Patent Publication Number: US-9851532-B2

Title: Mobile device and optical imaging lens thereof

Description:
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE 
     This application claims priority from P.R.C. Patent Application No. 201410571552.8, filed on Oct. 23, 2014, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof, and particularly, relates to a mobile device applying an optical imaging lens having six lens elements and an optical imaging lens thereof. 
     BACKGROUND 
     The ever-increasing demand for smaller sized mobile devices, such as cell phones, digital cameras, etc. correspondingly triggered a growing need for a smaller sized photography module, comprising elements such as an optical imaging lens, a module housing unit, and an image sensor, etc., contained therein. Size reductions may be contributed from various aspects of the mobile devices, which includes not only the charge coupled device (CCD) and the complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), but also the optical imaging lens mounted therein. When reducing the size of the optical imaging lens, however, achieving good optical characteristics becomes a challenging problem. 
     The length of conventional optical imaging lenses comprising four lens elements can be limited in a certain range; however, as the more and more demands in the market for high-end products, high-standard optical imaging lenses which show great quality with more pixels are required. 
     U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,663,814 and 8,040,618 disclosed optical imaging lens constructed with an optical imaging lens having six lens elements. However, the length of the optical imaging lens, which, from the object-side surface of the first lens element to the image plane, is over 21 mm that is too long for smaller sized mobile devices. 
     Therefore, there is needed to develop optical imaging lens which is capable to place with six lens elements therein, with a shorter length, while also having good optical characteristics. 
     SUMMARY 
     An object of the present invention is to provide a camera device and an optical imaging lens thereof. With controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and designing parameters satisfying at least one inequality, the length of the optical imaging lens is shortened and meanwhile the good optical characteristics, and system functionality are sustained. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, an optical imaging lens comprises, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens element, an aperture stop, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element, each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens elements having refractive power, an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side and a central thickness defined along the optical axis. 
     In the specification, parameters used here are: the central thickness of the first lens element, represented by T1, an air gap between the first lens element and the second lens element along the optical axis, represented by G12, the central thickness of the second lens element, represented by T2, an air gap between the second lens element and the third lens element along the optical axis, represented by G23, the central thickness of the third lens element, represented by T3, an air gap between the third lens element and the fourth lens element along the optical axis, represented by G34, the central thickness of the fourth lens element, represented by T4, an air gap between the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element along the optical axis, represented by G45, the central thickness of the fifth lens element, represented by T5, an air gap between the fifth lens element and the sixth lens element along the optical axis, represented by G56, the central thickness of the sixth lens element, represented by T6, a distance between the image-side surface of the sixth lens element and the object-side surface of a filtering unit along the optical axis, represented by G6F, the central thickness of the filtering unit along the optical axis, represented by TF, a distance between the image-side surface of the filtering unit and an image plane along the optical axis, represented by GFP, a focusing length of the first lens element, represented by f1, a focusing length of the second lens element, represented by f2, a focusing length of the third lens element, represented by f3, a focusing length of the fourth lens element, represented by f4, a focusing length of the fifth lens element, represented by f5, a focusing length of the sixth lens element, represented by f6, the refractive index of the first lens element, represented by n1, the refractive index of the second lens element, represented by n2, the refractive index of the third lens element, represented by n3, the refractive index of the fourth lens element, represented by n4, the refractive index of the fifth lens element, represented by n5, the refractive index of the sixth lens element, represented by n6, an abbe number of the first lens element, represented by v1, an abbe number of the second lens element, represented by v2, an abbe number of the third lens element, represented by v3, an abbe number of the fourth lens element, represented by v4, an abbe number of the fifth lens element, represented by v5, an abbe number of the sixth lens element, represented by v6, an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens, represented by EFL, the length between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image plane along the optical axis, represented by TTL, a sum of the central thicknesses of all six lens elements, comprising T1, T2, T3 T4, T5 and T6, represented by ALT, a sum of all five air gaps from the first lens element to the sixth lens element along the optical axis, represented by AAG (that is G12+G23+G34+G45+G56), and a back focal length of the optical imaging lens, which is defined as the distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to the image plane along the optical axis comprising G6F, TF and GFP and represented by BFL. 
     In an exemplary embodiment, the image-side surface of the first lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the image-side surface of the second lens element comprises a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the object-side surface of the third lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the third lens element; the object-side surface of the fourth lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the image-side surface of the fifth lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the image-side surface of the sixth lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; and the optical imaging lens comprises no other lenses having refracting power beyond the six lens elements, 
     In this present invention, the parameters described above could be controlled to satisfy some equations as follows:
 
EFL/ G 12≦86  Equation(1); or
 
 ALT/T 1≦9.3  Equation(2); or
 
EFL/ T 4≦11.7  Equation(3); or
 
 T 1 /G 12≦7  Equation(4); or
 
 T 3/ G 12≦7  Equation(5); or
 
 T 2/ T 1≦1.66  Equation(6); or
 
EFL/ T 1≦13  Equation(7); or
 
 T 5/ G 12≦7.4  Equation(8); or
 
 T 2/ G 12≦7.7  Equation(9); or
 
| v 1− v 5|≦10  Equation(10); or
 
BFL/ T 1≦4  Equation(11); or
 
EFL/ T 2≦8.2  Equation(12); or
 
 T 4/ G 12≦6.5  Equation(13); or
 
 AAG/T 1≦3  Equation(14); or
 
 ALT/G 12≦60  Equation(15); or
 
0.85≦ T 1/ T 5  Equation(16); or
 
 T 6/ T 4≦2.6  Equation(17); or
 
1.65≦BFL/( G 23+ G 34+ G 45+ G 56)  Equation(18).
 
