Patent ID: 8077231
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: G02B,G03B,H01L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: a solid-state imaging device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements provided in the semiconductor substrate; and a spectral element which is provided over the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements that are consecutive in a straight-line manner, in which a trapezoidal opening longitudinal in a direction from a bottom side into which light incident on the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements is introduced to a top side is provided, and which makes a spectral separation occur in the longitudinal direction by interference between the incident light and light reflected from an inner side surface of the trapezoidal opening; and a polarizing element which is provided on an optical path from a photographic subject to the solid-state imaging device and which allows polarized light to be transmitted therethrough.