Compound eye image sensor design

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2007-11-20

2007-11-20

Pyo, Kevin (Department: 2878)

Radiant energy

Photocells; circuits and apparatus

Photocell controlled circuit

C250S208100, C257S040000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11207016

ABSTRACT:
A flexible image sensor having an array of lenses disposed on one surface of a substrate flexible optical polymeric substrate, and an array of organic integrated circuit photodetectors on a second surface of the substrate, each lens in the lens array being in optical correspondence with a photodetector in the second array. The lens array and the photodetector array are manufactured using similar, low-temperature methods, preferably utilizing the same toolset.

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