     Aforesaid exemplary embodiments are not limited and could be selectively incorporated in other embodiments described herein. 
     In some exemplary embodiments, more details about the convex or concave surface structure, refractive power could be incorporated for one specific lens element or broadly for plural lens elements to enhance the control for the system performance and/or resolution. It is noted that the details listed here could be incorporated in example embodiments if no inconsistency occurs. 
     In another exemplary embodiment, a mobile device comprising a housing and a photography module positioned in the housing is provided. The photography module comprises any of aforesaid example embodiments of optical imaging lens, a lens barrel, a module housing unit and an image sensor. The lens barrel is for positioning the optical imaging lens, the module housing unit is for positioning the lens barrel, and the image sensor is positioned at the image side of the optical imaging lens. 
     Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refraction power of the lens element(s), the camera device and the optical imaging lens thereof in exemplary embodiments achieve good optical characters and effectively reduce the length of the optical imaging lens. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Exemplary embodiments will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawing, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view of one single lens element according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic view of the relation between the surface shape and the optical focus of the lens element; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic view of a first example of the surface shape and the efficient radius of the lens element; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic view of a second example of the surface shape and the efficient radius of the lens element; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic view of a third example of the surface shape and the efficient radius of the lens element; 
         FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of an optical imaging lens having six lens elements according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7  is a chart of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of a first embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8  is a table of optical data for each lens element of a first embodiment of an optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9  is a table of aspherical data of a first embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10  is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of an optical imaging lens having six lens elements according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11  is a chart of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of a second embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 12  is a table of optical data for each lens element of the optical imaging lens of a second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 13  is a table of aspherical data of a second embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 14  is a cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of an optical imaging lens having six lens elements according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 15  is a chart of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of a third embodiment of the optical imaging lens according the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 16  is a table of optical data for each lens element of the optical imaging lens of a third embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 17  is a table of aspherical data of a third embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 18  is a cross-sectional view of a fourth embodiment of an optical imaging lens having six lens elements according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 19  is a chart of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of a fourth embodiment of the optical imaging lens according the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 20  is a table of optical data for each lens element of the optical imaging lens of a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 21  is a table of aspherical data of a fourth embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 22  is a cross-sectional view of a fifth embodiment of an optical imaging lens having six lens elements according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 23  is a chart of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of a fifth embodiment of the optical imaging lens according the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 24  is a table of optical data for each lens element of the optical imaging lens of a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 25  is a table of aspherical data of a fifth embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 26  is a cross-sectional view of a sixth embodiment of an optical imaging lens having six lens elements according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 27  is a chart of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of a sixth embodiment of the optical imaging lens according the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 28  is a table of optical data for each lens element of the optical imaging lens of a sixth embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 29  is a table of aspherical data of a sixth embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 30  is a cross-sectional view of a seventh embodiment of an optical imaging lens having six lens elements according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 31  is a chart of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of a seventh embodiment of the optical imaging lens according the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 32  is a table of optical data for each lens element of the optical imaging lens of a seventh embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 33  is a table of aspherical data of a seventh embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 34  is a cross-sectional view of an eighth embodiment of an optical imaging lens having six lens elements according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 35  is a chart of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of an eighth embodiment of the optical imaging lens according the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 36  is a table of optical data for each lens element of the optical imaging lens of an eighth embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 37  is a table of aspherical data of an eighth embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 38  is a cross-sectional view of an ninth embodiment of an optical imaging lens having six lens elements according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 39  is a chart of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of an ninth embodiment of the optical imaging lens according the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 40  is a table of optical data for each lens element of the optical imaging lens of an ninth embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 41  is a table of aspherical data of an ninth embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 42  is a cross-sectional view of a tenth embodiment of an optical imaging lens having six lens elements according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 43  is a chart of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of a tenth embodiment of the optical imaging lens according the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 44  is a table of optical data for each lens element of the optical imaging lens of a tenth embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 45  is a table of aspherical data of a tenth embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 46  is a cross-sectional view of a eleventh embodiment of an optical imaging lens having six lens elements according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 47  is a chart of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of a eleventh embodiment of the optical imaging lens according the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 48  is a table of optical data for each lens element of the optical imaging lens of a eleventh embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 49  is a table of aspherical data of a eleventh embodiment of the optical imaging lens according to the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 50  is a table for the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) of all eleven example embodiments; 
         FIG. 51  is a structure of an example embodiment of a mobile device; 
         FIG. 52  is a partially enlarged view of the structure of another example embodiment of a mobile device. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and its advantages, reference is now made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numbers indicate like features. Persons having ordinary skill in the art will understand other varieties for implementing example embodiments, including those described herein. The drawings are not limited to specific scale and similar reference numbers are used for representing similar elements. As used in the disclosures and the appended claims, the terms “example embodiment,” “exemplary embodiment,” and “present embodiment” do not necessarily refer to a single embodiment, although it may, and various example embodiments may be readily combined and interchanged, without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention. Furthermore, the terminology as used herein is for the purpose of describing example embodiments only and is not intended to be a limitation of the invention. In this respect, as used herein, the term “in” may include “in” and “on”, and the terms “a”, “an” and “the” may include singular and plural references. Furthermore, as used herein, the term “by” may also mean “from”, depending on the context. Furthermore, as used herein, the term “if” may also mean “when” or “upon”, depending on the context. Furthermore, as used herein, the words “and/or” may refer to and encompass any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. 
     In the present specification, the description “a lens element having positive refracting power (or negative refracting power)” means that the paraxial refracting power of the lens element in Gaussian optics is positive (or negative). The description “An object-side (or image-side) surface of a lens element” only includes a specific region of that surface of the lens element where imaging rays are capable of passing through that region, namely the clear aperture of the surface. The aforementioned imaging rays can be classified into two types, chief ray Lc and marginal ray Lm. Taking a lens element depicted in  FIG. 1  as an example, the lens element is rotationally symmetric, where the optical axis I is the axis of symmetry. The region A of the lens element is defined as “a portion in a vicinity of the optical axis”, and the region C of the lens element is defined as “a portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the lens element”. Besides, the lens element may also have an extending portion E extended radially and outwardly from the region C, namely the portion outside of the clear aperture of the lens element. The extending portion E is usually used for physically assembling the lens element into an optical imaging lens system. Under normal circumstances, the imaging rays would not pass through the extending portion E because those imaging rays only pass through the clear aperture. The structures and shapes of the aforementioned extending portion E are only examples for technical explanation, the structures and shapes of lens elements should not be limited to these examples. Note that the extending portions of the lens element surfaces depicted in the following embodiments are partially omitted. 
     The following criteria are provided for determining the shapes and the portions of lens element surfaces set forth in the present specification. These criteria mainly determine the boundaries of portions under various circumstances including the portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, the portion in a vicinity of a periphery of a lens element surface, and other types of lens element surfaces such as those having multiple portions. 
     1.  FIG. 1  is a radial cross-sectional view of a lens element. Before determining boundaries of those aforesaid portions, two referential points should be defined first, central point and transition point. The central point of a surface of a lens element is a point of intersection of that surface and the optical axis. The transition point is a point on a surface of a lens element, where the tangent line of that point is perpendicular to the optical axis. Additionally, if multiple transition points appear on one single surface, then these transition points are sequentially named along the radial direction of the surface with numbers starting from the first transition point. For instance, the first transition point (closest one to the optical axis), the second transition point, and the Nth transition point (farthest one to the optical axis within the scope of the clear aperture of the surface). The portion of a surface of the lens element between the central point and the first transition point is defined as the portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The portion located radially outside of the Nth transition point (but still within the scope of the clear aperture) is defined as the portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the lens element. In some embodiments, there are other portions existing between the portion in a vicinity of the optical axis and the portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the lens element; the numbers of portions depend on the numbers of the transition point(s). In addition, the radius of the clear aperture (or a so-called effective radius) of a surface is defined as the radial distance from the optical axis I to a point of intersection of the marginal ray Lm and the surface of the lens element. 
     2. Referring to  FIG. 2 , determining the shape of a portion is convex or concave depends on whether a collimated ray passing through that portion converges or diverges. That is, while applying a collimated ray to a portion to be determined in terms of shape, the collimated ray passing through that portion will be bended and the ray itself or its extension line will eventually meet the optical axis. The shape of that portion can be determined by whether the ray or its extension line meets (intersects) the optical axis (focal point) at the object-side or image-side. For instance, if the ray itself intersects the optical axis at the image side of the lens element after passing through a portion, i.e. the focal point of this ray is at the image side (see point R in  FIG. 2 ), the portion will be determined as having a convex shape. On the contrary, if the ray diverges after passing through a portion, the extension line of the ray intersects the optical axis at the object side of the lens element, i.e. the focal point of the ray is at the object side (see point M in  FIG. 2 ), that portion will be determined as having a concave shape. Therefore, referring to  FIG. 2 , the portion between the central point and the first transition point has a convex shape, the portion located radially outside of the first transition point has a concave shape, and the first transition point is the point where the portion having a convex shape changes to the portion having a concave shape, namely the border of two adjacent portions. Alternatively, there is another common way for a person with ordinary skill in the art to tell whether a portion in a vicinity of the optical axis has a convex or concave shape by referring to the sign of an “R” value, which is the (paraxial) radius of curvature of a lens surface. The R value which is commonly used in conventional optical design software such as Zemax and CodeV. The R value usually appears in the lens data sheet in the software. For an object-side surface, positive R means that the object-side surface is convex, and negative R means that the object-side surface is concave. Conversely, for an image-side surface, positive R means that the image-side surface is concave, and negative R means that the image-side surface is convex. The result found by using this method should be consistent as by using the other way mentioned above, which determines surface shapes by referring to whether the focal point of a collimated ray is at the object side or the image side. 
     3. For none transition point cases, the portion in a vicinity of the optical axis is defined as the portion between 0˜50% of the effective radius (radius of the clear aperture) of the surface, whereas the portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the lens element is defined as the portion between 50˜100% of effective radius (radius of the clear aperture) of the surface. 
     Referring to the first example depicted in  FIG. 3 , only one transition point, namely a first transition point, appears within the clear aperture of the image-side surface of the lens element. Portion I is a portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, and portion II is a portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the lens element. The portion in a vicinity of the optical axis is determined as having a concave surface due to the R value at the image-side surface of the lens element is positive. The shape of the portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the lens element is different from that of the radially inner adjacent portion, i.e. the shape of the portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the lens element is different from the shape of the portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the lens element has a convex shape. 
     Referring to the second example depicted in  FIG. 4 , a first transition point and a second transition point exist on the object-side surface (within the clear aperture) of a lens element. In which portion I is the portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, and portion III is the portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the lens element. The portion in a vicinity of the optical axis has a convex shape because the R value at the object-side surface of the lens element is positive. The portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the lens element (portion III) has a convex shape. What is more, there is another portion having a concave shape existing between the first and second transition point (portion II). 
