Patent ID: 8687073
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: G02B,H01L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A multi-channel imaging device comprising: a focal plane array comprising an array of pixels configured to detect radiation in a predetermined wavelength band, wherein subsets of the array of pixels are arranged to define a plurality of unit cell image areas; a lens array comprising a plurality of lens elements configured to image a scene onto the plurality of unit cell image areas, wherein: a plurality of unit cell filters corresponding to the plurality of unit cells configured to filter radiation corresponding to the scene such that each unit cell is dedicated to a dedicated image channel, wherein each unit cell filter spans more than one individual pixel; and an image processing device that extracts one or more low resolution images from one or more unit cells, and one or more high resolution images from multiple unit cells, wherein the one or more high resolution images are based at least in part on the offset of the lens elements corresponding to the multiple unit cells.