- the first aspect of the present invention relates to an optical module for controlling the phase of input light according to a predetermined condition.
- Figure 1 shows the optical module of the present invention.
- FIG. FIG. 1A shows a schematic view of the optical module of the present invention
- FIG. 1B shows a top view of the optical module 10 of the present invention.
- the optical module 10 of the present invention basically has the following configuration.
- a plate-shaped first optical element (4) in which a quarter-wave plate portion (1) and a -1 ⁇ 4-wave plate portion (2) are alternately formed via a joint portion (3);
- a plate-like second optical element (8) in which a quarter-wave plate portion (5) and a -1 ⁇ 4-wave plate portion (6) are alternately formed via a joint portion (7);
- the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8) are parallel to each other, and the quarter-wave plate portion (1) and the second optical element (4) of the first optical element (4) are provided.
- the optical element (8) overlaps with the quarter-wave plate part (6) with a gap (9), and the first optical element (4) with the quarter-wave plate part (2)
- the quarter-wave plate portion (5) of the second optical element (8) is an optical module (10) that overlaps with the gap (9) therebetween.
- the quarter-wave plate part and the -1 / 4-wave plate part quantitatively change the phase of the transmitted light, so that the light incident on the optical module is one of the two optical elements (4, 8).
- the phase is modulated depending on whether the light is transmitted through the portion.
- optical phase modulation can be performed according to the prescribed conditions.
- the light transmitted through the optical module (10) of the present invention is used as a polarizer.
- the optical module (10) of the present invention has a focus at a predetermined position as will be described later. It can be used to output only certain light, and to extract light when it does not output only such light. That is, the optical module (10) of the present invention is used, for example, as an optical filter for extracting light at a predetermined position.
- An “optical element” is an element that adjusts the phase and path of light.
- materials for the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8) in the present invention known optical crystal materials can be appropriately used.
- the shapes of the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8) in the present invention for example, ones each having a square shape (or a rectangular shape) can be mentioned. The shapes are preferably the same.
- the size of the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8) can be adjusted appropriately according to the required performance and the number of wave plate parts.
- the area of the optical element (4, 8) is limn 2 to 10cra 2 , and preferably 3 mra 2 to 5 cm 2. preferably from 5 mm 2 ⁇ 2cm 2.
- the specific optical element (4, 8) thickness is 1 ⁇ ! ⁇ Lmm, preferably 10 // m ⁇ 0. lmm.
- IX 10- 2 cn! ⁇ L cm force S Agerare may be filed with 5 X l (T 2 cm ⁇ 5 X 10- 1 cra.
- Quadrater wave plate part and “-1 ⁇ 4 wave plate part” mean parts that function as a quarter wave plate and a 1 ⁇ 4 wave plate, respectively. 1/4 wave plate and-1/4
- the function of the wave plate is well known.
- the quarter-wave plate has a function of causing a quarter-wave phase difference (the slower component is delayed compared to the faster component on the exit surface of the wave plate) to the incident light. It is a wave plate.
- a -1/4 wave plate is a wave plate that has the function of producing a phase difference of-1/4 wavelength in incident light.
- One “quarter wave plate portion” and “ ⁇ 1/4 wave plate portion” may be provided one by one, or a plurality of alternates in the vertical and horizontal directions (for example, 2 to 1 X 10 3 ) It may be provided.
- the “quarter wave plate portion” and the “ ⁇ 1/4 wave plate portion” may be provided alternately in a strip shape (square shape, preferably rectangular shape).
- the optical module (10) of the present invention is formed by alternately forming the quarter-wave plate portion (1) and the -1 / wave plate portion (2) through the joint portion (3). is there.
- the quarter-wave plate part (1) and the quarter-wave plate part (2) are one or more quarter-wave plates and-quarter-wave plates that are arranged alternately. Alternatively, it may be a combination of one or more quarter-wave plates and a minus quarter-wave plate. Furthermore, it may be a crystal having a quarter-wave plate portion (1) and a -quarter-wave plate portion (2), such as a photonic crystal.