     Referring to a third example depicted in  FIG. 5 , no transition point exists on the object-side surface of the lens element. In this case, the portion between 0˜50% of the effective radius (radius of the clear aperture) is determined as the portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, and the portion between 50˜100% of the effective radius is determined as the portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the lens element. The portion in a vicinity of the optical axis of the object-side surface of the lens element is determined as having a convex shape due to its positive R value, and the portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the lens element is determined as having a convex shape as well. 
     In the present invention, examples of an optical imaging lens which is a prime lens are provided. Example embodiments of an optical imaging lens may comprise a first lens element, an aperture stop, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element, each of the lens elements comprises refractive power, an object-side surface facing toward an object side and an image-side surface facing toward an image side. These lens elements may be arranged sequentially from the object side to the image side along an optical axis, and example embodiments of the lens as a whole may comprise only the six lens elements having refractive power. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refraction power of the lens element(s), the camera device and the optical imaging lens thereof in exemplary embodiments achieve good optical characters and effectively shorten the length of the optical imaging lens. 
     In an example embodiment: the image-side surface of the first lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the image-side surface of the second lens element comprises a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the object-side surface of the third lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the third lens element; the object-side surface of the fourth lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the image-side surface of the fifth lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the image-side surface of the sixth lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; and the sixth lens element made of plastic. Wherein the optical imaging lens only comprises those six lens elements having refractive power. 
     In an example embodiment: the image-side surface of the first lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the image-side surface of the second lens element comprises a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the object-side surface of the third lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the third lens element; the object-side surface of the fourth lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the image-side surface of the fifth lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the image-side surface of the sixth lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis; the arrangements of these lens elements can enhance the imaging quality. 
     Besides, the aperture stop located between the first lens element and the second lens element can increase the field angles and adjust the aberration. The sixth lens element made of plastic can reduce the overall weight of the optical imaging lens and the manufacturing cost of the optical imaging lens. 
     Further, when the object-side surface of the first lens element is formed with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, the image-side surface of the first lens element comprises a concave portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the first lens element axis; the object-side surface of the second lens element is formed with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, the image-side surface of the second lens element comprises a convex portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the second lens element, the object-side surface of the third lens element is formed with a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, the image-side surface of the third lens element is formed with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, and a convex portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the third lens element; the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is formed with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, the object-side surface of the fifth lens element is formed with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, and a concave portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the fifth lens element, the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is formed with a convex portion in a vicinity of a periphery of the fifth lens element, and/or the object-side surface of the sixth lens element is formed with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis. The imaging quality is improved as the length of the optical imaging lens is shortened. When all lens elements are made by plastic material, the benefit of reduced production difficulty, cost and weight is enhanced. 
     Since the requirement of the image quality is higher and higher, and the length of the optical imaging lens is becoming shorter and shorter, the shapes in a vicinity of the optical axis and a periphery of a lens element are varied in light of the light path to meet the requirements of imaging quality and demanded length of the optical imaging lens. Therefore, the thicknesses in a vicinity of the optical axis and a periphery of a lens element are different, and this makes the light incident in a lens element the more far from the optical axis requires for a refraction angle with the more degrees to focus on the imaging plane. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the object-side surface of the first lens element is formed with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, therefore, the ratios of ALT/T1, T2/T1, BFL/T1, EFL/T1, AAG/T1 and T1/T5 can be appropriately controlled to improve the performance of the optical imaging lens and shorten the total length of the optical imaging lens. For example, ALT, BFL, EFL, AAG, T1, T2 and T5 can be satisfied these equations: ALT/T1≦9.3, T2/T1≦1.66, EFL/T1≦13, BFL/T1≦4, AAG/T1≦3 and 0.85≦T1/T5. 
     ALT and AAG respectively are represented as a sum of the central thicknesses of all six lens elements, and a sum of all five air gaps from the first lens element to the sixth lens element along the optical axis, which are main factors in an optical imaging lens, the reduction of ALT or AAG will help to reduce the total length of the optical imaging lens. Also, the reduction of EFL may help to increase the field angle as well as reduction of BFL. Because the shortening of the thickness of lens element is limited by the present manufacturing skills, the reductions of T1, T2, T5 are limited. Further, the designed filed angle of the present invention is wilder, and the aperture stop located between the first lens element and the second lens element, therefore, G12 needs to be maintained in a certain value to let all of the light outbound from the first lens can go through the aperture stop then enter the second lens element. The ratios of EFL/G12, T1/G12, T3/G12, T5/G12, T2/G12, T4/G12 and ALT/G12 can be appropriately controlled to reduce the total thickness of the optical imaging lens and adjust the aberration. For example, EFL, ALT, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 and G12 can be satisfied these equations: EFL/G12≦86, T1/G12≦7, T3/G12≦7, T5/G12≦7.4, T2/G12≦7.7, T4/G12≦6.5 and ALT/G12≦60. 
     The reduction of EFL may help to increase the field angle, therefore, the ratios of EFL/T4 and EFL/T2 preferably are controlled in the ranges of EFL/T4≦11.7 and EFL/T2≦8.2. Also, The reduction of other air gap may help to reduce the total length of the optical imaging lens, as well as easier to manufacture, therefore, the ratios of BFL and G23+G34+G45+G56 preferably is controlled in the range of 1.65≦BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56). Further, the reduction of the thickness of the sixth lens element may help to reduce the total length of the optical imaging lens, therefore, the ratio of T6 and T4 preferably is controlled in the range of T6/T4≦2.6. The values of the abbe numbers v1 and v5 can be appropriately controlled to adjust the chromatic aberration. For example, |v1−v5|≦10. Other than controlling the parameters in the ranges defined in the equations (1)˜(18), better image quality may be obtained by further controlling hose parameters in the ranges of: EFL/G12 in the range of 2˜86; ALT/T1 in the range of 2.5˜9.3; EFL/T4 in the range of 2.5˜11.7; T1/G12 in the range of 0.1˜7; T3/G12 in the range of 0.1˜7; T2/T1 in the range of 0.1˜1.66; EFL/T1 in the range of 2˜13; T5/G12 in the range of 0.1˜7.4; T2/G12 in the range of 0.8˜7.7; |v1−v5| in the range of 0˜10; BFL/T1 in the range of 0.1˜4; EFL/T2 in the range of 3.5˜8.2; T4/G12 in the range of 0.5˜6.5; AAG/T1 in the range of 0.1˜3; ALT/G12 in the range of 3˜60; T1/T5 in the range of 0.85˜4.5; T6/T4 in the range of 0.1˜2.6; and BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) in the range of 1.65˜4.5. 
     When implementing example embodiments, more details about the convex or concave surface could be incorporated for one specific lens element or broadly for plural lens elements to enhance the control for the system performance and/or resolution. It is noted that the details listed here could be incorporated in example embodiments if no inconsistency occurs. 
     Several exemplary embodiments and associated optical data will now be provided for illustrating example embodiments of optical imaging lens with good optical characters and a broadened shot angle. Reference is now made to  FIGS. 6-9 .  FIG. 6  illustrates an example cross-sectional view of an optical imaging lens having six lens elements of the optical imaging lens according to a first example embodiment.  FIG. 7  shows example charts of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of the optical imaging lens according to an example embodiment.  FIG. 8  illustrates an example table of optical data of each lens element of the optical imaging lens according to an example embodiment, in which a focal length of the optical imaging lens is labelled as “f”.  FIG. 9  depicts an example table of aspherical data of the optical imaging lens according to an example embodiment. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , the optical imaging lens  1  of the present embodiment comprises, in order from an object side A 1  to an image side A 2  along an optical axis, a first lens element  110 , an aperture stop  100 , a second lens element  120 , a third lens element  130 , a fourth lens element  140 , a fifth lens element  150  and a sixth lens element  160 . A filtering unit  170  and an image plane  180  of an image sensor are positioned at the image side A 2  of the optical lens  1 . In this embodiment, the filtering unit  170  is infrared cut filter and located between the sixth lens element  160  and an image plane  180 . The filtering unit  170  selectively absorbs light with specific wavelength from the light passing optical imaging lens  1 . For example, IR light is absorbed, and this will prohibit the IR light which is not seen by human eyes from producing an image on the image plane  180 . Each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens elements  110 ,  120 ,  130 ,  140 ,  150 ,  160  and the filtering unit  170  comprises an object-side surface  111 / 121 / 131 / 141 / 151 / 161 / 171  facing toward the object side A 1  and an image-side surface  112 / 122 / 132 / 142 / 152 / 162 / 172  facing toward the image side A 2 . An image plane  170  of an image sensor is positioned at the image side A 2  of the optical imaging lens  1 . 
     Exemplary embodiments of the optical imaging lens  1 , wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens elements  110 ,  120 ,  130 ,  140 ,  150 ,  160  which may be constructed by plastic material which can help reducing the weight of the image lens, will now be described with reference to the drawings. 
     An example embodiment of the first lens element  110  has positive refractive power, with an object-side surface  111  facing an object-side A 1  and an image-side surface  112  facing an image-side A 2 . The object-side surface  111  is a convex surface comprising a convex portion  1111  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion  1112  in a vicinity of a periphery of the first lens element  110 . The image-side surface  112  is a concave surface comprising a concave portion  1121  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  1122  in a vicinity of a periphery of the first lens element  110 . The object-side surface  111  and the image-side surface  112  of the first lens element  110  are both aspherical surface. 
     An example embodiment of the second lens element  120  has positive refractive power, with an object-side surface  121  facing an object-side A 1  and an image-side surface  122  facing an image-side A 2 . The object-side surface  121  is a convex surface comprising a convex portion  1211  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion  1212  in a vicinity of a periphery of the second lens element  120 . The image-side surface  122  is a convex surface comprising a convex portion  1221  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion  1222  in a vicinity of the periphery of the second lens element  120 . The object-side surface  121  and the image-side surface  122  of the second lens element  120  are both aspherical surface. 
     An example embodiment of the third lens element  130  has negative refractive power, with an object-side surface  131  facing an object-side A 1  and an image-side surface  132  facing an image-side A 2 . The object-side surface  131  is a concave surface comprises a concave portion  1311  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  1312  in a vicinity of a periphery of the third lens element  130 . The image-side surface  132  is a convex surface comprising a convex portion  1321  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion  1322  in a vicinity of the periphery of the third lens element  130 . The object-side surface  131  and the image-side surface  132  of the third lens element  130  are both aspherical surface. 
     An example embodiment of the fourth lens element  140  has positive refractive power, with an object-side surface  141  facing an object-side A 1  and an image-side surface  142  facing an image-side A 2 . The object-side surface  141  is a concave surface comprising a concave portion  1411  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  1412  in a vicinity of a periphery of the fourth lens element  140 . The image-side surface  142  is a convex surface comprising a convex portion  1421  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion  1422  in a vicinity of the periphery of the fourth lens element  140 . The object-side surface  141  and the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  are both aspherical surface. 
     An example embodiment of the fifth lens element  150  has negative refractive power, with an object-side surface  151  facing an object-side A 1  and an image-side surface  152  facing an image-side A 2 . The object-side surface  151  comprises a convex portion  1511  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  1512  in a vicinity of a periphery of the fifth lens element  150 . The image-side surface  152  comprises a concave portion  1521  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion  1522  in a vicinity of the periphery of the fifth lens element  150 . The object-side surface  151  and the image-side surface  152  of the fifth lens element  150  are both aspherical surface. 
     An example embodiment of the sixth lens element  160  has negative refractive power, with an object-side surface  161  facing an object-side A 1  and an image-side surface  162  facing an image-side A 2 . The object-side surface  161  comprises a convex portion  1611  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  1612  in a vicinity of a periphery of the sixth lens element  160 . The image-side surface  162  comprises a concave portion  1621  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion  1622  in a vicinity of the periphery of the sixth lens element  160 . The object-side surface  161  and the image-side surface  162  of the sixth lens element  160  are both aspherical surface. 
     In example embodiments, air gaps exist between the lens elements  110 ,  120 ,  130 ,  140 ,  150 ,  160 , the filtering unit  170  and the image plane  180  of the image sensor. For example,  FIG. 6  illustrates the air gap d 1  existing between the first lens element  110  and the second lens element  120 , the air gap d 2  existing between the second lens element  120  and the third lens element  130 , the air gap d 3  existing between the third lens element  130  and the fourth lens element  140 , the air gap d 4  existing between the fourth lens element  140  and the fifth lens element  150 , the air gap d 5  existing between the fifth lens element  150  and the sixth lens element  160 , the air gap d 6  existing between the sixth lens element  160  and the filtering unit  170 , the air gap d 7  existing between filtering unit  170  and the image plane  180  of the image sensor. However, in other embodiments, any of the aforesaid air gaps may not exist. The air gap d 1  is denoted by G12, the air gap d 2  is denoted by G23, the air gap d 3  is denoted by G34, the air gap d 4  is denoted by G45, the air gap d 5  is denoted by G56, and the sum of d 1 , d 2 , d 3 , d 4  and d 5  is denoted by AAG. 
       FIG. 8  depicts the optical characteristics of each lens elements in the optical imaging lens  1  of the present embodiment, and please refer to  FIG. 50  for the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) of the present embodiment. 
     The optical imaging lens  1  which shows that the distance from the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  to the image plane  180  along the optical axis is 4.761 mm with an image height of 2.3 mm is shortened, compared with that of the conventional optical imaging lens. 
     The object-side surface  111  and the image-side surface  112  of the first lens element  110 , the object-side surface  121  and the image-side surface  122  of the second lens element  120 , the object-side surface  131  and the image-side surface  132  of the third lens element  130 , the object-side surface  141  and the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140 , the object-side surface  151  and the image-side surface  152  of the fifth lens element  150 , the object-side surface  161  and the image-side surface  162  of the sixth lens element  160 , are all aspherical surfaces defined by the following aspherical formula: 
     
