Abstract:
An imaging apparatus includes a light emitting section that emits light toward a subject, and a light receiving element that receives incident light from the subject side. The light emitting section is configured so that the light emitted from the light emitting section along an illumination direction that inclines with respect to a reference direction at an angle greater than 0° and equal to or smaller than 45° has a larger irradiation strength than the light emitted from the light emitting section along the reference direction, the reference direction being a direction perpendicular to a plane that faces the subject.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/739,408 filed on Jun. 15, 2015, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/041,400 filed on Sep. 30, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,064,768. This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-219278 filed on Oct. 1, 2012. The entire disclosures of U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 14/739,408 and 14/041,400 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-219278 are hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    1. Technical Field 
         [0003]    The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus which images a subject. 
         [0004]    2. Background Technology 
         [0005]    Various technologies have been proposed where an image of veins in a living body is imaged for biometric authentication. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a finger authentication apparatus where a light source section and an imaging section are arranged so as to face each other interposing a subject (a finger of the person to be authenticated) and light which has been emitted from the light source section and passed through a subject is imaged by the imaging section. 
         [0006]    There is a problem in the technology of Patent Document 1 in that it is difficult to reduce the size of the apparatus since it is necessary to arrange the light source section and the imaging section so as to face each other interposing a subject. From the point of view of solving the problem described above, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses an imaging apparatus with a structure where a light source layer and a detection layer are laminated on a surface of a substrate. Light which has been emitted from the light source layer and passed through a subject is detected by each light receiving element in the detection layer. 
         [0007]    Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. 2003-30632 (Patent Document 1) and Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. 2009-3821 (Patent Document 2) are examples of the related art. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0008]    By the way, as shown in  FIG. 14 , when irradiation light from a light source layer  92  is emitted in a small incident angle with respect to the surface of a subject  90 , the irradiation light from the light source layer  92  that was reflected on the surface of the subject  90  is reflected on the surface of the subject  90  and directly reaches to a light receiving element  94  (that is, the reflection of the light source layer  92  is imaged in a photographing image) so that it becomes in the state that a specific area on the surface of the subject  90  has extreme high brightness (hereinafter referred to as “glare”). Therefore, it is difficult to take a fine and clear image of veins, which are, for example, the inside of the subject  90 . On the other hand, as shown in  FIG. 15 , when the irradiation light from the light source layer  92  is securely emitted in an appropriate incident angle with respect to the surface of the subject  90 , the reflected light on the surface of the subject  90  does not directly reach to the light receiving element  94  (only scattering light on the surface of the subject  90  reaches to the light receiving element  94 ) so that the generation of the above described glare can be suppressed. However, when the subject  90  is illuminated in one direction inclined with respect to the surface of the subject  90 , the shadows that the surface structure of the subject  90  (e.g., fingerprints or wrinkles) was reflected is emphasized. Thus, it is difficult to take a fine and clear image of veins that are the inside of the subject  90 . Considering the situation described above, the advantage of the invention is to take an image of a subject by suppressing glares or shadows. 
         [0009]    In order to solve the problem described above, an imaging apparatus of the invention is provided with a light receiving section in which a plurality of light receiving elements is arranged, and a light source section arranged in a subject side of the light receiving section and including a light emitting section that emits light toward the subject and a plurality of transmissive sections where the incident light from the subject side is transmitted to each light receiving element side. The light emitting section includes a first translucent layer having light permeability, which includes a light emitting layer, a semi-transmissive reflection layer located in the subject side of the first translucent layer, and a reflection layer, which is opposed to the semi-transmissive reflection layer interposing the first translucent layer. A resonation structure is formed so that the light emitted from the light emitting layer is resonated between the semi-transmissive reflection layer and the reflection layer. The plurality of the transmissive sections respectively includes a second translucent layer having light permeability, and a first semi-transmissive reflection layer and a second semi-transmissive reflection layer that are opposed each other interposing the second translucent layer. A resonation structure is formed so that the irradiation light from the light emitting layer is resonated between the first semi-transmissive reflection layer and the second semi-transmissive reflection layer. A first resonant length (e.g., resonant length L 1 ) between the reflection layer and the semi-transmissive reflection layer in the light emitting section is more than a second resonance length (e.g., resonant length L 2 ) between the first semi-transmissive reflection layer and the second semi-transmissive reflection layer in the transmissive section. In the above structure, the first resonant length of the resonant structure of the light emitting section is more than the second resonant length of the resonant structure of the transmissive section so as to approach between a peak wavelength (e.g., peak wavelength λ 1 ) of the irradiation intensity from the light emitting section in a direction inclined with respect to a reference direction, which is perpendicular to the reflection surface of the resonant structure, and a peak wavelength (e.g., peak wavelength λ 2 ) of the irradiation intensity from the transmissive section with respect to the reference direction in comparison with the case that the first resonant length and the second resonant length are matched each other. That is, an imaging light in a specific wavelength is emitted from the light emitting section in a direction inclined with respect to the reference direction and passes through the transmissive section in a direction parallel to the reference direction so that it progresses to the light receiving section side. Therefore, it is possible to take a fine and clear image of the subject by suppressing glares or shadows on the surface of the subject. 