- a preferred embodiment of the optical module of the present invention is an optical module in which the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8) are composed of photonic crystals. In the case of a photonic crystal, the 1/4 wavelength plate part (1) and the-1/4 wavelength plate part (2) can be obtained as a unit including the joint part (3), so handling is extremely easy. It becomes.
- a preferred embodiment of the optical module of the present invention is as shown in FIG.
- the quarter-wave plate portion (1) and the -quarter-wave plate portion (2) of the first optical element (4) are in the form of stripes each having the same width, and the first optical element One or a plurality of each are provided in (4); the quarter-wave plate portion (5) and the -1 ⁇ 4-wave plate portion (6) of the second optical element (8) have the same width.
- the optical module (10) is preferably provided with a plurality of quarter-wave plate portions (5) and minus quarter-wave plate portions (6).
- a typical number is 2 to 1 X 10 3 , preferably 5 to 1 X 10 2 .
- the area that can be controlled by the optical module of the present invention is expanded. More specifically, the area that can be controlled by the optical module of the present invention is expanded in the direction in which a plurality of wave plates are arranged.
- a preferred embodiment of the optical module of the present invention, the first optical element (4) and the length of the second gap between the optical element (8) (9a) is, 1 X 10- 2 cn! ⁇ L cm.
- a polarizer is basically an element that transmits light in the specified transmission axis direction.
- a known polarizer including a polarized beam splitter
- the optical module of the present invention can appropriately employ known elements used in known optical instruments. [Operation and usage example of optical module]
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the optical module of the present invention.
- an optical device including this optical module (specifically, an imaging device to be described later) has a lens (21) that receives light from the observation object and a lens (21).
- a first polarizer (22) that receives light; an optical module (10) that receives light from the first polarizer (22); and a second polarizer that receives light from the optical module (10).
- It comprises a polarizer (23) and a photodetector (24) that receives light from the second polarizer (23).
- symbol 25 indicates an arbitrary lens.
- E shows an example of the polarization plane of the polarizer.
- the positional relationship between the lens (21) and the first polarizer (22) may be the reverse of that shown in Fig. 2.
- the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8) of the optical module (10) are each provided with one quarter-wave plate portion and one minus quarter-wave plate portion. Have.
- the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8) of the optical module (10) may have multiple locations, as shown in Fig. 1, for example. This also applies to the following figures.
- An example of a photo detector is an image sensor such as CCD.
- the light transmitted through the first lens (21) and the first polarizer (22) is transmitted through the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8), respectively.
- a part of the light transmitted through the second optical element (8) is polarized and separated by the second polarizer (23).
- the light transmitted through the second polarizer (23) becomes the second lens (25).
- the light is collected by and detected by the photodetector (24).
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of light behind the second optical element, not in the gap between the first optical element and the second optical element.
- the polarization plane of the light passing through the first polarizer (22) is adjusted.
- the plane of polarization is, for example, shifted by ⁇ / 2 from the plane of polarization that can pass through the polarizer (23).
- Figure 4 is a diagram for explaining the behavior of light with the focal point between the first and second optical elements.
- the polarization plane of the light passing through the first polarizer (21) is adjusted.
- the plane of polarization is, for example, shifted by ⁇ / 2 from the plane of polarization that can pass through the second polarizer (23).
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of light when the focal point is not in the gap between the first optical element and the second optical element but before the first optical element.
- the plane of polarization of the light incident on the first lens (21) is adjusted by the first polarizer (22).
- the plane of polarization is, for example, shifted by ⁇ / 2 from the plane of polarization transmitted by the second polarizer (23).
- the focal point is a predetermined position (for example, the joint (3) of the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8)).
- the light that passes through the junction (7) passes through the second polarizer (23), but the other light does not pass through the second polarizer (23).
- the optical module of the present invention can be preferably used in an optical device that extracts only light that satisfies a predetermined condition. More specifically, if the focal point of the light originating from the observation object is positioned between the two junctions (3, 7), light other than the observation object can be blocked. , Observable objects can be observed effectively.