       
         
           
             
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     wherein, 
     R represents the radius of curvature of the surface of the lens element; 
     Z represents the depth of the aspherical surface (the perpendicular distance between the point of the aspherical surface at a distance Y from the optical axis and the tangent plane of the vertex on the optical axis of the aspherical surface); 
     Y represents the perpendicular distance between the point of the aspherical surface and the optical axis; 
     K represents a conic constant; 
     a 2i  represents an aspherical coefficient of 2i th  level. 
     The values of each aspherical parameter are shown in  FIG. 9 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 7 , longitudinal spherical aberration (a), the curves of different wavelengths are closed to each other. This represents off-axis light with respect to these wavelengths is focused around an image point. From the vertical deviation of each curve shown therein, the offset of the off-axis light relative to the image point is within ±0.03 mm. Therefore, the present embodiment improves the longitudinal spherical aberration with respect to different wavelengths. Furthermore, the longitudinal spherical aberrations for those three representative wavelengths are all very close, that means the longitudinal spherical aberration indeed improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 7 , astigmatism aberration in the sagittal direction (b) and astigmatism aberration in the tangential direction (c). The horizontal axis defined as focal length and the vertical axis defined as image height, wherein the image height is 2.3 mm as shown therein. The focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths (470 nm, 555 nm, 650 nm) in the whole field falls within ±0.05 mm. This reflects the optical imaging lens  1  of the present embodiment eliminates aberration effectively. Additionally, the closed curves represents dispersion is improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 7 , distortion aberration (d), which showing the distortion aberration of the optical imaging lens  1  is within ±1.2%. The horizontal axis defined as percentage and the vertical axis defined as image height, wherein the image height is 2.3 mm as shown therein. 
     Therefore, from  FIGS. 7( a ) ˜ 7 ( d ), the optical imaging lens  1  of the present embodiment shows great characteristics in the longitudinal spherical aberration, astigmatism in the sagittal direction, astigmatism in the tangential direction, and distortion aberration. According to above illustration, the optical imaging lens  1  of the example embodiment indeed achieves great optical performance and the length of the optical imaging lens  1  is effectively shortened. 
     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 10-13 .  FIG. 10  illustrates an example cross-sectional view of an optical imaging lens  2  having six lens elements of the optical imaging lens according to a second example embodiment.  FIG. 11  shows example charts of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of the optical imaging lens  2  according to the second example embodiment.  FIG. 12  shows an example table of optical data of each lens element of the optical imaging lens  2  according to the second example embodiment.  FIG. 13  shows an example table of aspherical data of the optical imaging lens  2  according to the second example embodiment. The reference numbers labeled in the present embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment for the similar elements, but here the reference numbers are initialed with 2, for example, reference number  231  for labeling the object-side surface of the third lens element  230 , reference number  232  for labeling the image-side surface of the third lens element  230 , etc. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10 , the optical imaging lens  2  of the present embodiment, in an order from an object side A 1  to an image side A 2  along an optical axis, comprises a first lens element  210 , an aperture stop  200 , a second lens element  220 , a third lens element  230 , a fourth lens element  240 , a fifth lens element  250  and a sixth lens element  260 . 
     The differences between the second embodiment and the first embodiment are the radius of curvature and thickness of each lens element, the distance of each air gap, back focal length and the configuration of the concave/convex shape of the object-side surface  221 , but the configuration of the positive/negative refractive power of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens elements  210 ,  220 ,  230 ,  240 ,  250 ,  260  and configuration of the concave/convex shape of surfaces, comprising the object-side surfaces  211 ,  231 ,  241 ,  251 ,  261  facing to the object side A 1  and the image-side surfaces  212 ,  222 ,  232 ,  242 ,  252 ,  262  facing to the image side A 2 , are similar to those in the first embodiment. Here, for clearly showing the drawings of the present embodiment, only the surface shapes which are different from that in the first embodiment are labeled. Specifically, the differences between the present and first embodiments are: the object-side surface  221  of the second lens element  220  comprises a convex portion  2211  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  2212  in a vicinity of a periphery of the second lens element  220 . Please refer to  FIG. 12  for the optical characteristics and their air gaps of each lens elements in the optical imaging lens  2  the present embodiment, and please refer to  FIG. 50  for the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) of the present embodiment. 
     The optical imaging lens  2  which shows that the distance from the object-side surface  211  of the first lens element  210  to the image plane  280  along the optical axis is 4.869 mm and the length of the optical imaging lens  2  is shortened, compared with that of the conventional optical imaging lens and even with the optical imaging lens  1  of the first embodiment. 
     As shown in  FIG. 11( a ) , the longitudinal spherical aberration curves of different wavelengths are all controlled within ±0.03 mm. This represents off-axis light with respect to these wavelengths is focused around an image point. Therefore, the present embodiment improves the longitudinal spherical aberration with respect to different wavelengths. Furthermore, the longitudinal spherical aberrations for those three representative wavelengths are all very close, that means the longitudinal spherical aberration indeed improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 11( b ) , it shows the astigmatism aberration in the sagittal direction (b) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.06 mm. Please refer to  FIG. 11( c ) , it shows astigmatism aberration in the tangential direction (c) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.08 mm. Additionally, the closed curves represents dispersion is improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 11( d ) , distortion aberration, which showing the distortion aberration of the optical imaging lens  1  is within ±1.6%. 
     Therefore, from  FIGS. 11( a ) ˜ 11 ( d ), the optical imaging lens  2  of the present embodiment shows great characteristics in the longitudinal spherical aberration, astigmatism in the sagittal direction, astigmatism in the tangential direction, and distortion aberration. According to above illustration, the optical imaging lens  2  of the example embodiment indeed achieves great optical performance and the length of the optical imaging lens  2  is effectively shortened. 
     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 14-17 .  FIG. 14  illustrates an example cross-sectional view of an optical imaging lens  3  having six lens elements of the optical imaging lens according to a third example embodiment.  FIG. 15  shows example charts of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of the optical imaging lens  3  according to the third example embodiment.  FIG. 16  shows an example table of optical data of each lens element of the optical imaging lens  3  according to the third example embodiment.  FIG. 17  shows an example table of aspherical data of the optical imaging lens  3  according to the third example embodiment. The reference numbers labeled in the present embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment for the similar elements, but here the reference numbers are initialed with 3, for example, reference number  331  for labeling the object-side surface of the third lens element  330 , reference number  332  for labeling the image-side surface of the third lens element  330 , etc. 
     As shown in  FIG. 14 , the optical imaging lens  3  of the present embodiment, in an order from an object side A 1  to an image side A 2  along an optical axis, comprises a first lens element  310 , an aperture stop  300 , a second lens element  320 , a third lens element  330 , a fourth lens element  340 , a fifth lens element  350  and a sixth lens element  360 . 
     The differences between the third embodiment and the first embodiment are the radius of curvature and thickness of each lens element, the distance of each air gap, back focal length, configuration of the concave/convex shape of the object-side surfaces  311 ,  341  and the image-side surface  342 , but the configuration of the positive/negative refractive power of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens elements  310 ,  320 ,  330 ,  340 ,  350 ,  360  and configuration of the concave/convex shape of surfaces, comprising the object-side surfaces  321 ,  331 ,  351 ,  361  facing to the object side A 1  and the image-side surfaces  312 ,  322 ,  332 ,  352 ,  362  facing to the image side A 2 , are similar to those in the first embodiment. Here, for clearly showing the drawings of the present embodiment, only the surface shapes which are different from that in the first embodiment are labeled. Specifically, the differences between the present and first embodiments are: the object-side surface  311  of the first lens element  310  comprises a convex portion  3111  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  3112  in a vicinity of a periphery of the first lens element  310 , the object-side surface  341  of the fourth lens element  340  comprises a concave portion  3411  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion  3412  in a vicinity of a periphery of the fourth lens element  340 , the image-side surface  342  of the fourth lens element  340  comprises a convex portion  3421  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  3422  in a vicinity of a periphery of the fourth lens element  340 . Please refer to  FIG. 16  for the optical characteristics and their air gaps of each lens elements in the optical imaging lens  3  the present embodiment, and please refer to  FIG. 50  for the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) of the present embodiment. 
     The optical imaging lens  3  which shows that the distance from the object-side surface  311  of the first lens element  310  to the image plane  380  along the optical axis is 4.735 mm and the length of the optical imaging lens  3  is shortened, compared with that of the conventional optical imaging lens and even with the optical imaging lens  1  of the first embodiment. 
     As shown in  FIG. 15 , the optical imaging lens  3  of the present embodiment shows great characteristics in longitudinal spherical aberration (a), astigmatism in the sagittal direction (b), astigmatism in the tangential direction (c), and distortion aberration (d). The present embodiment shows a better characteristics in the longitudinal spherical aberration (a), which is within ±0.007 mm and even better than that of the first embodiment. Therefore, according to the above illustration, the optical imaging lens of the present embodiment indeed shows great optical performance and the length of the optical imaging lens  3  is effectively shortened. 
