Patent Publication Number: US-11662551-B2

Title: Optical lens assembly, image capturing unit and electronic device

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims priority to Taiwan Application 108146927, filed on Dec. 20, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to an optical lens assembly, an image capturing unit and an electronic device, more particularly to an optical lens assembly and an image capturing unit applicable to an electronic device. 
     Description of Related Art 
     With the development of semiconductor manufacturing technology, the performance of image sensors has improved, and the pixel size thereof has been scaled down. Therefore, featuring high image quality becomes one of the indispensable features of an optical system nowadays. 
     Furthermore, due to the rapid changes in technology, electronic devices equipped with optical systems are trending towards multi-functionality for various applications, and therefore the functionality requirements for the optical systems have been increasing. However, it is difficult for a conventional optical system to obtain a balance among the requirements such as high image quality, low sensitivity, a proper aperture size, miniaturization and a desirable field of view. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an optical lens assembly includes four lens elements. The four lens elements are, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. 
     The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     When an Abbe number of the first lens element is Vd 1 , an Abbe number of the second lens element is Vd 2 , an Abbe number of the third lens element is Vd 3 , an Abbe number of the fourth lens element is Vd 4 , a central thickness of the first lens element is CT 1 , a central thickness of the second lens element is CT 2 , an axial distance between the first lens element and the second lens element is T 12 , an axial distance between an object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is TD, an axial distance between the image-side surface of the fourth lens element and an image surface is BL, a focal length of the optical lens assembly at a wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is R 7 , the following conditions are satisfied:
 
 Vd 1+ Vd 2+ Vd 3+ Vd 4&lt;130;
 
1.0&lt; CT 1/( T 12+ CT 2)&lt;2.20;
 
1.75&lt; TD/BL ; and
 
0.10&lt; fd/R 7.
 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an optical lens assembly includes four lens elements. The four lens elements are, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. 
     The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     When an Abbe number of the first lens element is Vd 1 , an Abbe number of the second lens element is Vd 2 , an Abbe number of the third lens element is Vd 3 , an Abbe number of the fourth lens element is Vd 4 , a central thickness of the first lens element is CT 1 , a central thickness of the second lens element is CT 2 , an axial distance between the first lens element and the second lens element is T 12 , an axial distance between an object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is TD, an axial distance between the image-side surface of the fourth lens element and an image surface is BL, a focal length of the optical lens assembly at a wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is R 7 , the following conditions are satisfied:
 
 Vd 1+ Vd 2+ Vd 3+ Vd 4&lt;130;
 
1.05&lt; CT 1/( T 12+ CT 2);
 
1.75&lt; TD/BL&lt; 20; and
 
0.10&lt; fd/R 7.
 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an optical lens assembly includes four lens elements. The four lens elements are, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. 
     The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     When an Abbe number of the first lens element is Vd 1 , an Abbe number of the second lens element is Vd 2 , an Abbe number of the third lens element is Vd 3 , an Abbe number of the fourth lens element is Vd 4 , a central thickness of the first lens element is CT 1 , a central thickness of the second lens element is CT 2 , an axial distance between the first lens element and the second lens element is T 12 , an axial distance between an object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is TD, an axial distance between the image-side surface of the fourth lens element and an image surface is BL, a focal length of the optical lens assembly at a wavelength of helium d-line is fd, a curvature radius of the image-side surface of the second lens element is R 4 , and a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is R 7 , the following conditions are satisfied:
 
 Vd 1+ Vd 2+ Vd 3+ Vd 4&lt;130;
 
1.0&lt; CT 1/( T 12+ CT 2);
 
1.75&lt; TD/BL;  
 