         [0010]    In a preferred aspect of the invention, an imaging apparatus includes a light emitting section that emits light toward a subject, and a light receiving element that receives incident light from the subject side. The light emitting section is configured so that the light emitted from the light emitting section along an illumination direction that inclines with respect to a reference direction at an angle greater than 0° and equal to or smaller than 45° has a larger irradiation strength than the light emitted from the light emitting section along the reference direction, the reference direction being a direction perpendicular to a plane that faces the subject. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0011]    Referring now to the attached drawings which form a part of this original disclosure: 
           [0012]      FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional diagram of an imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention; 
           [0013]      FIG. 2  is an exploded cross-sectional diagram of the imaging apparatus; 
           [0014]      FIG. 3  is a planar diagram illustrating a relationship between each element of the imaging apparatus; 
           [0015]      FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional diagram where the imaging apparatus is partially enlarged; 
           [0016]      FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional diagram of a light emitting section in a light source section of the imaging apparatus; 
           [0017]      FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional diagram of a transmissive section in the light source section of the imaging apparatus; 
           [0018]      FIG. 7  is an explanatory diagram of an irradiation angle of imaging light; 
           [0019]      FIG. 8  is a graph showing a relationship between irradiation intensity and a wavelength from the light emitting section in every irradiation angle; 
           [0020]      FIG. 9  is a graph showing a relationship between irradiation intensity and a wavelength from the transmissive section in every irradiation angle; 
           [0021]      FIG. 10  is a schematic diagram where the imaging light is emitted from the light emitting section; 
           [0022]      FIG. 11  is a cross-sectional diagram showing a specific configuration of the light emitting section; 
           [0023]      FIG. 12  is a cross-sectional diagram showing a specific configuration of the transmissive section; 
           [0024]      FIG. 13  is a graph showing a relationship between an incident angle with respect to a substrate and transmittance and reflectance; 
           [0025]      FIG. 14  is an explanatory diagram of a shadow that becomes apparent when a subject is illuminated in a small incident angle; and 
           [0026]      FIG. 15  is an explanatory diagram of a shadow that becomes apparent when a subject is illuminated in a large incident angle. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS 
     Embodiment 
       [0027]      FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional diagram of an imaging apparatus  100  according to one embodiment of the invention.  FIG. 2  is an exploded cross-sectional diagram of the imaging apparatus  100 . The imaging apparatus  100  of the present embodiment is a sensing apparatus which images a subject  200  in a state in which illumination light with a specific wavelength (referred to below as “imaging light”) is irradiated, and for example, is preferably used as a biometric authentication apparatus (vein sensor) which images an image of veins in a living body (typically, a human finger). The imaging light is a predetermined frequency of an optic element where the intensity becomes a peak near a specific wavelength λ (hereinafter referred to as “imaging wavelength”). It gives an example that the imaging wavelength λ is 850 nm of near-infrared light below, but the imaging wavelength can be appropriately changed in response to the optical properties (transmittance or reflectance), and the like. 
         [0028]    As shown in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 , the imaging apparatus  100  of the invention is provided with a light receiving section  10 , light focusing section  20 , and a light emitting section  30 . The light emitting section  30  is arranged in a subject  200  side of the light receiving section  10  (between the light receiving section  10  and the subject  200 ), and the light focusing section  20  is arranged in the subject  200  side of the light emitting section  30  (between the light emitting section  30  and the subject  200 ). That is, the light emitting section  30  is located between the light receiving section  10  and the light focusing section  20 . Schematically, the incident light from the subject  200  that was illuminated by imaging light emitted from the light emitting section  30  is focused in the light focusing section  20  and passes through the light emitting section  30  and reaches to the light receiving section  10 . 
         [0029]    The light receiving section  10  is an element that images the subject  200  and is configured to include a substrate  12  and a plurality of light receiving elements  14 . The substrate  12  is a member with a plate shape which is formed from, for example, a semiconductor material. The plurality of light receiving elements  14  are formed on a surface (acceptance surface)  121  on the subject  200  side of the substrate  12 , and are ordered in a matrix formation in a planar view (that is, when viewed from a direction which is perpendicular to the surface  121 ) as shown in  FIG. 3 . Each of the plurality of light receiving elements  14  generates a detection signal according to the amount of imaging light. An image of the subject  200  is generated by an image processing of the detection signal that was generated in each of the plurality of light receiving elements  14 . For example, a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) sensor or a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) sensor which is well known is preferably used as the light receiving section  10 . 
         [0030]    The light focusing section  20  in  FIG. 1  is an element which focuses imaging light that arrives from the subject  200 , and is configured to include a substrate  22  and a plurality of lenses (microlenses)  24 . As shown in  FIG. 2 , the substrate  22  is an optically transmissive (a property whereby it is possible for imaging light to pass through) member with a plate shape which includes a surface  221  which opposes the subject  200  and a surface  222  on the opposite side to the surface  221 . For example, a glass substrate or a quartz substrate is preferably adopted as the substrate  22 . The plurality of lenses  24  are formed on the surface  222  of the substrate  22 . Each of the lenses  24  is a convex lens which focuses imaging light which is incident from the subject  200  onto the surface  221  of the substrate  22  and passes through the substrate  22 . 
         [0031]      FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional diagram of a part corresponding to one light receiving element  14  in the imaging elements. As shown in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 4 , each lens  24  of the light focusing section  20  and each light receiving element  14  of the light receiving section  10  are one to one correspondence. Specifically, as shown in  FIG. 4 , a light axis L 0  of each lens  24  passes through the light receiving element  14  (typically, a center of a light sensing area of the light receiving element  14 ) corresponding to the lens  24 . Therefore, the plurality of lenses  24  is arranged in matrix formation in a planer view in a similar manner as each light receiving element  14  as shown in  FIG. 3 . For example, an arbitrary manufacturing technique of such as a method (reflow method) where each of the lenses  24  is formed by heat deforming numerous fine resists which are formed on the substrate  22 , a method where each of the lenses  24  is formed by a photolithography process which uses an area gradation mask, a method where the substrate  22  and each of the lenses  24  are integrally formed by polishing and molding a member with a plate shape, or the like is adopted in the manufacturing of each of the lenses  24 . 
