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Image acquisition apparatus and biometric information acquisition apparatus

  • US 8,340,362 B2
  • Filed: 09/15/2009
  • Issued: 12/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image acquisition apparatus comprising:

  • an image pickup device that includes a plurality of pixels;

    a filter layer that blocks propagation of an incident light ray which comes from an object side to the pixel side in accordance with an increase in incident angle of the incident light ray;

    a first light shielding layer that has a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of pixels, whereinthe filter layer blocks propagation of the incident light ray which comes from the object side to the pixel side through the openings in accordance with an increase in incident angle of the light ray.

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