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Reinventing the Lens: Software-Enhanced Optics


Published Date: October 2006
Published By: Future Image Inc
Page Count: 49
Order Code: R322-41
 
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About the Author / Future Image


Definitions & Methodology


I. Introduction
1. Reinventing the lens
1.1 Challenges
1.2 A Setback
1.3 Industry Response
1.4 The Incredible Shrinking Sensor
1.5 Innovation Required
2. Software-enhanced optics
2.1 Magic or Smoke & Mirrors?
2.2 Imperfect Lenses
Sidebar: History of the Lens
2.3 Unique Benfits
2.4 How Do They Do That?

II. Vendor Profiles
3. CDM Optics, Inc. (OmniVision Technology, Inc.)
3.1 Company Profile
3.1.1 Primary Contact
3.2 Technology
Sidebar: Ray Diagrams
3.3 Advantages
3.3.1 Compared to traditional glass or plastic lenses?
3.3.2 Compared to competing technologies?
3.3.3 Compared to competing products that use similar technology?
3.4 Disadvantages
3.4.1 Compared to traditional glass or plastic lenses
3.5 Product Information
3.5.1 Product name
3.5.2 Release dates
3.5.3 Target customer and market segment
3.5.4 Product size
3.5.5 Unit price
3.5.6 Speed
3.5.7 User experience
3.5.8 Power requirements
3.5.9 Other requirements
3.5.10 Ruggedness
3.5.11 Manufacturing supply
3.5.12 Track record
4. Dblur Technology Ltd.
4.1 Company Profile
4.1.1 Primary Contact
4.2 Technology
4.3 Advantages
4.3.1 Compared to traditional glass or plastic lenses?
4.3.3 Compared to competing products that use similar technology?
4.4 Disadvantages
4.4.1 Compared to traditional glass or plastic lenses?
4.4.2 Compared to competing technologies?
4.4.3 Compared to competing products that use similar technology?
4.5 Product Information
4.5.1 Product name
4.5.2 Release dates
4.5.3 Target customer and market segment
4.5.4 Product size
4.5.5 Unit price
4.5.6 Speed
4.5.7 User experience
4.5.8 Power requirements
4.5.9 Other requirements
4.5.10 Ruggedness
4.5.11 Manufacturing supply
4.5.12 Track record
5. DxO Labs
5.1 Company Profile
5.1.1 Primary Contact
5.2 Technology
5.3 Advantages
5.3.1 Compared to traditional glass or plastic lenses?
5.3.2 Compared to competing technologies?
5.3.3 Compared to competing products that use similar technology?
5.4 Disadvantages
5.4.1 Compared to traditional glass or plastic lenses
5.4.2 Compared to competing technologies?
5.4.3 Compared to competing products that use similar technology?
5.5 Product Information
5.5.1 Product name
5.5.2 Release dates
5.5.3 Target customer and market segment
5.5.4 Product size
5.5.5 Unit price
5.5.6 Speed
5.5.7 User experience
5.5.8 Power requirements
5.5.9 Other requirements
5.5.10 Ruggedness
5.5.11 Manufacturing supply
5.5.12 Track record

III. Conclusions & Outlook
6. Conclusions & Outlook
6.1. The Need Exists
6.2. CDM Optics
6.3. Dblur Technologies
6.4. DxO Labs
6.5 The Proof of the Pudding

TABLE OF FIGURES
Fig. 1 - Sharp 3MP CCD camera modules
Fig. 2 - Thinner and thinner camera-phones
Fig. 3 - Samsung Ultra Edition handsets
Fig. 4 - Schematic of a typical mobile camera module
Fig. 5 - Tiny pixels and the average human hair
Fig. 6 - Comparing the human eye and the camera obscura
Fig. 7 - Bioconvex lens
Fig. 8 - Traditional Optical System Image
Fig. 9 - Stopped Down Image
Fig. 10 - Intermediate EDoF Image
Fig. 11 - Final Wavefront Coded Image
Fig. 12 - Converging Rays
Fig. 13 - Converging Rays - Expanded View
Fig. 14 - Wavefront Coded Rays
Fig. 15 - Wavefront Coded Rays - Expanded View
Fig. 16 - The Dblur Software Lens system
Fig. 17 - Camera module design sequence with DxO
Fig. 18 - Lens height reduction with DxO
Fig. 19 - Close focus capabilities with DxO
Fig. 20 - Extended depth of field with DxO
Fig. 21 - Low light capabilities with DxO

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