         [0032]    The light emitting section  30  in  FIG. 1  has an element that imaging light is generated and the subject  200  is illuminated and the imaging light, which was focused in each lens  24 , passes to each light receiving element  14  side, and is configured to include a substrate  32 , a light blocking layer  33 , a wiring layer  35 , a light source section  36 , and a protection layer  37 . As shown in  FIG. 2 , the substrate  32  is an optically transmissive member with a plate shape (for example, a glass substrate or a quartz substrate) which includes a surface  321  which opposes the light focusing section  20  (each of the lenses  24 ) and a surface  322  on the opposite side to the surface  321 . The light blocking layer  33  is a film body having a light blocking effect (a property to absorb or reflect imaging light) and is formed on the surface  322  of the substrate  32 . For example, the light blocking layer  33  is formed by a resin material in which a black agent (black pigment) such as, for example, carbon black, and the like is dispersed, or a metal material such as chrome, and the like having the light blocking effect. As shown in  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 4 , a plurality of circular-shaped opening sections  34  is formed on the light blocking layer  33 . Each of the opening sections  34  of the light blocking layer  33  and each of lenses  24  of the light focusing section  20  (or each of the light receiving elements  14  of the light receiving section  10 ) are one to one correspondence. Specifically, as shown in  FIG. 4 , the light axis L 0  in each of the lenses  24  passes through the opening section  34 , which corresponds to the lens  24  (typically, it passes through a center of the opening section  34 ). Therefore, as shown in  FIG. 3 , each of the opening sections  34  is arranged in a matrix formation in a planar view in a similar manner as each of the lenses  24  or each of the light receiving elements  14 . 
         [0033]    The wiring layer  35  is formed on the surface  321  of the substrate  32 , and is configured to include a wire for supplying electric current to the light source section  36 . The light source section  36  is formed on the surface of the wiring layer  35 , and illuminates the subject  200 . The imaging light from the subject  200  side passes to each light receiving element  14  side. As shown in  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 4 , the light source section  36  is separated into a light emitting section  50  and a plurality of transmissive sections  60  in a planer view (that is, it is in a state of viewing in a direction perpendicular to the surface  321  of the substrate  32 ). The light emitting section  50  generates and emits imaging light to illuminate the subject  200 . The plurality of transmissive sections  60  respectively transmits the incident light from the subject  200  side to each of the light receiving elements  14  side. As shown in  FIG. 3 , each of the transmissive sections  60  is formed in a circular shape in a planer view. Each of the transmissive sections  60  of the light source section  36  and each of the lenses  24  of the light focusing section  20  (or each of the light receiving elements  14  of the light receiving section  10 ) are one to one correspondence. Specifically, as shown in  FIG. 4 , the light axis L 0  of each of the lenses  24  passes through the transmissive sections  60  (typically, it passes through a center of the transmissive section  60 ) corresponding to the lens  24 . Therefore, as shown in  FIG. 3 , each of the transmissive sections  60  is arranged in a matrix formation in a planer view in a similar manner as each of the lenses  24  or the light receiving elements  14 . Each of wirings in the wiring layer  35  is formed in a region overlapping with the light emitting section  50  in a planer view, and it does not overlap with each of the transmissive sections  60 . The protection layer  37  in  FIG. 1  has an element (sealing layer) to protect from external air or fluid by sealing the light source section  36 , and it is formed by an insulating material having light permeability (e.g., resin material). 
         [0034]    The light receiving section  10  and the light emitting section  30  are mutually fixed with a space by, for example, an adhesive agent  18  having light permeability. Also, the respective peripheries of the light focusing section  20  and the light emitting section  30  are mutually fixed. In  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 4 , a configuration that the light focusing section  20  and the light emitting section  30  are connected to contact the surface of each of the lenses  24  of the light focusing section  20  and the surface of the protection section  30  of the light emitting section  30  is exemplified. However, it is possible to mutually fix the light focusing section  20  and the light emitting section  30  so as to oppose each other with a space mutually between the surface of each of the lenses  24  and the surface of the protection layer  37 . Also, it is possible to mutually fix the light focusing section  20  and the light emitting section  30  by using an adhesive agent having light permeability that has a small refraction index in comparison with the material of each of the lenses  24 . 
         [0035]    In the configuration described above, the imaging light which is output from the light emitting section  50  in the light source section  36  passes through the light focusing section  20  (the substrate  22  and each of the lenses  24 ) and irradiates the subject  200 , passes through or is reflected by veins inside the subject  200  and is incident on the light focusing section  20 , and passes through the transmissive sections  60  of the light source section  36  and the opening sections  34  in the substrate  32  and the light blocking layer  33  after having been focused by each of the lenses  24  and reaches the light receiving element  14 . Accordingly, an image of veins in the subject  200  is imaged. 
         [0036]    In the configuration as described above, since the light source section  36  is arranged between each of the light receiving elements  14  in the light receiving section  10  and the subject  200 , it is easy to reduce the size of the apparatus in comparison to the technique in Patent Document 1 where a light source section and an imaging section are arranged so as to oppose each other interposing the subject. In addition, since the light emitting section  50  which irradiates imaging light onto the subject  200  is distributed in a planar form, it is possible to reduce uneven distribution of the amount of irradiating light with regard to the subject  200  (to uniformly illuminate the subject  200 ) in comparison to a case where a point light source such as a Light Emitting Diode (LED), and the like being used to illuminate the subject  200 . Moreover, in the present embodiment, since the imaging light from the subject  200  which is illuminated by the light source section  36  reaches the light receiving element  14  after having been focused by each of the lenses  24  in the light focusing section  20 , there is an advantage in that it is possible to secure a sufficient amount of light which reaches from the subject  200  to each of the light receiving elements  14  in comparison to the technique in Patent Document 2 where there is no element which focuses the imaging light. 