     As shown in  FIG. 15( a ) , the longitudinal spherical aberration curves of different wavelengths are all controlled within ±0.025 mm. This represents off-axis light with respect to these wavelengths is focused around an image point. Therefore, the present embodiment improves the longitudinal spherical aberration with respect to different wavelengths. Furthermore, the longitudinal spherical aberrations for those three representative wavelengths are all very close, that means the longitudinal spherical aberration indeed improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 15( b ) , it shows the astigmatism aberration in the sagittal direction (b) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.06 mm. Please refer to  FIG. 15( c ) , it shows astigmatism aberration in the tangential direction (c) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.06 mm. Additionally, the closed curves represents dispersion is improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 15( d ) , distortion aberration, which showing the distortion aberration of the optical imaging lens  1  is within ±1.6%. 
     Therefore, from  FIGS. 15( a ) ˜ 15 ( d ), the optical imaging lens  3  of the present embodiment shows great characteristics in the longitudinal spherical aberration, astigmatism in the sagittal direction, astigmatism in the tangential direction, and distortion aberration. According to above illustration, the optical imaging lens  3  of the example embodiment indeed achieves great optical performance and the length of the optical imaging lens  3  is effectively shortened. 
     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 18-21 .  FIG. 18  illustrates an example cross-sectional view of an optical imaging lens  4  having six lens elements of the optical imaging lens according to a fourth example embodiment.  FIG. 19  shows example charts of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of the optical imaging lens  4  according to the fourth embodiment.  FIG. 20  shows an example table of optical data of each lens element of the optical imaging lens  4  according to the fourth example embodiment.  FIG. 21  shows an example table of aspherical data of the optical imaging lens  4  according to the fourth example embodiment. The reference numbers labeled in the present embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment for the similar elements, but here the reference numbers are initialed with 4, for example, reference number  431  for labeling the object-side surface of the third lens element  430 , reference number  432  for labeling the image-side surface of the third lens element  430 , etc. 
     As shown in  FIG. 18 , the optical imaging lens  4  of the present embodiment, in an order from an object side A 1  to an image side A 2  along an optical axis, comprises a first lens element  410 , an aperture stop  400 , a second lens element  420 , a third lens element  430 , a fourth lens element  440 , a fifth lens element  450  and a sixth lens element  460 . 
     The differences between the fourth embodiment and the first embodiment are the radius of curvature and thickness of each lens element, the distance of each air gap, back focal length, configuration of the concave/convex shape of the object-side surface  421 , but the configuration of the positive/negative refractive power of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens elements  410 ,  420 ,  430 ,  440 ,  450 ,  460  and configuration of the concave/convex shape of surfaces, comprising the object-side surfaces  411 ,  431 ,  441 ,  451 ,  461  facing to the object side A 1  and the image-side surfaces  412 ,  422 ,  432 ,  442 ,  452 ,  462  facing to the image side A 2 , are similar to those in the first embodiment. Here, for clearly showing the drawings of the present embodiment, only the surface shapes which are different from that in the first embodiment are labeled. Specifically, the differences between the present and first embodiments are: the object-side surface  421  of the second lens element  420  comprises a convex portion  4211  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  4212  in a vicinity of a periphery of the second lens element  420 . Please refer to  FIG. 20  for the optical characteristics and their air gaps of each lens elements in the optical imaging lens  4  the present embodiment, and please refer to  FIG. 50  for the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) of the present embodiment. 
     The optical imaging lens  4  which shows that the distance from the object-side surface  411  of the first lens element  410  to the image plane  480  along the optical axis is 4.783 mm and the length of the optical imaging lens  4  is shortened, compared with that of the conventional optical imaging lens and even with that of the optical imaging lens  1  of the first embodiment. 
     As shown in  FIG. 19( a ) , the longitudinal spherical aberration curves of different wavelengths are all controlled within ±0.09 mm. This represents off-axis light with respect to these wavelengths is focused around an image point. Therefore, the present embodiment improves the longitudinal spherical aberration with respect to different wavelengths. Furthermore, the longitudinal spherical aberrations for those three representative wavelengths are all very close, that means the longitudinal spherical aberration indeed improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 19( b ) , it shows the astigmatism aberration in the sagittal direction (b) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.16 mm. Please refer to  FIG. 19( c ) , it shows astigmatism aberration in the tangential direction (c) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.12 mm. Additionally, the closed curves represents dispersion is improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 19( d ) , distortion aberration, which showing the distortion aberration of the optical imaging lens  1  is within ±1.6%. 
     Therefore, from  FIGS. 19( a ) ˜ 19 ( d ), the optical imaging lens  4  of the present embodiment shows great characteristics in the longitudinal spherical aberration, astigmatism in the sagittal direction, astigmatism in the tangential direction, and distortion aberration. According to above illustration, the optical imaging lens  4  of the example embodiment indeed achieves great optical performance and the length of the optical imaging lens  4  is effectively shortened. 
     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 22-25 .  FIG. 22  illustrates an example cross-sectional view of an optical imaging lens  5  having six lens elements of the optical imaging lens according to a fifth example embodiment.  FIG. 23  shows example charts of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of the optical imaging lens  5  according to the fifth embodiment.  FIG. 24  shows an example table of optical data of each lens element of the optical imaging lens  5  according to the fifth example embodiment.  FIG. 25  shows an example table of aspherical data of the optical imaging lens  5  according to the fifth example embodiment. The reference numbers labeled in the present embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment for the similar elements, but here the reference numbers are initialed with 5, for example, reference number  531  for labeling the object-side surface of the third lens element  530 , reference number  532  for labeling the image-side surface of the third lens element  530 , etc. 
     As shown in  FIG. 22 , the optical imaging lens  5  of the present embodiment, in an order from an object side A 1  to an image side A 2  along an optical axis, comprises a first lens element  510 , an aperture stop  500 , a second lens element  520 , a third lens element  530 , a fourth lens element  540 , a fifth lens element  550  and a sixth lens element  560 . 
     The differences between the fifth embodiment and the first embodiment are the radius of curvature and thickness of each lens element, the distance of each air gap, back focal length, the positive/negative refractive power of the sixth lens elements  560 , configuration of the concave/convex shape of the image-side surface  542 , but the configuration of the positive/negative refractive power of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens elements  510 ,  520 ,  530 ,  540 ,  550  and configuration of the concave/convex shape of surfaces, comprising the object-side surfaces  511 ,  521 ,  531 ,  541 ,  551 ,  561  facing to the object side A 1  and the image-side surfaces  512 ,  522 ,  532 ,  552 ,  562  facing to the image side A 2 , are similar to those in the first embodiment. Here, for clearly showing the drawings of the present embodiment, only the surface shapes which are different from that in the first embodiment are labeled. Specifically, the differences between the present and first embodiments are: the refractive power of the sixth lens elements  560  is positive, the image-side surface  542  of the fourth lens element  540  comprises a convex portion  5221  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  5222  in a vicinity of a periphery of the fourth lens element  540 . Please refer to  FIG. 24  for the optical characteristics and their air gaps of each lens elements in the optical imaging lens  5  the present embodiment, and please refer to  FIG. 50  for the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) of the present embodiment. 
     The optical imaging lens  5  which shows that the distance from the object-side surface  511  of the first lens element  510  to the image plane  580  along the optical axis is 4.349 mm and the length of the optical imaging lens  5  is shortened, compared with that of the conventional optical imaging lens. 
     As shown in  FIG. 23( a ) , the longitudinal spherical aberration curves of different wavelengths are all controlled within ±0.03 mm. This represents off-axis light with respect to these wavelengths is focused around an image point. Therefore, the present embodiment improves the longitudinal spherical aberration with respect to different wavelengths. Furthermore, the longitudinal spherical aberrations for those three representative wavelengths are all very close, that means the longitudinal spherical aberration indeed improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 23( b ) , it shows the astigmatism aberration in the sagittal direction (b) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.04 mm. Please refer to  FIG. 23( c ) , it shows astigmatism aberration in the tangential direction (c) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.1 mm. Additionally, the closed curves represents dispersion is improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 23( d ) , distortion aberration, which showing the distortion aberration of the optical imaging lens  1  is within ±1.6%. 
     Therefore, from  FIGS. 23( a ) ˜ 23 ( d ), the optical imaging lens  5  of the present embodiment shows great characteristics in the longitudinal spherical aberration, astigmatism in the sagittal direction, astigmatism in the tangential direction, and distortion aberration. According to above illustration, the optical imaging lens  5  of the example embodiment indeed achieves great optical performance and the length of the optical imaging lens  5  is effectively shortened. 
     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 26-29 .  FIG. 26  illustrates an example cross-sectional view of an optical imaging lens  6  having six lens elements of the optical imaging lens according to a sixth example embodiment.  FIG. 27  shows example charts of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of the optical imaging lens  6  according to the sixth embodiment.  FIG. 28  shows an example table of optical data of each lens element of the optical imaging lens  6  according to the sixth example embodiment.  FIG. 29  shows an example table of aspherical data of the optical imaging lens  6  according to the sixth example embodiment. The reference numbers labeled in the present embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment for the similar elements, but here the reference numbers are initialed with 6, for example, reference number  631  for labeling the object-side surface of the third lens element  630 , reference number  632  for labeling the image-side surface of the third lens element  630 , etc. 