0.10&lt; fd/R 7; and
 
0.10&lt; fd/R 4.
 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an image capturing unit includes one of the aforementioned optical lens assemblies and an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is disposed on the image surface of the optical lens assembly. 
     According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device includes the aforementioned image capturing unit. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure can be better understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiments, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows: 
         FIG.  1    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  2    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment; 
         FIG.  3    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 2nd embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  4    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 2nd embodiment; 
         FIG.  5    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 3rd embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  6    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 3rd embodiment; 
         FIG.  7    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  8    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 4th embodiment; 
         FIG.  9    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 5th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  10    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 5th embodiment; 
         FIG.  11    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 6th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  12    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 6th embodiment; 
         FIG.  13    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 7th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  14    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 7th embodiment; 
         FIG.  15    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 8th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  16    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 8th embodiment; 
         FIG.  17    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 9th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  18    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 9th embodiment; 
         FIG.  19    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 10th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  20    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 10th embodiment; 
         FIG.  21    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 11th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  22    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 11th embodiment; 
         FIG.  23    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 12th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  24    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 12th embodiment; 
         FIG.  25    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 13th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  26    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 13th embodiment; 
         FIG.  27    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 14th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  28    shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 14th embodiment; 
         FIG.  29    shows a schematic view of Yc 21 , Yc 22  and ET 1  and several inflection points and critical points of the lens elements according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  30    shows a schematic view of a configuration of a VIS-cut filter disposed on the image-side surface of the filter according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  31    shows a schematic view of another configuration of a VIS-cut filter disposed on the image-side surface of the first lens element according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  32    shows a schematic view of another configuration where the first lens element is made of VIS-cut material according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  33    is a comparison graph of light transmission rates at different wavelengths before and after the optical lens assembly disclosed in the 14th embodiment is provided with a filter; 
         FIG.  34    is a comparison graph of light transmission rates at different wavelengths before and after the optical lens assembly disclosed in the 14th embodiment is provided with another filter; 
         FIG.  35    is a perspective view of an image capturing unit according to the 15th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  36    is a perspective view of an electronic device according to the 16th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  37    is a schematic view of a detecting module according to the 17th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  38    is a front view of an electronic device according to the 18th embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  39    shows a schematic view of a configuration of a light-folding element in an optical lens assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG.  40    shows a schematic view of another configuration of a light-folding element in an optical lens assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG.  41    shows a schematic view of a configuration of two light-folding elements in an optical lens assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     An optical lens assembly includes four lens elements. The four lens elements are, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. 
     The first lens element has positive refractive power. Therefore, it is favorable for light converging at the object side of the optical lens assembly so as to reduce the total track length, thereby achieving compactness. 
     The second lens element can have positive refractive power. The second lens element can also have an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for distributing the positive refractive power so as to correct aberrations generated when reducing the total track length. 
     The third lens element can have positive refractive power and can also have an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for balancing the distribution of positive refractive power in the optical lens assembly so as to reduce the sensitivity and spherical aberration. 
     The fourth lens element can have negative refractive power. The fourth lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for balancing the positive refractive power at the object side and correcting field curvature of the fourth lens element. 