         [0037]      FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional diagram that a light emitting section  50  in a light source section  36  is enlarged. As shown in  FIG. 5 , the light emitting section  50  is configured to include a reflection layer  52 , a first translucent layer  54 , and a semi-transmissive reflection layer  56 . The reflection layer  52  is formed on the surface (on the light receiving section  10  side viewed from the first translucent layer  54 ) of the wiring layer  35 , and the first translucent layer  54  is formed on the surface of the reflection layer  52 , and the semi-transmissive reflection layer  56  is formed on the surface (on the subject  200  side viewed from the first translucent layer  54 ) of the first translucent layer  54 . That is, the reflection layer  52  and the semi-transmissive reflection layer  56  are opposed each other interposing the first translucent layer  54 . 
         [0038]    The first translucent layer  54  is a thin film having light permeability that includes the light emitting layer which generates imaging light. The reflection layer  52  is a thin film having light reflectivity so as to reflect the imaging light, which is emitted from the light emitting layer and progresses to the light receiving section  10 , to the subject  200  side. The semi-transmissive reflection layer  56  is a thin film (half mirror) having semi-transmissive reflectivity so as to transmit a part of the imaging light, which arrives from the first translucent layer  54 , (imaging light that the light emitting layer generates and progresses to the subject  200  side, or imaging light reflected in the reflection layer  52 ) and to reflect the remaining. 
         [0039]    As described above, the reflection layer  52  and the semi-transmissive reflection layer  56  are opposed each other interposing the first translucent layer  54  so that the resonation structure (microcavity) that resonates the imaging light, which is emitted from the light emitting layer of the first translucent layer  54 , between the reflection layer  52  and the semi-transmissive reflection layer  56 . That is, the light emitted from the light emitting layer is reciprocated between the reflection layer  52  and the semi-transmissive reflection layer  56 , and passes through the semi-transmissive reflection layer  56  and is emitted to the subject  200  after a resonance component of a wavelength in response to an optical distance L 1  (hereinafter referred to as “resonance length”) between the reflection layer  52  and the semi-transmissive reflection layer  56  was alternatively amplified. That is, the light emitting section  50  functions as a bandpass filter that alternatively emphasizes a wavelength component in response to the resonance length L 1  in the imaging light that the light emitting layer generates. The resonance length L 1  corresponds to a film thickness of the first translucent layer  54 . 
         [0040]      FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional diagram that the transmissive section  60  in the light source section  36  is enlarged. As shown in  FIG. 6 , the transmissive section  60  is configured to include a first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62 , a second translucent layer  64 , and a second semi-transmissive reflection layer  66 . The first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  is formed on the surface (on the light receiving section  10  side viewed from the second translucent layer  64 ) of the wiring layer  35 , and the second translucent layer  64  is formed on the surface of the first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62 , and the second semi-transmissive reflection layer is formed on the surface (on the subject  200  side viewed from the second translucent layer  64 ) of the second translucent layer  64 . That is, the first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  and the second semi-transmissive reflection layer  66  are opposed each other interposing the second translucent layer  64 . 
         [0041]    The second translucent layer  64  is a thin film having light permeability. The first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  is a thin film (half mirror) having semi-transmissive reflectivity so as to pass through a part of the imaging light, which progresses the inside of the second translucent layer  64  to the light receiving section  10  side, to the light receiving section side  10  and reflect the remaining to the subject  200  side (the second semi-transmissive reflection layer  66  side). The second semi-transmissive reflection layer  66  is a thin film (half mirror) having semi-transmissive reflectivity so as to transmit a part of the imaging light, which was focused in each of the lenses  24  of the light focusing section  20  and from the subject  200  side, and take it inside of the second translucent layer  64 , and reflect a part of the imaging light, which is reflected in the first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  and progresses to the subject  200  side, to the subject  200  side. 
         [0042]    As described above, the first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  and the second semi-transmissive reflection layer  66  are opposed each other interposing the second translucent layer  64  so as to form a resonant structure that resonates imaging light, which was focused in each of lenses  24  of the light focusing section  20  and from the subject  200 , between the first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  and the second semi-transmissive reflection layer  66 . That is, the imaging light, which arrives from the subject  200  side and transmits through the second semi-transmissive reflection layer  66 , is reciprocated between the first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  and the second semi-transmissive reflection layer  66 , and a resonance component of a wavelength in response to a resonance length (optical distance) L 2  between the first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  and the second semi-transmissive reflection layer  66  is alternatively amplified and passes through the first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  and emits to the light receiving section  10  side. That is, the transmissive section  60  functions as a bandpass filter that alternatively emphasizes a wavelength component in response to the resonance length L 2 . The resonance length L 2  corresponds to the film thickness of the second translucent layer  64 . 
         [0043]    By the way, a relationship between the wavelength and the strength of the irradiation light from the resonance structure (a wavelength that the strength is amplified in the resonance structure) depends on an irradiation angle θ of irradiation light. As shown in  FIG. 7 , the irradiation angle θ means an angle with respect to a reference direction D 0  perpendicular to the reflection surface of the resonance structure. The reference direction D 0  is a direction (a direction parallel to a light axis L 0  of each of lenses  24  of the light focusing section  20 ) perpendicular to the surface  121  of the substrate  12 . 
