Optical Focusing System Using Reflective Elements for Thin High-Resolution Imaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional optical lenses with high resolution are expensive and fail to meet current requirements for thinness and resolution in compact devices like smartphones and digital cameras.
Innovation Solution
An optical focusing system comprising a lens group, a first reflective optical element, and a second reflective optical element, with specific geometric configurations and placements to achieve a thin, lightweight design, allowing for high-resolution imaging with a simplified camera structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional optical lenses are used to achieve high resolution, then imaging quality is improved, but system thickness and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The optical system is divided into multiple functional modules: a bionic lens for light collection, a beam splitting prism for light path separation, and a reflective optical element for focusing. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, achieving high resolution while maintaining thinness by distributing optical functions across separate elements rather than requiring a single thick lens
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a reflective optical element that reflects light rays at approximately 90 degrees to redirect them onto the imaging surface. This dimensional change in light path direction enables the system to achieve high resolution imaging within a reduced thickness by utilizing spatial redirection rather than direct linear propagation
2Measurement precision
If conventional optical lenses are used to achieve high resolution, then imaging quality is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces conventional high-resolution lens systems with a combination of a bionic lens and a reflective optical element. This substitution uses simpler, more manufacturable components - the bionic lens for light gathering and the reflective element for focusing - thereby reducing manufacturing complexity and cost while maintaining high imaging resolution
3Length of stationary object
If reflective optical elements are introduced to reduce thickness, then system compactness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the beam splitting function and the light reflecting function into a single integrated optical system. The beam splitting prism and reflective optical element work together as a unified assembly, reducing the number of separate components and simplifying the overall device structure despite the introduction of reflective elements for thinness
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
The system achieves a thin and lightweight camera structure with high-resolution imaging capabilities, enabling effective use in smartphones, tablet PCs, and card-type digital cameras while maintaining a practical and aesthetically pleasing design.
Implementation Method 1
a first reflective optical element and a second reflective optical element... for reflecting light rays
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AI summary
An optical focusing system, including: a lens group, a first reflective optical element, a second reflective optical element, and an optical sensing imaging surface. The first reflective optical element is disposed on an object end and the second reflective optical element is disposed at an image end, for reflecting light rays. The optical sensing imaging surface is disposed at the emergent surface of the second reflective optical element.