The present invention relates to optic devices, more particularly to an imaging lens used in a camera module.
Imaging lenses are very important components used in electronic devices such as digital cameras. Lenses determine the advantages and disadvantages of imaging performance, thus the lens performance becomes important considerations of designing cameras and other like equipment. While at the same time, a camera module is usually used in a mobile phone for providing the user with the functions of picture capturing, video recording, which requires the lens used in the mobile phone to have more excellent optic performance.
Generally, an imaging lens comprises multiple lenses for correction of optical aberrations. A lens typically includes an optic substrate and a black coating covering the optic substrate. The black coating is formed by color centers contained in a dielectric matrix. When light enters the black coating, most of the light will be absorbed by color centers contained in the dielectric matrix. However, because of Fresnel reflection taking place at the surface of the black coating, some of the incident light will not enter the coating. Since the refractive index of the black coating is usually closer to that of the optical substrate than on the air, a reduced Fresnel reflectance is achieved on the surfaces of the black coating, both for external reflections of light incident from the air to the black coating, and for internal reflections of light incident from the optical substrate to the black coating, which seriously cuts down the image performance of the imaging lens.
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Accordingly, an improved imaging lens which can overcome the disadvantages described above is desired.
The present invention will hereinafter be described in detail with reference to exemplary embodiments.
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In this embodiment, again, we assume that the real refraction index of the black coating 20 is 1.5, the real refraction index of the air is 1, and the real refraction index of the optic substrate 10 is 1.6. In the related arts, the reflectance from the black coating 20 is 0.1% when the light arrives at the black coating 20 from the optic substrate 10. Thus, as long as the real refraction index of the anti-reflection coating 30 is designed to be 1.6, the reflectance ratio between the anti-reflection coating 30 and the black coating 20 is 1.1. In this case, when the light enters the black coating 20 from the air through the anti-reflection coating 30, the reflectance from the surfaces of the black coating 20 is 0.2%. While, when the light arrives at the black coating 20 from the optic substrate 10, the reflectance from the surfaces of the black coating 20 is 0.1%. Thereby, the unwanted reflections of the black coating 20 are reduced.
The present disclosure provides a new arrangement of the optic substrate, the black coating, and the anti-reflection coating, i.e., the anti-reflection coating is arranged covering the black coating. Besides, an anti-reflection coating having a substantially same refraction index to the optic substrate is selected to cooperate with the arrangement of the anti-reflection coating. Accordingly, the reflection of the black coating is greatly reduced, which is an unexpected result.
For improving the performance of the image lens, according to actual requirements, an additional anti-reflection coating may be provided to cover the lower surface of the optic substrate. Also, the anti-reflection coating may be arranged to cover the upper surface of the optic substrate where the black coating does not cover.
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By virtue of the anti-reflection coating provided covering the black coating on the optic substrate, unwanted Fresnel Reflection is greatly reduced, which improves the optical performance of the image lens.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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201310624519.2 | Nov 2013 | CN | national |