         [0044]      FIG. 8  is a graph showing a relationship between a wavelength and strength of the irradiation light from the resonance structure of the light emitting section  50  in the light source section  36  in a plurality of irradiation angles θ (θ=0, 15, 30, 45, 60 [°]). In  FIG. 8 , the spectral characteristics of internal luminescence of the light emitting layer are described in a broken line. As is understood from  FIG. 8 , as the irradiation angle θ of the irradiation light from the resonance structure increases, the wavelengths in which the irradiation strength becomes a peak (hereinafter referred to as “peak wavelength”) tends to be reduced. Also, as the resonance length L 1  of the resonance structure of the light emitting section  50  reduces, a peak wavelength of the emitted light tends to be shifted to a short wavelength side. 
         [0045]    As described above in reference to  FIG. 14 , when the light is illuminated to the surface of the subject  200  in a small incident angle (an angle close to the front direction), the glare that a specific region of the surface of the subject  200  becomes extremely high brightness becomes significant. Therefore, in view of preventing it from the glare, it is preferred that a peak wavelength λ 1  of the irradiation strength for the illumination direction that inclines in a specific angle θx (hereinafter referred to as “target angle”) with respect to the reference direction D 0  (θ=0°) matches with an imaging wavelength λ. 
         [0046]    In consideration of the above tendency, in the present embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 8 , the resonance length L 1  of the resonance structure of the light emitting section  50  is selected so that a peak wavelength λ 1  of the irradiation strength from the light emitting section  50  in the illumination direction of the target angle θx matches with (or comes close to) a desired imaging wavelength λ (850 nm). That is, the imaging light of the imaging wavelength λ in the light emitted from the light emitting layer is emitted in the illumination direction that inclines in the target angle θx with respect to the reference direction D 0 . In  FIG. 8 , a case that the target angle θx was set to 45° is exemplified. 
         [0047]    In a configuration that the resonance length L 1  was selected in the above condition, as shown in  FIG. 9 , the imaging light of the imaging wavelength λ (peak wavelength λ 1 ) is irradiated in a direction of the target angle θx (θx=45°) with respect to the reference direction D 0  in whole periphery of a normal line (line parallel to the reference direction D 0 ) as an axis in any point P of the light emitting section  50 . That is, the imaging light of the imaging wavelength λ arrives to any point of the surface of the subject  200  from various directions that are inclined in the target angle θx with respect to the reference direction D 0 . Therefore, it is possible to suppress shadows, which reflect the surface structure (texture) of the subject  200 , in comparison with the case that the subject  200  is illuminated from one direction that was inclined with respect to the normal line of the surface of the subject  200  as shown in  FIG. 15 . 
         [0048]      FIG. 10  is a graph showing a relationship between a wavelength and strength of light emitted from the resonance structure of the transmissive section  60  in the light source section  36  in a plurality of irradiation angles θ (θ=0, 15, 30, 45, 60 [°]). The vertical axis of  FIG. 10  can be seen as same as the transmittance of the transmissive section  60 .  FIG. 10  shows a characteristic in the case that the resonance length L 2  of the resonance structure of the transmissive section  60  is less than the resonance length L 1  of the resonance structure of the light emitting section  50  in a solid line. A characteristic for the irradiation angle θ, which is 0°, based on a configuration (hereinafter referred to as “comparison example”) presuming that the resonance length L 1  and the resonance length L 2  are matched each other is shown in a broken line. As is understood from  FIG. 10  in the similar manner as  FIG. 8 , as the irradiation angle θ of the irradiation light from the resonance structure increases, it tends to reduce the peak wavelength of the irradiation light. Also, as is understood from the comparison example of  FIG. 10 , as the resonance length L 2  of the resonance structure of the transmissive section  60  reduces in comparison to the comparison example (resonance length L 1 ), the peak wavelengths of the light emitted from the resonance structure tend to be shifted to the short wavelength side in comparison to the comparison example as shown in  FIG. 10 . 
         [0049]    From the point of view that the imaging light incident to the transmissive section  60  from the subject  100  side is effectively transmitted to the light receiving section  10  (maintaining the use efficiency of imaging light at high level), it is preferred that the peak wavelength λ 2  of the irradiation strength (transmittance of the transmissive section  60 ) from the transmissive section  60  with respect to the reference direction D 0  (direction of light axis L 0  of lenses  24 ) matches with the imaging wavelength λ. In consideration of the above tendency, in the present embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 10 , the resonance length L 2  of the resonance structure of the transmissive section  60  is selected so that the peak wavelength λ 2  of the irradiation strength from the transmissive section  60  with respect to the reference direction D 0  (θ=0°) matches with (come close to) the desired imaging wavelength λ (850 nm). That is, the imaging light of the imaging wavelength λ incident to the transmissive section  60  from the subject  200  side is emitted parallel to the reference direction (θ=0°) from the transmissive section  60 . 
         [0050]    As shown in  FIG. 10  in a broken line, in the comparison example that the resonance length L 2  is unified with the resonance length L 1 , the peak wavelength A 2  of the emitting strength with respect to the reference direction D 0  becomes a value approximately 900 nm. As described above, as the resonance length L 2  is reduced in comparison with the comparison example (resonance length L 1 ), the peak wavelength λ 2  of the light emitted from the resonance structure is shifted to the short wavelength side. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the resonance length L 2  is selected to be less than the resonance length L 1  (L 2 &lt;L 1 ). Specifically, the resonance length L 1  and the resonance length L 2  are selected to be that the resonance length L 1  is 10% (preferably 8%) more than the resonance length L 2 . The resonance length L 2  is selected to become approximately one half of the imaging wavelength λ (0.5 wavelength). 
         [0051]    In a configuration that the resonance length L 2  is less than the resonance length L 1  as described above, the peak wavelength λ 1  of the irradiation strength from the light emitting section  50  for the target angle θx (θx=45°) inclined with respect to the reference direction D 0  and the peak wavelength  12  of the irradiation strength from the transmissive section  60  with respect to the reference direction D 0  (θ=0°) come close to each other in comparison to the comparison example that the resonance length L 1  and the resonance length are unified. That is, it is to say that in the present embodiment, it is possible that the resonance length L 1  and the resonance length L 2  are selected as to approach between the peak wavelength λ 1  and the peak wavelength λ 2  in comparison with the comparison example (ideally, both the peak wavelength λ 1  and the peak wavelength λ 2  are matched). 