     Each of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element and the fourth lens element can have at least one of an object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof having at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for the peripheral light converging effectively so as to reduce the total track length of the optical lens assembly. Moreover, at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element has at least one inflection point in the off-axis region thereof. Please refer to  FIG.  29   , which shows a schematic view of some inflection points P of the lens elements ( 410 ,  420 ,  430  and  440 ) according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure. There is only one inflection point marked on each lens surface in  FIG.  29    for exemplary purposes. However, there may be more than one inflection point on each of the lens surfaces. 
     Each of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element and the fourth lens element can have at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof having at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for increasing the shape variation of the lens elements so as to reduce the size thereof and improve peripheral image quality of the optical lens assembly. Moreover, the object-side surface of the fourth lens element can have at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof, and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element can have at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for reducing the incident angle of peripheral light of the fourth lens element so as to correct field curvature. Moreover, the object-side surface of the second lens element can have at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. Moreover, the image-side surface of the second lens element can have at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. Please refer to  FIG.  29   , which shows a schematic view of critical points C of the object-side surface  421  and the image-side surface  422  of the second lens element  420 , a concave critical point C of the object-side surface  441  of the fourth lens element  440  and a convex critical point of the image-side surface  442  of the fourth lens element  440 . The critical points of the second and fourth lens elements in  FIG.  29    are only exemplary. The other lens elements may also have one or more critical points. 
     When an Abbe number of the first lens element is Vd 1 , an Abbe number of the second lens element is Vd 2 , an Abbe number of the third lens element is Vd 3 , and an Abbe number of the fourth lens element is Vd 4 , the following condition is satisfied: Vd 1 +Vd 2 +Vd 3 +Vd 4 &lt;130. Therefore, it is favorable for reducing effective radii by using materials with high refractive index when operated within a relatively long wavelength range, thereby further miniaturizing each lens element and the overall lens assembly. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 30&lt;Vd 1 +Vd 2 +Vd 3 +Vd 4 &lt;100. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 40&lt;Vd 1 +Vd 2 +Vd 3 +Vd 4 &lt;95. According to the present disclosure, the Abbe number Vd of one lens element is obtained from the following equation: Vd=(Nd−1)/(NF−NC), wherein Nd is the refractive index of said lens element at the wavelength of helium d-line (587.6 nm), NF is the refractive index of said lens element at the wavelength of hydrogen F-line (486.1 nm), and NC is the refractive index of said lens element at the wavelength of hydrogen C-line (656.3 nm). 
     When a central thickness of the first lens element is CT 1 , a central thickness of the second lens element is CT 2 , and an axial distance between the first lens element and the second lens element is T 12 , the following condition is satisfied: 1.0&lt;CT 1 /(T 12 +CT 2 ). Therefore, it is favorable for increasing the thickness of the positive first lens element so as to achieve a compact lens system, especially reducing the size of the lens system on the object side, and it is also favorable for reducing the curvature angle at the surface periphery of the first lens element so as to increase the manufacturability and reduce stray light. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 1.05&lt;CT 1 /(T 12 +CT 2 ). Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 1.0&lt;CT 1 /(T 12 +CT 2 )&lt;2.20. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 1.10&lt;CT 1 /(T 12 +CT 2 )&lt;2.0. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 1.20&lt;CT 1 /(T 12 +CT 2 )&lt;1.75. 
     When an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is TD, and an axial distance between the image-side surface of the fourth lens element and an image surface is BL, the following condition is satisfied: 1.75&lt;TD/BL. Therefore, it is favorable for balancing between providing sufficient space between the lens elements and the image surface, and properly utilizing limited space of the optical lens assembly. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 1.75&lt;TD/BL&lt;20. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 2.0&lt;TD/BL&lt;15. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 2.25&lt;TD/BL&lt;10. 
     When a focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is R 7 , the following condition is satisfied: 0.10&lt;fd/R 7 . Therefore, it is favorable for moving the exit pupil towards the object side so as to reduce the back focal length, and it is also favorable for increasing illuminance in the peripheral region of the image surface and satisfying the specification requirement of the chief ray angle on the image sensor. Said focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line refers to the focal length of the optical lens assembly measured at the helium d-line as a reference wavelength. 
     When the focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and a curvature radius of the image-side surface of the second lens element is R 4 , the following condition can be satisfied: 0.10&lt;fd/R 4 . Therefore, it is favorable for the second lens element to correct aberrations generated by the first lens element, and it is also favorable for light converging at the peripheral region of the entrance pupil with the configuration of a large aperture. 