- the focal point of the light incident on the lens (21) can be controlled, for example, by adjusting the distance from the optical module (10) while keeping the optical axis of the lens (21) unchanged.
- the quarter-wave plate part (1) of the first optical element (4) and the -quarter-wave plate part (6) of the second optical element (8) overlap with a gap (9).
- the quarter-wave plate portion (2) of the first optical element (4) and the quarter-wave plate portion (5) of the second optical element (8) are separated from the gap (9). I explained the overlap.
- the quarter-wave plate portion (1) of the first optical element (4) and the quarter-wave plate portion (5) of the second optical element (8) overlap with a gap (9).
- the -1/4 wavelength plate portion (2) of the first optical element (4) and the -1/4 wavelength plate portion (6) of the second optical element (8) define the gap (9). It does not matter if they overlap at a distance.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an optical module according to an embodiment.
- Figure 6 (A) shows a schematic diagram of an optical module according to an embodiment
- Figure 6 (B) A plane view is shown.
- the optical module according to this embodiment has a quarter-wave plate portion (1) and a -1 ⁇ 4-wave plate portion (2) alternately through the joint portion (3).
- the formed plate-like first optical element (4); the 1/4 wavelength plate portion (5) and the -1/4 wavelength plate portion (6) are alternately formed via the joint portion (7).
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of an optical device equipped with an optical module according to an embodiment.
- the quarter-wave plate portion (1) of the first optical element (4) and the quarter-wave plate portion (5) of the second optical element (8) are separated by a gap (9).
- the -1/4 wavelength plate part (2) of the first optical element (4) and the -1/4 wavelength plate part (6) of the second optical element (8) form an air gap (9).
- the optical device includes: a lens (21); an optical module (10) through which light from the lens (21) passes; and a polarization plane of light incident on the optical module (10).
- the optical module (10) has a 1/4 wavelength plate portion (1) and a-1/4 wavelength plate portion (2) joined portion ( 3) Plate-shaped first optical elements (4) alternately formed via; 1/4 wavelength plate portion (5) and -1/4 wavelength plate portion (6) are joined portions (7) Plates formed alternately through And the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8) are parallel to each other, and the first optical element (4)
- the quarter-wave plate part (1) of the second optical element (8) and the quarter-wave plate part (5) of the second optical element (8) overlap with a gap (9), and the first optical element (4
- the -1/4 wavelength plate portion (2) of the second optical element (8) and the -1/4 wavelength plate portion (6) of the second optical element (8) are optical modules that overlap with each other with the gap (9) therebetween.
- This optical device functions as an imaging device, for example, because it can extract and detect light that satisfies a predetermined condition as described below.
- the polarization planes of the first polarizer (22) and the second polarizer (23) should be aligned so that they are perpendicular to the paper. Then, only light that satisfies the specified condition can be extracted using the same principle as described above. That is, in this case, the light whose focal point is between the first optical element and the second optical element is transmitted through the first optical element and the second optical element, so that the phase of the polarization plane is based on the light. Returned. Also, the phase of the plane of polarization of the light condensed before the first optical element and the light condensed behind the second optical element are shifted by ⁇ ⁇ 2. Therefore, by aligning the polarization transmission axis of the second polarizer with the polarization transmission axis of the first polarizer, light that satisfies the predetermined condition can be extracted in the same manner as the optical device described above. .
- a half-wave plate part (or -1/2 wave plate part) and a flat part (part that does not cause phase modulation)
- a flat part may be used instead of the wave plate portion (2, 6).
- the half-wave plate part is replaced with a flat part instead of the -1/4 wavelength plate part (2, 6).