         [0052]    As described above, the imaging light of the desired imaging wavelength λ is emitted from the light emitting section  50  in an illumination direction that inclines the target angle θx with respect to the reference direction D 0 , and it passes through the transmissive section  60  in the reference direction D 0  and progresses to the light receiving section  10  side. Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is possible to take a fine and clear image of the subject  200  while the glares or the shadows of the surface of the subject  200  are suppressed. 
       &lt;Specific Configurations of Light Emitting Section  50  and Transmissive Section  60 &gt; 
       [0053]    The specific configurations of the light emitting section  50  and the transmissive section  60  described above are exemplified below.  FIG. 11  is a cross-sectional diagram showing a specific configuration of the light emitting section in the light source section  36 .  FIG. 12  is a cross-sectional diagram showing a specific configuration of the transmissive section  60  in the light source section  36 . By the way, in the description below, in a case that a plurality of elements is formed by a common layer (single layer or multiple layers) in the same process, it is written as the phrase “the same layer is formed” or the phrase “the same layers are formed”. Each element formed by the same layer is made by a common material, and the respective film thicknesses are roughly corresponded each other. 
         [0054]    The reflection layer  52  of the light emitting section  50  is configured to include a basic reflection layer  71  and a dielectric multilayer film  72  as shown in  FIG. 11 , and the first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  of the transmissive section  60  is configured to include the dielectric multilayer film  72  as shown in  FIG. 12 . The dielectric multilayer film  72  of the light emitting section  50  and the dielectric multilayer film  72  of the transmissive section  60  are formed in the same layer, and the first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  does not include the basic reflection layer  71 . That is, the first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  of the transmissive section  60  has a relationship that the layers from the reflection layer  52  of the light emitting section  50  to the basic reflection layer  71  are omitted. 
         [0055]    The basic reflection layer  71  in  FIG. 11  is a thin film having light permeability, and is formed on the surface (on the surface  321  of the substrate  32 ) of the wiring layer  35  by a metal material which is, for example, silver, aluminum, or the like. Specifically, the basic reflection layer  71  is formed by alternatively removing the circular area corresponding to each of the transmissive sections  60  in the thin film having light permeability that was formed in the entire area of the substrate  32 . 
         [0056]    The dielectric multilayer film  72  in both of the light emitting section  50  and the transmissive section  60  is a dielectric mirror in which a plurality of high refractive index layers  721  and a plurality of low refractive index layers  722  are alternatively laminated. The high refractive index layer  721  and the low refractive index layer  722  are a thin film (dielectric layer) having light permeability, and the refraction index of the high refractive index layer  721  is more than the low refractive index layer  722 . Each of the high refractive index layers is formed by, for example, amorphous silicon (a-Si), and each of the low refractive index layers is formed by, for example, silicone nitride (SiNx) or silicon oxide (SiOx). The film thickness of each of the high refractive index layers and each of the low refractive index layers is set to be that the respective optical distances (length of light path) becomes one-quarter of the imaging length λ. 
         [0057]    According to the configuration that the reflection layer  52  of the light emitting section  50  was formed by laminating the basic reflection layer  71  and the dielectric multilayer film  72  as exemplified above, it is possible to improve the reflectance (approximately 95%) in comparison with the case that the reflection layer  52  is formed by a single basic reflection layer  71 . Also, there is an advantage that the optical loss can be reduced enough by using the dielectric multilayer film  72 . By the way, there is a characteristic to absorb visible light in amorphous silicon which is the material of the high refractive index layer  721  so that according to the configuration that the dielectric multilayer film  72  includes the high refractive index layer  721  of amorphous, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to provide an optical filter independently to block the visible light. 
         [0058]    The first translucent layer  54  of the light emitting section  50  is configured to include a protection layer  73 , a transparent electrode layer  74 , and a light emitting layer  75  as shown in  FIG. 11 , and the second translucent layer  64  of the transmissive section  60  is configured to include the protection layer  73  and the light emitting layer  75  as shown in  FIG. 12 . The protection layer  73  of the first translucent layer  54  and the protection layer  73  of the second translucent layer  64  are formed in the same layer, and the light emitting layer  75  of the first translucent layer  54  and the light emitting layer  75  of the second translucent layer  64  are formed in the same layer. The second translucent layer  64  does not include the transparent electrode layer  74 . That is, the second translucent layer  64  of the transmissive section  60  has a relationship that the layers from the first translucent layer  64  to the transparent electrode layer  74  are omitted. 
         [0059]    The protection layer  73  in both of the light emitting section  50  and the transmissive section  60  is a thin film having light permeability, and for example, silicone nitride (SiNx) or silicon oxide (SiOx) are formed on the surface of the dielectric multilayer film  72  in the similar manner as the low refractive layer  722  of the dielectric multilayer film  72 . The transparent electrode layer  74  is a conducting layer having light permeability that functions as an electrode (anelectrode) to supply electric current to the light emitting layer  75  in the light emitting section  50 . For example, it is made by an electrical conducting material having light permeability such as, for example, Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), or the like, and it is formed to have 20 nm of film thickness, for example, and covers the protection layer  73 . Specifically, the transparent electrode layer  74  is formed by alternatively removing the circular area corresponding to each of the transmissive sections  60  in the conducting film having light permeability that was formed in the entire of the surface of the protection layer  73 . The transparent electrode layer  74  is electrically connected to the wiring (not shown) of the wiring layer  35  through a conduction hole (not shown) that penetrates through the protection layer  73 . 
