Patent ID: 7498562
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: G02B,H01L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image sensor comprising: a filter used for an extraction of a specific color component of an incident light; a light receiving element which observes the incident light via the filter; a compensating filter having a transmission restraining characteristic in a visible light wavelength range and a transmission characteristic in a wavelength range on a longer wavelength out of the visible light wavelength range; and a compensating light receiving element which observes the incident light via the compensating filter for compensating an observation result by the light receiving element, wherein the filter comprises: a yellow filter used for an extraction of a yellow component; a magenta filter used for an extraction of a magenta component; and a cyan filter used for an extraction of a cyan component, the light receiving element comprises: a yellow light receiving element which observes the incident light via the yellow filter; a magenta light receiving element which observes the incident light via the magenta filter; and a cyan light receiving element which observes the incident light via the cyan filter, and the compensating filter is formed by optically superimposing a violet component and a red component, and the image sensor further comprises: a yellow calculation unit which calculates a compensated yellow observation data value by subtracting an observation data value observed by the compensating light receiving element from an observation data value observed by the yellow light receiving element; a magenta calculation unit which calculates a compensated magenta observation data value by subtracting an observation data value observed by the compensating light receiving element from an observation data value observed by the magenta light receiving element; a cyan calculation unit which calculates a compensated cyan observation data value by subtracting an observation data value observed by the compensating light receiving element from an observation data value observed by the cyan light receiving element; and a three primary color calculation unit which calculates a blue observation data value, a green observation data value and a red observation data value as the three primary colors of a light based on the compensated yellow observation data value, the compensated magenta observation data value and the compensated cyan observation data value.