US4626897A
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Optical filter for color imaging device
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1983-05-13
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Granted: 1986-12-02
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Expires: 2003-05-13
Abstract
Abstract A spatial frequency filter apparatus for suppressing spurious signals of the type generated in a color television camera incorporating a mosaic color encoding filter for multiplexing color signals includes two double refraction plates for filtering natural light introduced through a lens system in both the horizontal and vertical directions and an optical plate, such as a quarter wavelength plate or a rotatory polarization plate, interposed between the two double refraction plates. By causing natural light to transmit through the two double refraction plates and the optical plate before being introduced to the mosaic color encoding filter, the spurious signals are suppressed, whereby false color which may otherwise make an appearance at the contours of an image picked up by the color television camera can be significantly reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Masanori Sato
- 👤 Shusaku Nagahara
- 👤 Kenji Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:59
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/09; G02B27/0938; G02B27/0988; G02B27/42; G02B27/46; H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/10; H04N23/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
An optical system for a color imaging device for introducing a plurality of rays of natural light transmitted through a lens system to a mosaic color-encoding filter, comprising: a first double refraction plate for splitting each ray of said natural light into two polarized light rays vibrating in orthogonal directions with respect to each other, an optical plate having a property to alter the state of polarization of the light rays produced by said first double refraction plate, a second double refraction plate for splitting each of the light rays altered by said optical plate into two polarized light rays vibrating in orthogonal directions with respect to each other so that quadruple light images of equal intensity arranged in a rectangular array are produced for each ray of said natural light, and a mosaic color-encoding filter positioned to receive the light rays from said second double refraction plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
An optical system for a color imaging device for introducing a plurality of rays of natural light transmitted through a lens system to a mosaic color-encoding filter, comprising: a first double refraction plate for splitting each ray of said natural light into two polarized light rays vibrating in orthogonal directions with respect to each other, an optical plate having a property to alter the state of polarization of the light rays produced by said first double refraction plate, a second double refraction plate for splitting each of the light rays altered by said optical plate into two polarized light rays vibrating in orthogonal directions with respect to each other so that quadruple light images of equal intensity arranged in a rectangular array are produced for each ray of said natural light, and a mosaic color-encoding filter positioned to receive the light rays from said second double refraction plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
An optical system for a color imaging device according to claim 1, wherein said optical plate is a quarter wavelength delay plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
An optical system for a color imaging device according to claim 2, wherein said quarter wavelength delay plate has an optical axis which forms an angle of 45° with the vibrating directions of the polarized light rays produced by said first double refraction plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An optical system for a color imaging device according to claim 1, wherein said optical plate is a rotatory polarization plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
176 words
An optical system for a color imaging device for introducing a plurality of rays of natural light transmitted through a lens system to a mosaic color-encoding filter, comprising: (a) a first double refraction plate for splitting each ray of said natural light into two polarized rays vibrating in two directions orthogonal to each other, (b) an optical plate having a property to alter the state of polarization of the light rays produced by said first double refraction plate, (c) a second double refraction plate for splitting each of the light rays altered by said optical plate into two polarized light rays vibrating in two directions orthogonal to each other to obtain quadruple images arranged in a rectangular array of predetermined pitch corresponding to each ray of said natural light, and (d) a mosaic color-encoding filter having a plurality of sets of four color units, said four color units being arranged in a rectangular array having the same pitch as the rectangular array of said quadruple images, for receiving said polarized light rays forming said quadruple images.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
176 words
An optical system for a color imaging device for introducing a plurality of rays of natural light transmitted through a lens system to a mosaic color-encoding filter, comprising: (a) a first double refraction plate for splitting each ray of said natural light into two polarized rays vibrating in two directions orthogonal to each other, (b) an optical plate having a property to alter the state of polarization of the light rays produced by said first double refraction plate, (c) a second double refraction plate for splitting each of the light rays altered by said optical plate into two polarized light rays vibrating in two directions orthogonal to each other to obtain quadruple images arranged in a rectangular array of predetermined pitch corresponding to each ray of said natural light, and (d) a mosaic color-encoding filter having a plurality of sets of four color units, said four color units being arranged in a rectangular array having the same pitch as the rectangular array of said quadruple images, for receiving said polarized light rays forming said quadruple images.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
An optical system for a color imaging device according to claim 5, wherein said optical device is a quarter wavelength delay plate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
An optical system for a color imaging device according to claim 6, wherein said quarter wavelength delay plate has an optical axis which forms an angle of 45° with the vibrating directions of the polarized light rays produced by said first double refraction plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
An optical system for a color imaging device according to claim 5, wherein said optical plate is a rotatory polarization plate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
An optical system for a color imaging device according to claim 5, wherein said optical plate is a pseudo-depolarizing plate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
145 words
An optical system for a color imaging device for introducing a plurality of rays of natural light transmitted through a lens system to a mosaic color-encoding filter, comprising: a first double refraction plate for splitting each ray of said natural light into two polarized light rays vibrating in orthogonal directions with respect to each other, an optical plate having a property to alter the state of polarization of the light rays produced by said first double refraction plate, a second double refraction plate for splitting each of the light rays altered by said optical plate into two polarized light rays vibrating in orthogonal directions with respect to each other so that quadruple light images arranged in a rectangular array are produced for each ray of said natural light, and a mosaic color-encoding filter positioned to receive the light rays from said second double refraction plate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
145 words
An optical system for a color imaging device for introducing a plurality of rays of natural light transmitted through a lens system to a mosaic color-encoding filter, comprising: a first double refraction plate for splitting each ray of said natural light into two polarized light rays vibrating in orthogonal directions with respect to each other, an optical plate having a property to alter the state of polarization of the light rays produced by said first double refraction plate, a second double refraction plate for splitting each of the light rays altered by said optical plate into two polarized light rays vibrating in orthogonal directions with respect to each other so that quadruple light images arranged in a rectangular array are produced for each ray of said natural light, and a mosaic color-encoding filter positioned to receive the light rays from said second double refraction plate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
An optical system for a color imaging device according to claim 10, wherein said optical plate is a pseudo-depolarizing plate.
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