         [0060]    The light emitting layer  75  in both of the light emitting section  50  and the light transmissive section  60  are an electrooptic layer that generates imaging light by supplying the electric current, and is formed by, for example, an Electroluminescence material (organic EL). By the way, the light emitting layer  75  is illustrated as a single layer in  FIG. 11  and  FIG. 12  for descriptive purposes, but it is possible to form a charge injection layer (hole injection layer, electron injection layer) or a charge transport layer (hole transport layer, electron transport layer) to improve luminance efficiency of the light emitting layer  75 . 
         [0061]    As shown in  FIG. 11  and  FIG. 12 , the semi-transmissive reflection layer  56  of the light emitting section  50  and the second semi-transmissive reflection layer  66  of the transmissive section  60  are formed in the same layer (reflection conductive layer  76 ). The reflection conductive layer  76  of the light emitting section  50  functions as electrode (negative electrode) to supply electric current to the light emitting layer  75 . That is, in the light emitting section  50 , the transparent electrode layer  74  and the reflection conductive layer  76  are opposed each other interposing the light emitting layer  75  so as to form a light emitting element (top mission type organic EL element). The light emitting layer  75  is existed in the transmissive section  60 , but the transparent electrode layer  74  is omitted in the transmissive section  60  so that the light emitting element is not formed. 
         [0062]    By forming the thin film having the light reflectivity as thin as possible, the semi-transmissive reflectivity of the reflection conductive layer  76  is realized. For example, the reflection conductive layer  76  is formed by an alloy (MgAg) that mixes magnesium (Mg) and silver (Ag). Specifically, from the viewpoint to realize good semi-transmissive reflectivity, the alloy in which the ratio of silver (% by weight) is more than the ratio of magnesium is preferred as a material of the conducting layer. For example, the reflection conductive layer  76  is formed in the film thickness from approximately 20 nm to 30 nm with an alloy in which the ratio of the magnesium is less than 10% and the ratio of silver is more than 90%. By the way, it is possible to realize the semi-transmissive reflectivity by forming numerous fine apertures in the reflection conductive layer  76 . The protection layer  37  is formed on the surface of the reflection conductive layer  76  in both of the light emitting section  50  and the transmissive section  60 . 
         [0063]    In the configuration described above, as is understood from  FIG. 11 , the resonance length L 1  of the resonance structure of the light emitting section  50  corresponds to the distance between the front surface of the dielectric multilayer film  72  (most top layer of the high refractive index layer  721 ) of the reflection layer  52  and the back surface of the semi-transmissive reflection layer (reflection conductive layer  76 ). That is, the resonance length L 1  of the light emitting section  50  is total value of the film thicknesses of the protection layer  73 , the transparent electrode layer  74 , and the light emitting layer  75 . On the other hand, as is understood from  FIG. 12 , the resonance length L 2  of the resonance structure of the transmissive section  60  corresponds to the distance between the front surface of the dielectric multilayer film  72  of the first semi-transmissive reflection layer  62  and the back surface of the second semi-transmissive reflection layer  66 . That is, the resonance length L 2  of the transmissive section  60  is a total value of the film thicknesses of the protection layer  73  and the light emitting layer  75 . As is understood from the description above, the resonance length L 2  is less than the resonance length L 1  by the film thickness of the transparent electrode layer  74 . By the configuration that the resonance length L 1  of the light emitting section  50  and the resonance length L 2  of the transmissive section  60  are differentiated in response to existence or non-existence of a part of layers of configuration (transparent electrode layer  74  in the above example) in the respective resonance structures of the light emitting section  50  and the transmissive section  60  as described above, it is possible to differentiate the resonance length L 1  and the resonance length L 2  with a simple process in comparison with a configuration that the film thickness of the configured layer itself of the resonance structure in the light emitting section  50  and the transmissive section  60  is differentiated. 
       Modified Example 
       [0064]    It is possible for each of the embodiment described above to be changed in various ways. Various aspects are exemplified in detail below. It is possible for two or more of the aspects which are arbitrarily selected from the exemplifications below to be appropriately combined. 
         [0065]    (1) In the embodiment described above, the target angle θx that the irradiation strength from the light emitting section  50  becomes a peak in the imaging wavelength λ was 45°, but the target angle θx can be set to any angle that is more than 0°. However, when the target angle θx is extremely large, there is a problem that the components that do not reach to the subject  200  because some of the imaging light emitted from the light emitting section  50  is reflected on the surface  222  of the substrate  22  or the components that do not reach to the light receiving element  14  because it is reflected on the surface  221  of the substrate  22  via the subject  200  increase (that is, the use efficiency of the imaging light is lowered). Therefore, for the target angle θx, an angle that the reflection on the surface  222  of the substrate  22  is appropriately suppressed is selected as an upper limit. 
         [0066]      FIG. 13  is a graph showing a relationship between an incident angle of imaging light (horizontal axis) with respect to a substrate  22  and transmittance and reflectance. The case that AN100 made by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (thickness of 0.5 mm) is provided as the substrate  22  and the imaging light of 830 nm is emitted is simulated. As shown in  FIG. 13 , when the incident angle is more than 60°, the tendency that the reflectance steeply increases and the transmittance steeply reduces is confirmed. In consideration of the above tendency, it is preferred that an angle as the target angle θx is less than or equal to 60°. Also, in the viewpoint that the glares or the shadows on the surface of the subject  200  are effectively suppressed, it empirically confirms findings that more than or equal to 30° is appropriate as the target angle θx. In consideration of the above tendency, the target angle θx is appropriately selected in the range between more than or equal to 30° and less than or equal to 60°. 
