Patent ID: 9551856
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G02B,H04N

Claim:
1. An imaging device comprising: a monocentric lens capable of providing a curved focal surface; and a Micro Electrical Mechanical System (MEMS)-released curved image sensor, the MEMS-released curved image sensor having: a curved photodetector surface with a released interior, the released interior including etched spaces or furrows spaced as concentric rings centered at a position of the curved photodetector surface in material in which photodetectors of the curved photodetector surface are embodied; and a curved circuit physically integral with the curved photodetector surface, the curved photodetector surface being concave and, at the concavity, capable of sensing light of the curved focal surface and providing electric signals in response to sensing the light; and the curved circuit capable of receiving the electric signals and providing the electrical signals or data associated with the electric signals effective to enable production of an image associated with the light of the curved focal surface.