- the planes of polarization of the first polarizer (22) and the second polarizer (23) should be aligned so that they are perpendicular to the page. In this way, only light that satisfies the specified conditions can be extracted based on the same principle as described above. In this case, the light whose focal point is between the first and second optical elements is transmitted back through the first and second optical elements, so that the phase of the plane of polarization is restored. In addition, the phase of the plane of polarization of the light collected before the first optical element and the light collected behind the second optical element are shifted by ⁇ 2. Therefore, by aligning the polarization transmission axis of the second polarizer with the polarization transmission axis of the first polarizer, light that satisfies the predetermined condition can be extracted in the same manner as the optical device described above. .
- the operation of the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8) having one quarter-wave plate part and one minus quarter-wave plate part has been described above. If the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8) have a plurality of quarter-wave plate portions and minus quarter-wave plate portions, respectively, the observable region is 2 It will spread in dimension. In addition, if a movable device that can move the first lens (21) closer to or away from each optical element is used, the focal position of the light incident on the lens (21) can be adjusted as appropriate, allowing observation. The distance of the object can be adjusted as appropriate. Also, by using a movable device that can move the position of the optical module (10) or photodetector (24) horizontally with respect to the optical axis, the object that can be observed can be expanded two-dimensionally. It will be possible.
- the half-wave plate part is replaced with the flat part instead of the -1/4 wavelength plate part (2, 6).
- the polarization planes of the first polarizer (22) and the second polarizer (23) should be aligned, for example, so as to be perpendicular to the page.
- the light whose focal point is between the first optical element and the second optical element is transmitted through the first optical element and the second optical element, so that the phase of the plane of polarization is shifted by ⁇ 2.
- the phase of the polarization plane of the light condensed before the first optical element and the light condensed behind the second optical element are restored.
- each part of the first optical element and the second optical element is a wave plate part.
- polarization is performed. It may be an optical rotator element that rotates the azimuth angle of the surface.
- the quarter-wave plate part of each optical module described so far may be the +45 degree optical rotator part
- the -1/4 wavelength plate part may be the -45 degree optical rotator part.
- Each optical rotation element may be formed by forming an alignment film such as a polyimide film on a transparent substrate and appropriately controlling the alignment direction of the alignment film.
- each optical rotation element part may be formed by applying a predetermined magnetic field to a predetermined part by using a Faraday element that rotates light transmitted by applying a magnetic field.
- the quarter-wave plate part of the optical module in Fig. 1 is +45
- the rotatory rotator element should be used, and the -1/4 wave plate part should be the -45 deg rotator element.
- the light whose focal point is between the first optical element and the second optical element is transmitted through the first optical element and the second optical element, so that the azimuth angle of the plane of polarization is shifted by 90 degrees.
- the azimuth angle of the plane of polarization of the light condensed before the first optical element and the light condensed behind the second optical element are restored.
- the polarization transmission axis of the second polarizer so as to be orthogonal to the polarization transmission axis of the first polarizer, light that satisfies the predetermined condition can be extracted in the same manner as the optical device described above. It becomes.
- the quarter-wave plate part should be the +45 degree optical rotator part and the -1/4 wavelength plate part should be the -45 degree optical rotator part.
- the light whose focal point is between the first optical element and the second optical element is returned to the original azimuth angle of the polarization plane by passing through the first optical element and the second optical element.
- the azimuth angle of the plane of polarization of light condensed before the first optical element and light condensed behind the second optical element is shifted by 90 degrees.
- Figure 8 shows an example of an optical device for explaining the mathematical analysis. That is, the center of the two optical elements (4, 8) is the origin, and the quarter-wave plate part (1) and the quarter-wave plate part (2) are alternately connected via the joint part (3).
- the direction of formation (parallel to the paper and parallel to the optical element) is the X axis
- the direction perpendicular to the paper is the Y axis
- the traveling direction of the light is Z axis.
- each optical element (4, 8) has one quarter-wave plate (1) and one quarter-wave plate (2).
- Figure 9 is a diagram for explaining the parameters of the analysis system. As shown in Fig. 9, the distance (9a) between the two optical elements is D, and the range of light emitted from the slit is 2 ⁇ .
- Figure 10 is a diagram for classifying the spatial position of the focal point.