     When the central thickness of the first lens element is CT 1 , and a distance in parallel with an optical axis between a maximum effective radius position of the object-side surface of the first lens element and a maximum effective radius position of the image-side surface of the first lens element is ET 1 , the following condition can be satisfied: 0.80&lt;CT 1 /ET 1 &lt;1.75. Therefore, it is favorable for enhancing the peripheral thickness of the first lens element while miniaturizing the first lens element, so as to increase the configuration flexibility with other optical components. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 1.0&lt;CT 1 /ET 1 &lt;1.60. Please refer to  FIG.  29   , which shows a schematic view of ET 1  according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     When the focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd, a focal length of the first lens element at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd1, a focal length of the second lens element at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd2, a focal length of the third lens element at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd3, and a focal length of the fourth lens element at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd4, the following conditions can be satisfied: |fd/fd1|&lt;1.0; |fd/fd2|&lt;0.80; |fd/fd3|&lt;0.80; and |fd/fd4|&lt;0.80. Therefore, it is favorable for avoiding overly strong refractive power from any single lens element so as to avoid stray light due to excessive refraction at the periphery. Moreover, the following conditions can also be satisfied: |fd/fd2|&lt;0.50; and |fd/fd4|&lt;0.50. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: |fd/fd2|&lt;0.35. Said focal length of one lens element at the wavelength of helium d-line refers to the focal length of the lens element measured at the helium d-line as a reference wavelength. 
     When a vertical distance between a non-axial critical point on the image-side surface of the second lens element and the optical axis is Yc 22 , and an entrance pupil diameter of the optical lens assembly is EPD, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.50&lt;2×Yc 22 /EPD&lt;2.0. Therefore, it is favorable for having critical points on the image-side surface of the second lens element so as to correct aberrations generated by the first lens element, and it is also favorable for light converging at the peripheral region of the entrance pupil, especially with a large aperture configuration. Please refer to  FIG.  29   , which shows a schematic view of Yc 22  according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     When the entrance pupil diameter of the optical lens assembly is EPD, and the axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is TD, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.45&lt;EPD/TD&lt;1.0. Therefore, it is favorable for enlarging the aperture, for better detection sensitivity with a lower required intensity for the light source. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 0.5&lt;EPD/TD&lt;0.75. 
     When the central thickness of the first lens element is CT 1 , the central thickness of the second lens element is CT 2 , a central thickness of the third lens element is CT 3 , and a central thickness of the fourth lens element is CT 4 , the following conditions can be satisfied: 1.0&lt;CT 1 /CT 2 ; 1.0&lt;CT 1 /CT 3 ; and 1.0&lt;CT 1 /CT 4 . Therefore, it is favorable for properly arranging the lens elements in limited space without being overly close to one another. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 2.0&lt;CT 1 /CT 2 . Moreover, the following conditions can also be satisfied: 2.0&lt;CT 1 /CT 2 &lt;5.0; and 1.25&lt;CT 1 /CT 4 &lt;3.50. 
     When the focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and the entrance pupil diameter of the optical lens assembly is EPD, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.80&lt;fd/EPD&lt;1.70. Therefore, it is favorable for enlarging the aperture and enhancing detection sensitivity with a lower required intensity of the light source. 
     When an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image surface is TL, and a maximum image height of the optical lens assembly (half of a diagonal length of an effective photosensitive area of an image sensor) is ImgH, the following condition can be satisfied: 0.80&lt;TL/ImgH&lt;2.40. Therefore, it is favorable for the miniaturization of the optical lens assembly so as to be applicable in various compact portable electronic devices. 
     When the focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and the distance in parallel with the optical axis between the maximum effective radius position of the object-side surface of the first lens element and the maximum effective radius position of the image-side surface of the first lens element is ET 1 , the following condition can be satisfied: fd/ET 1 &lt;6.0. Therefore, it is favorable for increasing the peripheral thickness of the first lens element while miniaturizing first lens element so as to increase the configuration flexibility with other optical components. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 2.0&lt;fd/ET 1 &lt;5.0. 
     When the axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lens element and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is TD, and the central thickness of the first lens element is CT 1 , the following condition can be satisfied: 1.0&lt;TD/CT 1 &lt;5.0. Therefore, it is favorable for the first lens element to have a proper thickness and for properly arranging the lens elements in limited space of the optical lens assembly. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 2.0&lt;TD/CT 1 &lt;4.0. 
     At least one of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element and the fourth lens element can be made of black plastic material. Therefore, it is favorable for utilizing the lens element made of black plastic material as a VIS-cut filter to block incoming visible light. Moreover, the lens elements can be made with black dye additives as black dyed plastic lens elements. Moreover, the first lens element can be made of black plastic material. 
     When a vertical distance between a non-axial critical point on the object-side surface of the second lens element and the optical axis is Yc 21 , and the vertical distance between the non-axial critical point on the image-side surface of the second lens element and the optical axis is Yc 22 , the following condition can be satisfied: 0.3&lt;Yc 21 /Yc 22 &lt;1.20. Therefore, it is favorable for the second lens element to correct off-axis aberrations generated by the first lens element, and it is also favorable for light converging at the peripheral region of the entrance pupil with a large aperture. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 0.40≤Yc 21 /Yc 22 &lt;1.0. Please refer to  FIG.  29   , which shows a schematic view of Yc 21  and Yc 22  according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     When the axial distance between the first lens element and the second lens element is T 12 , and an axial distance between the second lens element and the third lens element is T 23 , the following condition can be satisfied: 0.50&lt;T 12 /T 23 &lt;6.0. Therefore, it is favorable for utilizing space on both sides of the second lens element so as to achieve compactness and maintain high design flexibility. Moreover, the following condition can also be satisfied: 0.60&lt;T 12 /T 23 &lt;3.0. 