         [0067]    (2) Each of the elements that were exemplified in the embodiment described above can be properly omitted. For example, it can be possible to omit the light blocking layer  33  or the plurality of lenses  24 . Also, a position relationship of each element that was exemplified in the aspect described above can be properly changed. For example, in the aspect described above, the light emitting section  50  was formed as a top mission type light emitting element, but when the light emitting section  50  is used as a bottom mission type light emitting element, it is possible to form the light source section  36  on the surface  322  of the substrate  32 . A configuration that each of the lenses  24  is arranged between the light source section  36  and the light receiving section  10  can be adopted. Also, it is possible that any other element can be intervened between the respective elements that were exemplified in the aspect described above. 
         [0068]    (3) In the embodiment described above, the imaging apparatus  100  (a vein sensor) which images an image of veins for biological authorization is exemplified, but the purpose of the invention is arbitrary. For example, it is possible for the invention to be applied to an alcohol detection apparatus which estimates the concentration of alcohol in blood from the images of veins in a living body which is imaged by the imaging apparatus  100  or a medical equipment such as a blood sugar value estimation apparatus, and the like which estimates a blood sugar value from the images of veins in a body which is imaged by the imaging apparatus  100 . For the blood alcohol concentration estimation by using an imaging result, or the blood sugar level estimation by using an imaging result, the technologies known to public are arbitrarily adopted. In addition, it is possible to apply the invention to an image reading apparatus which reads an image from a printout. Here, visible light is preferably used as imaging light in a case where the invention is applied to the image reading apparatus. 
         [0069]    In the embodiment described above, the first resonant length and the second resonant length are set so as to match between the peak wavelength (e.g., peak wavelength λ 1 ) of the irradiation intensity from the light emitting section in the direction inclined with respect to the reference direction and the peak wavelength (e.g., peak wavelength λ 2 ) of the irradiation intensity from the transmissive section with respect to the reference direction. In the above aspect, it becomes particularly remarkable for the effect that a fine and clear image of a subject can be taken while suppressing glares and shadows of the surface of the subject. By the way, the phrase “the peak wavelength of the irradiation intensity from the light emitting section and the peak wavelength of the irradiation intensity from the transmissive section are matched” means that in addition to the case that each peak wavelength is totally matched, it includes the case that each peak wavelength is substantively matched (for example, in a case that their difference is within a range of manufacturing error). 
         [0070]    In the embodiment described above, the imaging apparatus is provided with a plurality of lenses which is arranged in the subject side of the light source section so that the incident light from the subject side is focused to each of the light receiving elements. In the above aspect, the plurality of lenses s arranged so that the incident light from the subject side is focused to each of the light receiving elements. Thus, it is possible to improve the use efficiency of the imaging light in comparison with a configuration that the incident light from the subject is not focused. 
         [0071]    In the embodiment described above, an angle in an irradiation direction with respect to a reference direction (e.g., target angle θx) is more than or equal to 30° and less than or equal to 60° (for example, 45°). According to the configuration described above, it is possible to suppress glares or shadows while the use efficiency of the incident light from the light emitting section maintains in a high level. 
         [0072]    In the embodiment described above, the reflection layer of the light emitting section includes a basic reflection layer having light reflectivity, and a dielectric multilayer film. The first semi-transmissive reflection layer of the transmissive section includes the dielectric multilayer film and it does not include the basic reflection layer. According to the configuration described above, the dielectric multilayer film of the reflection layer of the light emitting section and the dielectric multilayer film of the first semi-transmissive reflection layer of the transmissive section are formed in the same layer so that it has an advantage that the manufacturing process is simplified in comparison with the case that the reflection layer of the light emitting section and the first semi-transmissive reflection layer of the transmissive section are formed independently of each other. Also, by the configuration that the dielectric multilayer film includes a layer formed by amorphous silicon, visible light is blocked by the layer of the amorphous silicon so that it has an advantage that it is not necessary to independently provide an optical filter that blocks the visible light. 
         [0073]    In the embodiment described above, the semi-transmissive reflection layer of the light emitting section and the second semi-transmissive reflection layer of the transmissive section are formed in the same process and are formed by a material having light reflectivity. In the above configuration, the semi-transmissive reflection layer and the second semi-transmissive reflection layer of the transmissive section are formed in the same process so that it has an advantage that the manufacturing process is simplified in comparison with the case that the semi-transmissive reflection layer and the second transmissive reflection layer are formed independently of each other. A reflection conductive layer used as the semi-transmissive reflection layer and the second transmissive reflection layer is formed by the mixture of, for example, magnesium and silver. It is particularly preferable that the ratio of silver is more than the ratio of magnesium. 
         [0074]    In the embodiment described above, the first translucent layer of the light emitting section includes a transparent electrode layer, which has light permeability, and light emitting layer. The second translucent layer of the transmissive section includes the light emitting layer and does not include the transparent electrode layer. According to the configuration described above, the light emitting layer of the first translucent layer of the light emitting section and the light emitting layer of the second translucent layer are formed in the same layer so that it has an advantage that the manufacturing process is simplified in comparison with the case that the first translucent layer of the light emitting section and the second translucent layer are formed independently of each other. 
         [0075]    The imaging apparatus according to each of the aspects described above is preferably used in various types of electronic equipment. Specific examples of the electronic equipment include a biometric authentication apparatus which executes biometric authentication using an image of veins which has been imaged by the imaging apparatus, and a medical equipment (a biometric information estimating apparatus such as a blood alcohol concentration estimating apparatus, a blood sugar level estimating apparatus, and the like) which estimates biometric information for blood alcohol concentration, blood sugar level, and the like from images which have been imaged by the imaging apparatus.