- / D) ⁇ 1/2 ⁇ 1-2
- Figure 11 is a graph showing the coupling efficiency when there is one slit.
- the vertical axis is the value obtained by dividing the ⁇ -axis position by (D / 2)
- the horizontal axis is the value obtained by dividing the X-axis value by Dtan 0.
- Figure 11 (A) is a graph (contour map) showing the coupling efficiency with -10 to 10 on the vertical and horizontal axes.
- FIG. 11 (B) is a graph (partially enlarged view of FIG. 11 (A)) showing the coupling efficiency with the vertical axis and the horizontal axis ranging from ⁇ 2 to 2. From Fig.
- the optical module of the present invention has a strong selectivity in the Z-axis direction.
- the region where the coupling efficiency is large is limited.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the coupling efficiency when three slits are provided with a 2Dtan ⁇ period.
- the vertical axis is the z-axis position divided by (D / 2)
- the horizontal axis is the X-axis value divided by Dtan 0.
- the first optical element (4) and the second optical element (8) each have two quarter-wave plate parts and -1/4 wave-plate parts, and there are three coupling parts. Equivalent to what can be done. Comparing Fig. 12 and Fig. 11 (B), as shown in Fig. 12, the optical device with three slits has a higher coupling efficiency than the optical device with one slit. It can be seen that does not expand in the Z-axis direction and increases in the X-axis direction at every slip ⁇ period. Thus, by increasing the number of slits (and hence the number of joints), it can be said that images in the XY plane can be obtained within a certain range of Z values.
- the quarter-wave plate part (1) and the -1 ⁇ 4-wave plate part (2) are one or more quarter-wave plates and-quarter-wave plates, respectively. Even if they are arranged alternately good. In such a case, for example, one or a plurality of quarter-wave plates and -quarter-wave plates of the same shape may be prepared and arranged alternately.
- the optical element of the present invention may be one in which one or a plurality of quarter-wave plates and a minus quarter-wave plate are fused.
- one or more quarter-wave plates and one-quarter-wave plate of the same shape may be prepared, and heat may be applied to fuse them so that they alternate.
- multiple wave plates may be fused with an adhesive.
- the optical element of the present invention may be a crystal having a quarter wave plate portion (1) and a quarter wave plate portion (2), such as a photonic crystal.
- a photonic crystal can be manufactured according to known photonic crystal manufacturing methods. Examples of photonic crystal production methods include those disclosed in International Publication No. W02004-008196 or Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-1 1/4704.
- photonic crystal production methods include those disclosed in International Publication No. W02004-008196 or Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-1 1/4704.
- two or more kinds of substances are periodically formed on a two-dimensionally periodic substrate disclosed in JP-A-10-335758. For example, a method of manufacturing an optical element by sequentially stacking layers and using sputter etching alone or simultaneously with film formation for at least a part of the stack.
- FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram of the imaging apparatus of the present invention.
- the imaging device of the present invention has the following configuration, for example.
- an optical detector 24.
- the imaging apparatus of the present invention can appropriately employ the optical module (10) in all the embodiments described so far.
- An imaging device usually has an outer frame, but the outer frame is omitted in Fig. 13.
- the optical module (10) described so far can be appropriately used as the optical module.
- the optical module used in the imaging apparatus of the present invention basically has a 1/4 wavelength plate portion (1) and a 1/4 wavelength plate portion (2) joined.
- the quarter-wave plate portion (1) of the first optical element (4) and the quarter-wave plate portion (6) of the second optical element (8) are separated by a gap (9).
- the imaging apparatus of the present invention may appropriately employ known elements used for optical equipment and the like.
- the polarization plane of the light incident on the lens (21) is adjusted by the first polarizer (22).
- the light whose polarization plane has been adjusted enters the optical module [10].
- the polarization plane of the light transmitted through the optical module (10) depends on which position of the two optical elements (4, 8) that make up the optical module (10) is transmitted. Controlled.