     As shown in  FIG. 26 , the optical imaging lens  6  of the present embodiment, in an order from an object side A 1  to an image side A 2  along an optical axis, comprises a first lens element  610 , an aperture stop  600 , a second lens element  620 , a third lens element  630 , a fourth lens element  640 , a fifth lens element  650  and a sixth lens element  660 . 
     The differences between the sixth embodiment and the first embodiment are the radius of curvature and thickness of each lens element and the distance of each air gap, back focal length, and the refraction power of the sixth lens element  660 , but the configuration of the positive/negative refractive power of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens elements  610 ,  620 ,  630 ,  640 ,  650 , and configuration of the concave/convex shape of surfaces, comprising the object-side surfaces  611 ,  621 ,  631 ,  641 ,  651 ,  661  facing to the object side A 1  and the image-side surfaces  612 ,  622 ,  632 ,  642 ,  652 ,  662  facing to the image side A 2 , are similar to those in the first embodiment. Specifically, the differences between the present and first embodiments are: the refraction power of the sixth lens element  660  is positive. Please refer to  FIG. 28  for the optical characteristics and their air gaps of each lens elements in the optical imaging lens  6  the present embodiment, and please refer to  FIG. 50  for the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) of the present embodiment. 
     The optical imaging lens  6  which shows that the distance from the object-side surface  611  of the first lens element  610  to the image plane  680  along the optical axis is 4.633 mm and the length of the optical imaging lens  6  is shortened compared with that of the conventional optical imaging lens. 
     As shown in  FIG. 27( a ) , the longitudinal spherical aberration curves of different wavelengths are all controlled within ±0.03 mm. This represents off-axis light with respect to these wavelengths is focused around an image point. Therefore, the present embodiment improves the longitudinal spherical aberration with respect to different wavelengths. Furthermore, the longitudinal spherical aberrations for those three representative wavelengths are all very close, that means the longitudinal spherical aberration indeed improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 27( b ) , it shows the astigmatism aberration in the sagittal direction (b) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.05 mm. Please refer to  FIG. 27( c ) , it shows astigmatism aberration in the tangential direction (c) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.12 mm. Additionally, the closed curves represents dispersion is improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 27( d ) , distortion aberration, which showing the distortion aberration of the optical imaging lens  1  is within ±2%. 
     Therefore, from  FIGS. 27( a ) ˜ 27 ( d ), the optical imaging lens  6  of the present embodiment shows great characteristics in the longitudinal spherical aberration, astigmatism in the sagittal direction, astigmatism in the tangential direction, and distortion aberration. According to above illustration, the optical imaging lens  6  of the example embodiment indeed achieves great optical performance and the length of the optical imaging lens  6  is effectively shortened. 
     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 30-33 .  FIG. 30  illustrates an example cross-sectional view of an optical imaging lens  7  having six lens elements of the optical imaging lens according to a seventh example embodiment.  FIG. 31  shows example charts of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of the optical imaging lens  7  according to the seventh embodiment.  FIG. 32  shows an example table of optical data of each lens element of the optical imaging lens  7  according to the seventh example embodiment.  FIG. 33  shows an example table of aspherical data of the optical imaging lens  7  according to the seventh example embodiment. The reference numbers labeled in the present embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment for the similar elements, but here the reference numbers are initialed with 7, for example, reference number  731  for labeling the object-side surface of the third lens element  730 , reference number  732  for labeling the image-side surface of the third lens element  730 , etc. 
     As shown in  FIG. 30 , the optical imaging lens  7  of the present embodiment, in an order from an object side A 1  to an image side A 2  along an optical axis, comprises a first lens element  710 , an aperture stop  700 , a second lens element  720 , a third lens element  730 , a fourth lens element  740 , a fifth lens element  750  and a sixth lens element  760 . 
     The differences between the seventh embodiment and the first embodiment are the radius of curvature and thickness of each lens element, the distance of each air gap, back focal length, configuration of the concave/convex shape of the object-side surface  761 , and the image-side surfaces  742 , but the configuration of the positive/negative refractive power of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth lens elements  710 ,  720 ,  730 ,  740 ,  750 ,  760  and configuration of the concave/convex shape of surfaces, comprising the object-side surfaces  711 ,  721 ,  731 ,  741 ,  751  facing to the object side A 1  and the image-side surfaces  712 ,  722 ,  732 ,  752 ,  762  facing to the image side A 2 , are similar to those in the first embodiment. Here, for clearly showing the drawings of the present embodiment, only the surface shapes which are different from that in the first embodiment are labeled. Specifically, the differences between the present and first embodiments are: the image-side surface  742  of the fourth lens element  740  comprises a convex portion  7421  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  7422  in a vicinity of a periphery of the fourth lens element  740 , the object-side surface  761  of the sixth lens element  760  comprises a convex portion  7611  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion  7612  in a vicinity of a periphery of the sixth lens element  760 , and a concave portion  7613  between the two convex portions  7611 ,  7612 . Please refer to  FIG. 32  for the optical characteristics and their air gaps of each lens elements in the optical imaging lens  7  the present embodiment, and please refer to  FIG. 50  for the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) of the present embodiment. 
     The optical imaging lens  7  which shows that the distance from the object-side surface  711  of the first lens element  710  to the image plane  780  along the optical axis is 4.433 mm and the length of the optical imaging lens  7  is shortened, compared with that of the conventional optical imaging lens. 
     As shown in  FIG. 31( a ) , the longitudinal spherical aberration curves of different wavelengths are all controlled within ±0.06 mm. This represents off-axis light with respect to these wavelengths is focused around an image point. Therefore, the present embodiment improves the longitudinal spherical aberration with respect to different wavelengths. Furthermore, the longitudinal spherical aberrations for those three representative wavelengths are all very close, that means the longitudinal spherical aberration indeed improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 31( b ) , it shows the astigmatism aberration in the sagittal direction (b) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.08 mm. Please refer to  FIG. 31( c ) , it shows astigmatism aberration in the tangential direction (c) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.2 mm. Additionally, the closed curves represents dispersion is improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 31( d ) , distortion aberration, which showing the distortion aberration of the optical imaging lens  1  is within ±1.6%. 
     Therefore, from  FIGS. 31( a ) ˜ 31 ( d ), the optical imaging lens  7  of the present embodiment shows great characteristics in the longitudinal spherical aberration, astigmatism in the sagittal direction, astigmatism in the tangential direction, and distortion aberration. According to above illustration, the optical imaging lens  7  of the example embodiment indeed achieves great optical performance and the length of the optical imaging lens  7  is effectively shortened. 
     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 34-37 .  FIG. 34  illustrates an example cross-sectional view of an optical imaging lens  8  having six lens elements of the optical imaging lens according to an eighth example embodiment.  FIG. 35  shows example charts of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of the optical imaging lens  8  according to the eighth embodiment.  FIG. 36  shows an example table of optical data of each lens element of the optical imaging lens  8  according to the eighth example embodiment.  FIG. 37  shows an example table of aspherical data of the optical imaging lens  8  according to the eighth example embodiment. The reference numbers labeled in the present embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment for the similar elements, but here the reference numbers are initialed with 8, for example, reference number  831  for labeling the object-side surface of the third lens element  830 , reference number  832  for labeling the image-side surface of the third lens element  830 , etc. 
     As shown in  FIG. 34 , the optical imaging lens  8  of the present embodiment, in an order from an object side A 1  to an image side A 2  along an optical axis, comprises a first lens element  810 , an aperture stop  800 , a second lens element  820 , a third lens element  830 , a fourth lens element  840 , a fifth lens element  850  and a sixth lens element  860 . 
     The differences between the eighth embodiment and the first embodiment are the radius of curvature and thickness of each lens element, the distance of each air gap, back focal length, configuration of the concave/convex shape of the object-side surfaces  821 ,  861  and the image-side surfaces  862 , and the refractive power of the sixth lens elements  860 , but the configuration of the positive/negative refractive power of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth lens elements  810 ,  820 ,  830 ,  840 ,  850  and configuration of the concave/convex shape of surfaces, comprising the object-side surfaces  811 ,  831 ,  841 ,  851  facing to the object side A 1  and the image-side surfaces  812 ,  822 ,  832 ,  842 ,  852  facing to the image side A 2 , are similar to those in the first embodiment. Here, for clearly showing the drawings of the present embodiment, only the surface shapes which are different from that in the first embodiment are labeled. Specifically, the differences between the present and first embodiments are: the refractive power of the sixth lens elements  860  is positive, the object-side surface  821  of the second lens element  820  comprises a convex portion  8211  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  8212  in a vicinity of a periphery of the second lens element  820 , the object-side surface  861  of the sixth lens element  860  comprises a convex portion  8611  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion  8612  in a vicinity of a periphery of the sixth lens element  860 , the image-side surface  862  of the sixth lens element  860  is a concave surface comprising a concave portion  8621  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  8622  in a vicinity of a periphery of the sixth lens element  860 . Please refer to  FIG. 36  for the optical characteristics and their air gaps of each lens elements in the optical imaging lens  8  the present embodiment, and please refer to  FIG. 50  for the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) of the present embodiment. 
