Temperature Detecting Element Multi-Region Lens Design

The lens is divided into multiple regions with different curvature radii: a first region with a first curvature radius and a second region with a second curvature radius. This segmentation allows different parts of the lens to serve different optical functions, improving light collection efficiency while maintaining manufacturability through standardized multi-region molding techniques.

Different regions of the lens are assigned different local optical properties through varying curvature radii. The first region has optimized curvature for specific light collection angles, while the second region has different curvature for complementary light collection, creating local quality variations that enhance overall light-collecting power without complicating the global lens structure.

Instead of using a single small radius of curvature throughout the lens, the lens is segmented into regions with different curvature radii. This allows the lens to achieve high light-collecting power through regional optimization rather than requiring the entire lens to have a small radius, thereby reducing machining difficulty while maintaining optical performance.

The curvature radius parameter is changed across different regions of the lens rather than being uniform. By varying the curvature radius from the first region to the second region, the lens achieves optimized light collection without requiring the extreme small radius that would make machining difficult, thus changing the parameter distribution to resolve the contradiction.

The single lens is segmented into multiple functional regions with different curvature characteristics. The first region and second region each handle different incident light angles, with the first region optimized for certain angles and the second region for others, including diagonal incidence. This segmentation maintains relatively simple overall structure while achieving uniform sensitivity across different light incidence directions.

Different regions of the lens are given different local curvature properties to address specific directional light collection needs. The local quality variation ensures that diagonal infrared light incidence is properly handled by the appropriate region, maintaining uniform sensitivity across the sensor while keeping the overall lens structure relatively simple and integrated.