- the second polarizer (23) has the property of transmitting or not transmitting light having the controlled polarization plane. Therefore, depending on which position of the optical module (10) is transmitted (combination of which wave plate part is transmitted), whether light is output from the second polarizer (23) or not. It is divided into. Therefore, only light that satisfies the specified condition can be extracted.
- the light output from the second polarizer (23) that satisfies the predetermined condition is detected by the photodetector (24). As a result, light that satisfies the predetermined condition is detected, and an observation object that satisfies the predetermined condition (for example, at a predetermined spatial position) can be observed.
- each element of the imaging apparatus of the present invention will be described.
- An imaging device is a device for observing an observation object.
- imaging devices include cameras, video cameras, telescopes, astronomical telescopes, optical pickup devices, and optical information readers.
- the lens (21) collects the light reflected from the observation object.
- the lens (21) is a focus lens used in cameras. As with the camera focus lens, the lens (21) should be movable and focus adjustable. Ie, image
- a preferred embodiment of the focusing device is provided with a movable mechanism of the lens (21) and can adjust the focus.
- the focal point of the lens (21) is preferably set so as to be positioned in the gap (9) between the two optical elements (4, 8) included in the optical module (10).
- the lens (21) is preferably such that the focal point of the lens (21) at the fixed position is located in the center of the gap (9) between the two optical elements (4, 8).
- Such a lens (21) may be appropriately adjusted depending on the positional relationship between the lens (21) and the optical module (10).
- the first polarizer (22) is an optical element for adjusting the plane of polarization.
- the second polarizer (23) is an optical element that functions to transmit only light having a predetermined plane of polarization.
- known polarizers can be appropriately used.
- the first polarizer and the second polarizer can be installed so that the plane of polarized light to be transmitted is shifted by ⁇ 2.
- the light detector (24) is not particularly limited as long as it can detect light, and a known light detector used for a camera telescope can be appropriately used.
- the photo detector can be a photodiode, a CCD, or the photo detector of the camera.
- the imaging device is a telescope or an astronomical telescope, an observation unit for observation with the naked eye can be used.
- the photodetector (24) is preferably composed of a plurality of detectors. Examples of such photodetectors include imaging sensors such as photodiodes or CCDs.
- the number of photodiodes or CCDs is, for example, the sum of the number of quarter-wave plate parts and -1 / 4-wave plate parts of the first optical element (4) is S (S is greater than 2). Sometimes it is preferable that it is S-1 or more and S + 1 or less. In particular, when S is 5 or more, S-2 or more and S or less are preferable, and S-1 is particularly preferable. In other words, if there is a detector (for example, a photodiode or CCD) that can observe light as much as the part corresponding to the junction between the quarter-wave plate part and the quarter-wave plate part, This is because light that satisfies a predetermined condition in the wave plate can be detected.
- a detector for example, a photodiode or CCD
- the photodetector (24) has a period between the quarter-wave plate portion and the -1 ⁇ 4 wavelength plate portion of the first optical element (4) (hence the quarter-wave plate portion or -1 ⁇ 4). It is preferable that the width of the wave plate part) and the period of the CCD or the like in the X-axis direction match.
- the cycle in the y-axis direction such as C C D may be the same as the cycle in the X-axis direction, or it may be short or long.
- the multiple detectors are, for example, light that has passed through various parts of the first optical element and the second optical element, and that has been output from the second polarizer that satisfies the prescribed condition. For example, it may be arranged in a row so that it can be detected.
- An embodiment of the imaging apparatus of the present invention includes a moving mechanism for moving the photodetector, and the photodetector can be moved. That is, for example, when multiple detectors are arranged in a line, there are those in which multiple photodetectors can move in the major axis direction or uniaxial direction. It is. Thus, if the photodetector can be moved, the spatial image of the observation object can be acquired effectively even with a small number of detectors. Industrial applicability
- the optical module and the imaging apparatus of the present invention can extract light at a predetermined position, for example, it can be used as a new photographic apparatus or its optical component. That is, the present invention can be suitably used in the field of optical equipment.
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