     The optical imaging lens  8  which shows that the distance from the object-side surface  811  of the first lens element  810  to the image plane  880  along the optical axis is 4.637 mm and the length of the optical imaging lens  8  is shortened, compared with that of the conventional optical imaging lens and even with that of the optical imaging lens  1  of the first embodiment. 
     As shown in  FIG. 35( a ) , the longitudinal spherical aberration curves of different wavelengths are all controlled within ±0.035 mm. This represents off-axis light with respect to these wavelengths is focused around an image point. Therefore, the present embodiment improves the longitudinal spherical aberration with respect to different wavelengths. Furthermore, the longitudinal spherical aberrations for those three representative wavelengths are all very close, that means the longitudinal spherical aberration indeed improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 35( b ) , it shows the astigmatism aberration in the sagittal direction (b) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.08 mm. Please refer to  FIG. 35( c ) , it shows astigmatism aberration in the tangential direction (c) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.12 mm. Additionally, the closed curves represents dispersion is improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 35( d ) , distortion aberration, which showing the distortion aberration of the optical imaging lens  1  is within ±1.6%. 
     Therefore, from  FIGS. 35( a ) ˜ 35 ( d ), the optical imaging lens  8  of the present embodiment shows great characteristics in the longitudinal spherical aberration, astigmatism in the sagittal direction, astigmatism in the tangential direction, and distortion aberration. According to above illustration, the optical imaging lens  8  of the example embodiment indeed achieves great optical performance and the length of the optical imaging lens  8  is effectively shortened. 
     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 38-41 .  FIG. 38  illustrates an example cross-sectional view of an optical imaging lens  9  having six lens elements of the optical imaging lens according to an ninth example embodiment.  FIG. 39  shows example charts of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of the optical imaging lens  9  according to the ninth embodiment.  FIG. 40  shows an example table of optical data of each lens element of the optical imaging lens  9  according to the ninth example embodiment.  FIG. 41  shows an example table of aspherical data of the optical imaging lens  9  according to the ninth example embodiment. The reference numbers labeled in the present embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment for the similar elements, but here the reference numbers are initialed with 9, for example, reference number  931  for labeling the object-side surface of the third lens element  930 , reference number  932  for labeling the image-side surface of the third lens element  930 , etc. 
     As shown in  FIG. 38 , the optical imaging lens  9  of the present embodiment, in an order from an object side A 1  to an image side A 2  along an optical axis, comprises a first lens element  910 , an aperture stop  900 , a second lens element  920 , a third lens element  930 , a fourth lens element  940 , a fifth lens element  950  and a sixth lens element  960 . 
     The differences between the ninth embodiment and the first embodiment are the radius of curvature and thickness of each lens element, the distance of each air gap, back focal length, configuration of the concave/convex shape of the image-side surfaces  942  and the refractive power of the sixth lens elements  960 , but the configuration of the positive/negative refractive power of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth lens elements  910 ,  920 ,  930 ,  940 ,  950  and configuration of the concave/convex shape of surfaces, comprising the object-side surfaces  911 ,  921 ,  931 ,  941 ,  951 ,  961  facing to the object side A 1  and the image-side surfaces  912 ,  922 ,  932 ,  952 ,  962  facing to the image side A 2 , are similar to those in the first embodiment. Here, for clearly showing the drawings of the present embodiment, only the surface shapes which are different from that in the first embodiment are labeled. Specifically, the differences between the present and first embodiments are: the refractive power of the sixth lens elements  960  is positive, t the image-side surface  942  of the fourth lens element  940  comprises a convex portion  9421  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  9422  in a vicinity of a periphery of the fourth lens element  940  Please refer to  FIG. 40  for the optical characteristics and their air gaps of each lens elements in the optical imaging lens  9  the present embodiment, and please refer to  FIG. 50  for the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) of the present embodiment. 
     The optical imaging lens  9  which shows that the distance from the object-side surface  911  of the first lens element  910  to the image plane  980  along the optical axis is 4.348 mm and the length of the optical imaging lens  9  is shortened, compared with that of the conventional optical imaging lens. 
     As shown in  FIG. 39( a ) , the longitudinal spherical aberration curves of different wavelengths are all controlled within ±0.03 mm. This represents off-axis light with respect to these wavelengths is focused around an image point. Therefore, the present embodiment improves the longitudinal spherical aberration with respect to different wavelengths. Furthermore, the longitudinal spherical aberrations for those three representative wavelengths are all very close, that means the longitudinal spherical aberration indeed improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 39( b ) , it shows the astigmatism aberration in the sagittal direction (b) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.06 mm. Please refer to  FIG. 39( c ) , it shows astigmatism aberration in the tangential direction (c) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.08 mm. Additionally, the closed curves represents dispersion is improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 39( d ) , distortion aberration, which showing the distortion aberration of the optical imaging lens  1  is within ±1.6%. 
     Therefore, from  FIGS. 39( a ) ˜ 39 ( d ), the optical imaging lens  9  of the present embodiment shows great characteristics in the longitudinal spherical aberration, astigmatism in the sagittal direction, astigmatism in the tangential direction, and distortion aberration. According to above illustration, the optical imaging lens  9  of the example embodiment indeed achieves great optical performance and the length of the optical imaging lens  9  is effectively shortened. 
     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 42-45 .  FIG. 42  illustrates an example cross-sectional view of an optical imaging lens  10  having six lens elements of the optical imaging lens according to an tenth example embodiment.  FIG. 43  shows example charts of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of the optical imaging lens  10  according to the tenth embodiment.  FIG. 44  shows an example table of optical data of each lens element of the optical imaging lens  10  according to the tenth example embodiment.  FIG. 45  shows an example table of aspherical data of the optical imaging lens  10  according to the tenth example embodiment. The reference numbers labeled in the present embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment for the similar elements, but here the reference numbers are initialed with 10, for example, reference number  1031  for labeling the object-side surface of the third lens element  1030 , reference number  1032  for labeling the image-side surface of the third lens element  1030 , etc. 
     As shown in  FIG. 42 , the optical imaging lens  10  of the present embodiment, in an order from an object side A 1  to an image side A 2  along an optical axis, comprises a first lens element  1010 , an aperture stop  1000 , a second lens element  1020 , a third lens element  1030 , a fourth lens element  1040 , a fifth lens element  1050  and a sixth lens element  1060 . 
     The differences between the tenth embodiment and the first embodiment are the radius of curvature and thickness of each lens element, the distance of each air gap, back focal length, configuration of the concave/convex shape of the image-side surfaces  1042 , and the refractive power of the sixth lens elements  1060 , but the configuration of the positive/negative refractive power of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens elements  1010 ,  1020 ,  1030 ,  1040 ,  1050 , and configuration of the concave/convex shape of surfaces, comprising the object-side surfaces  1011 ,  1021 ,  1031 ,  1041 ,  1051 ,  1061  facing to the object side A 1  and the image-side surfaces  1012 ,  1022 ,  1032 ,  1052 ,  1062  facing to the image side A 2 , are similar to those in the first embodiment. Here, for clearly showing the drawings of the present embodiment, only the surface shapes which are different from that in the first embodiment are labeled. Specifically, the differences between the present and first embodiments are: the refractive power of the sixth lens elements  1060  is positive, the image-side surface  1042  of the fourth lens element  1040  comprises a convex portion  10421  in a vicinity of the optical axis and a concave portion  10422  in a vicinity of a periphery of the fourth lens element  1040 . Please refer to  FIG. 44  for the optical characteristics and their air gaps of each lens elements in the optical imaging lens  10  the present embodiment, and please refer to  FIG. 50  for the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) of the present embodiment. 
     The optical imaging lens  10  which shows that the distance from the object-side surface  1011  of the first lens element  1010  to the image plane  1080  along the optical axis is 4.280 mm and the length of the optical imaging lens  10  is shortened, compared with that of the conventional optical imaging lens. 
     As shown in  FIG. 43( a ) , the longitudinal spherical aberration curves of different wavelengths are all controlled within ±0.03 mm. This represents off-axis light with respect to these wavelengths is focused around an image point. Therefore, the present embodiment improves the longitudinal spherical aberration with respect to different wavelengths. Furthermore, the longitudinal spherical aberrations for those three representative wavelengths are all very close, that means the longitudinal spherical aberration indeed improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 43( b ) , it shows the astigmatism aberration in the sagittal direction (b) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.08 mm. Please refer to  FIG. 43( c ) , it shows astigmatism aberration in the tangential direction (c) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.16 mm. Additionally, the closed curves represents dispersion is improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 43( d ) , distortion aberration, which showing the distortion aberration of the optical imaging lens  1  is within ±1.6%. 
