Digital Optical Device Beam Splitter Color Resolution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Digital long-range optical apparatuses, such as binoculars and telescopes, face limitations in achieving good light efficiency and color resolution due to the use of Bayer filters, which result in color information loss and errors in image generation, especially in low-light conditions.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a digital long-range optical apparatus with a beam splitter unit that splits light into different color components, allowing multiple detectors to capture distinct color information, which is then combined to generate images with improved light efficiency and color resolution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a Bayer filter is used on a single detector to capture color information, then the device structure is simplified, but color resolution deteriorates due to color information loss and interpolation errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the single detector into multiple detectors (first detector and second detector), with each detector capturing specific color components through dedicated optical paths. This segmentation eliminates the need for Bayer filters and interpolation, directly resolving the color resolution issue while maintaining manageable device complexity through modular architecture.
2Quantity of substance
If a Bayer filter is used to capture color information, then the number of components is reduced, but light efficiency deteriorates due to color information loss
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the detection system into multiple detectors with specialized optical paths for different color components, the patent eliminates the light-blocking Bayer filter structure. Each detector captures its assigned color information directly without filtering losses, significantly improving light efficiency while the modular design keeps the overall component quantity manageable.
3Measurement precision
If multiple detectors are used to capture distinct color information, then color resolution is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements segmentation by creating separate optical paths and detectors for different color components, achieving superior color resolution. The device complexity is managed through a systematic modular architecture where each detector and its associated optical path form an independent functional module, making the complex system maintainable and scalable.
4Loss of energy
If multiple detectors are used to capture color information, then light efficiency is improved by capturing more information, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves improved light efficiency by segmenting the optical system into multiple paths, each optimized for specific color components. This segmentation allows direct capture of color information without Bayer filter losses. The resulting device structure, while more complex, is organized into modular functional units that facilitate design, manufacturing, and maintenance.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach enhances image quality by utilizing multiple detectors to capture more information and control each detector individually, resulting in images with better light efficiency and color resolution compared to systems using single detectors with Bayer filters.
Implementation Method 1
The camera system includes a beam splitter unit (3) arranged second along the optical axis, followed by a first detector (4, 5) for the beam splitter unit. The first detector is designed to detect first light generated by the beam splitter unit through incidence of light incident on the beam splitter unit.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a digital long-range optical apparatus (1) for imaging an object (2), having an optical axis (OA), having a lens (3) for imaging the object (2), the lens (3) being arranged along the optical axis (OA), having a processor unit (4), and having a display unit (5) for displaying an image of the object (2), the processor unit (4) being line-connected to the display unit (5). The digital long-range optical apparatus (1) comprises a beam splitter unit (7), with the lens (3) being arranged first along the optical axis (OA) in a direction of light incidence (LE), followed by the beam splitter unit (7). Further, a first detector (8A) and a second detector (8B) are provided. The first detector (8A) is designed to detect first light (L1) generated by the beam splitter unit (7) and the second detector (8B) is designed to detect second light (L2) generated by the beam splitter unit (7).