Patent ID: 9462166
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G02F,H01L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging device comprising: a liquid crystal optical element including a first electrode having a plurality of first recesses and projecting portions surrounding the first recesses on a first surface, each of the projecting portions having a flat face in contact with an outer circumference surrounding one of the first recesses, a second electrode facing the first surface of the first electrode, a first film located between the first recesses of the first electrode and the second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer located between the first film and the second electrode, the first recesses being hexagonally arranged on the first surface of the first electrode, the flat face of each of the projecting portions having a polygonal shape, each of sides of the polygonal shape being a part of an outer circumference surrounding one of the first recesses; an imaging lens facing the second electrode to form an image of a subject on an imaging plane; and an imaging element facing the first recess, the imaging element having a pixel block having a plurality of pixels.