     Therefore, from  FIGS. 43( a ) ˜ 43 ( d ), the optical imaging lens  10  of the present embodiment shows great characteristics in the longitudinal spherical aberration, astigmatism in the sagittal direction, astigmatism in the tangential direction, and distortion aberration. According to above illustration, the optical imaging lens  10  of the example embodiment indeed achieves great optical performance and the length of the optical imaging lens  10  is effectively shortened. 
     Reference is now made to  FIGS. 46-49 .  FIG. 46  illustrates an example cross-sectional view of an optical imaging lens  11  having six lens elements of the optical imaging lens according to a eleventh example embodiment.  FIG. 47  shows example charts of longitudinal spherical aberration and other kinds of optical aberrations of the optical imaging lens  11  according to the eleventh embodiment.  FIG. 48  shows an example table of optical data of each lens element of the optical imaging lens  11  according to the eleventh example embodiment.  FIG. 49  shows an example table of aspherical data of the optical imaging lens  11  according to the eleventh example embodiment. The reference numbers labeled in the present embodiment are similar to those in the first embodiment for the similar elements, but here the reference numbers are initialed with 11, for example, reference number  1131  for labeling the object-side surface of the third lens element  1130 , reference number  1132  for labeling the image-side surface of the third lens element  1130 , etc. 
     As shown in  FIG. 46 , the optical imaging lens  11  of the present embodiment, in an order from an object side A 1  to an image side A 2  along an optical axis, comprises a first lens element  1110 , an aperture stop  1100 , a second lens element  1120 , a third lens element  1130 , a fourth lens element  1140 , a fifth lens element  1150  and a sixth lens element  1160 . 
     The differences between the eleventh embodiment and the first embodiment are the radius of curvature and thickness of each lens element, the distance of each air gap, back focal length, the refractive powers of the third, fourth, and sixth lens elements  1130 ,  1140 , and  1160 , but the configuration of the positive/negative refractive power of the first, second, and fifth lens elements  1110 ,  1120 ,  1150  and configuration of the concave/convex shape of surfaces, comprising the object-side surfaces  1111 ,  1121 ,  1131 ,  1141 ,  1151 ,  1161 , facing to the object side A 1  and the image-side surfaces  1112 ,  1122 ,  1132 ,  1142 ,  1152 ,  1162  facing to the image side A 2 , are similar to those in the first embodiment. Here, for clearly showing the drawings of the present embodiment, only the surface shapes which are different from that in the first embodiment are labeled. Specifically, the refractive power of the third lens element  1130  is positive, the fourth lens element  1140  has a negative refractive power, and the sixth lens element  1160  has a positive refractive power. Please refer to  FIG. 48  for the optical characteristics of each lens elements in the optical imaging lens  11  of the present embodiment, and please refer to  FIG. 50  for the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56) of the present embodiment. 
     The distance from the object-side surface  1111  of the first lens element  1110  to the image plane  1180  along the optical axis is 4.749 mm and the length of the optical imaging lens  11  is shortened compared with conventional optical imaging lenses. Thus, the optical imaging lens  11  is capable to provide excellent imaging quality for smaller sized mobile devices. 
     As shown in  FIG. 47( a ) , the longitudinal spherical aberration curves of different wavelengths are all controlled within ±0.016 mm. This represents off-axis light with respect to these wavelengths is focused around an image point. Therefore, the present embodiment improves the longitudinal spherical aberration with respect to different wavelengths. Furthermore, the longitudinal spherical aberrations for those three representative wavelengths are all very close, that means the longitudinal spherical aberration indeed improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 47( b ) , it shows the astigmatism aberration in the sagittal direction (b) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.06 mm. Please refer to  FIG. 47( c ) , it shows astigmatism aberration in the tangential direction (c) and the focus variation with respect to the three wavelengths in the whole field falls within ±0.08 mm. Additionally, the closed curves represents dispersion is improved. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 47( d ) , distortion aberration, which showing the distortion aberration of the optical imaging lens  1  is within ±2.0%. 
     Therefore, from  FIGS. 47( a ) ˜ 47 ( d ), the optical imaging lens  11  of the present embodiment shows great characteristics in the longitudinal spherical aberration, astigmatism in the sagittal direction, astigmatism in the tangential direction, and distortion aberration. According to above illustration, the optical imaging lens  11  of the example embodiment indeed achieves great optical performance and the length of the optical imaging lens  11  is effectively shortened. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 50 , which shows the values of T1, G12, T2, G23, T3, G34, T4, G45, T5, G56, T6, G6F, TF, GFP, ALT, AAG, BFL, TTL, EFL, v1, v5, EFL/G12, ALT/T1, EFL/T4, T1/G12, T3/G12, T2/T1, EFL/T1, T5/G12, T2/G12, v1-v5, BFL/T1, EFL/T2, T4/G12, AAG/T1, ALT/G12, T1/T5, T6/T4, BFL/(G23+G34+G45+G56), of all eleven embodiments, and it is clear that the optical imaging lens of the present invention satisfy the Equations (1)˜(18). 
     Reference is now made to  FIG. 51 , which illustrates an example structural view of a first embodiment of mobile device  20  applying an aforesaid optical imaging lens. The mobile device  20  comprises a housing  21  and a photography module  22  positioned in the housing  21 . Examples of the mobile device  20  may be, but are not limited to, mobile phones, tablet computers, personal digital assistants (PDA), gaming machines, such as video game consoles, handhold game console, etc., environmental monitors, event data recorders, reversing camera systems mounted on motor vehicles, wide-angle camera, etc. 
     As shown in  FIG. 51 , the photography module  22  may comprise an aforesaid optical imaging lens with six lens elements, which is a prime lens and for example the optical imaging lens  1  of the first embodiment, a lens barrel  23  for positioning the optical imaging lens  1 , a module housing unit  24  for positioning the lens barrel  23 , a substrate  182  for positioning the module housing unit  24 , and an image sensor  181  which is positioned at an image side of the optical imaging lens  1 . The image plane  180  is formed on the image sensor  181 . 
     In some other example embodiments, the filtering unit  170  may be omitted. In some example embodiments, the housing  21 , the lens barrel  23 , and/or the module housing unit  24  may be integrated into a single component or assembled by multiple components. In some example embodiments, the image sensor  181  used in the present embodiment is directly attached to a substrate  182  in the form of a chip on board (COB) package, and such package is different from traditional chip scale packages (CSP) since COB package does not require a cover glass before the image sensor  181  in the optical imaging lens  1 . Aforesaid exemplary embodiments are not limited to this package type and could be selectively incorporated in other described embodiments. 
     An air gap is formed between any two adjacent lens elements of the six lens elements  110 ,  120 ,  130 ,  140 ,  150 ,  160 , positioned in the lens barrel  23 . 
     The module housing unit  24  comprises a lens backseat  2401  for positioning the lens barrel  23  and an image sensor base  2406  positioned between the lens backseat  2401  and the image sensor  181 . The lens barrel  23  and the lens backseat  2401  are positioned along a same axis I-I′, and the lens backseat  2401  is positioned at the inside of the lens barrel  23 . The image sensor base  2406  is exemplarily close to the lens backseat  2401  here. The image sensor base  2406  could be optionally omitted in some other embodiments of the present invention. 
     Because the length of the optical imaging lens  1  is merely 4.761 mm, the size of the mobile device  20  may be quite small. Therefore, the embodiments described herein can save the production cost of the housing and meets the market demand for smaller sized product designs. 
     Reference is now made to  FIG. 52 , which shows another structural view of a second embodiment of mobile device  20 ′ applying the aforesaid optical imaging lens  1 . One difference between the mobile device  20 ′ and the mobile device  20  may be the lens backseat  2401  comprising a first seat unit  2402 , a second seat unit  2403 , a coil  2404  and a magnetic unit  2405 . The first seat unit  2402  is close to the outside of the lens barrel  23 , and positioned along an axis I-I′, and the second seat unit  2403  is around the outside of the first seat unit  2402  and positioned along with the axis I-I′. The coil  2404  is positioned between the outside of the first seat unit  2402  and the inside of the second seat unit  2403 . The magnetic unit  2405  is positioned between the outside of the coil  2404  and the inside of the second seat unit  2403 . 
     The lens barrel  23  and the optical imaging lens  1  positioned therein are driven by the first seat unit  2402  for moving along the axis I-I′. The rest structure of the mobile device  20 ′ is similar to the mobile device  20 . 
     Similarly, because the length of the optical imaging lens  1 , 4.761 mm, is shortened, the mobile device  20 ′ may be designed with a smaller size and meanwhile good optical performance is still provided. Therefore, the present embodiment can save the production cost of the housing and meets the demand of small sized product design and the request of the market. 
     According to above illustration, it is clear that the camera device and the optical imaging lens thereof in example embodiments, through controlling the detail structure of the six lens elements, the length of the optical imaging lens is effectively shortened and meanwhile good optical characters are still provided. 
     While various embodiments in accordance with the disclosed principles been described above, it should be understood that they are presented by way of example only, and are not limiting. Thus, the breadth and scope of exemplary embodiment(s) should not be limited by any of the above-described embodiments, but should be defined only in accordance with the claims and their equivalents issuing from this disclosure. Furthermore, the above advantages and features are provided in described embodiments, but shall not limit the application of such issued claims to processes and structures accomplishing any or all of the above advantages. 
     Additionally, the section headings herein are provided for consistency with the suggestions under 37 C.F.R. 1.77 or otherwise to provide organizational cues. These headings shall not limit or characterize the invention(s) set out in any claims that may issue from this disclosure. Specifically, a description of a technology in the “Background” is not to be construed as an admission that technology is prior art to any invention(s) in this disclosure. Furthermore, any reference in this disclosure to “invention” in the singular should not be used to argue that there is only a single point of novelty in this disclosure. Multiple inventions may be set forth according to the limitations of the multiple claims issuing from this disclosure, and such claims accordingly define the invention(s), and their equivalents, that are protected thereby. In all instances, the scope of such claims shall be considered on their own merits in light of this disclosure, but should not be constrained by the headings herein.