     When a maximum value among Abbe numbers of all lens elements of the optical lens assembly is Vdmax, and a minimum value among Abbe numbers of all lens elements of the optical lens assembly is Vdmin, the following condition can be satisfied: Vdmax−Vdmin&lt;10. Therefore, it is favorable for balancing between astigmatism corrections and the miniaturization of the optical lens assembly, and it is also favorable for reducing the effective radius with high refractive index materials when operated within a relatively long wavelength range. 
     According to the present disclosure, the optical lens assembly can be operated with infrared light, visible light or monochromatic light, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. 
     According to the present disclosure, the aforementioned features and conditions can be utilized in numerous combinations so as to achieve corresponding effects. 
     According to the present disclosure, the lens elements of the optical lens assembly can be made of either glass or plastic material. When the lens elements are made of glass material, the refractive power distribution of the optical lens assembly may be more flexible, and the influence on imaging caused by external environment temperature change may be reduced. The glass lens element can either be made by grinding or molding. When the lens elements are made of plastic material, the manufacturing costs can be effectively reduced. Furthermore, surfaces of each lens element can be arranged to be spherical or aspheric, wherein the former reduces manufacturing difficulty, and the latter allows more control variables for eliminating aberrations thereof, the required number of the lens elements can be reduced, and the total track length of the optical lens assembly can be effectively shortened. Furthermore, the aspheric surfaces may be formed by plastic injection molding or glass molding. 
     According to the present disclosure, when a lens surface is aspheric, it means that the lens surface has an aspheric shape throughout its optically effective area, or a portion(s) thereof. 
     According to the present disclosure, one or more of the lens elements&#39; material may optionally include an additive which alters the lens elements&#39; transmittance in a specific range of wavelength for a reduction in unwanted stray light or colour deviation. For example, the additive may optionally filter out light in the wavelength range of 600 nm to 800 nm to reduce excessive red light and/or near infrared light; or may optionally filter out light in the wavelength range of 350 nm to 450 nm to reduce excessive blue light and/or near ultraviolet light from interfering the final image. The additive may be homogeneously mixed with a plastic material to be used in manufacturing a mixed-material lens element by injection molding. 
     According to the present disclosure, each of an object-side surface and an image-side surface has a paraxial region and an off-axis region. The paraxial region refers to the region of the surface where light rays travel close to the optical axis, and the off-axis region refers to the region of the surface away from the paraxial region. Particularly, unless otherwise stated, when the lens element has a convex surface, it indicates that the surface is convex in the paraxial region thereof; when the lens element has a concave surface, it indicates that the surface is concave in the paraxial region thereof. Moreover, when a region of refractive power or focus of a lens element is not defined, it indicates that the region of refractive power or focus of the lens element is in the paraxial region thereof. 
     According to the present disclosure, when the parameters (e.g., TL, BL and HFOV) of the optical lens assembly, the image capturing unit and the electronic device are not specifically defined, these parameters may be determined according to the reference wavelength range. 
     According to the present disclosure, an inflection point is a point on the surface of the lens element at which the surface changes from concave to convex, or vice versa. A critical point is a non-axial point of the lens surface where its tangent is perpendicular to the optical axis. 
     According to the present disclosure, the image surface of the optical lens assembly, based on the corresponding image sensor, can be flat or curved, especially a curved surface being concave facing towards the object side of the optical lens assembly. 
     According to the present disclosure, an image correction unit, such as a field flattener, can be optionally disposed between the lens element closest to the image side of the optical lens assembly and the image surface for correction of aberrations such as field curvature. The optical properties of the image correction unit, such as curvature, thickness, index of refraction, position and surface shape (convex or concave surface with spherical, aspheric, diffractive or Fresnel types), can be adjusted according to the design of the image capturing unit. In general, a preferable image correction unit is, for example, a thin transparent element having a concave object-side surface and a planar image-side surface, and the thin transparent element is disposed near the image surface. 
     According to the present disclosure, at least one light-folding element, such as a prism or a mirror, can be optionally disposed between an imaged object and the image surface on the imaging optical path, such that the optical lens assembly can be more flexible in space arrangement, and therefore the dimensions of an electronic device is not restricted by the total track length of the optical lens assembly. Specifically, please refer to  FIG.  39    and  FIG.  40   .  FIG.  39    shows a schematic view of a configuration of a light-folding element in an optical lens assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, and  FIG.  40    shows a schematic view of another configuration of a light-folding element in an optical lens assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. In  FIG.  39    and  FIG.  40   , the optical lens assembly can have, in order from an imaged object (not shown in figure) to an image surface IM along an imaging optical path, a first optical axis OA 1 , a light-folding element LF and a second optical axis OA 2 . The light-folding element LF can be disposed between the imaged object and a lens group LG of the optical lens assembly as shown in  FIG.  39    or disposed between a lens group LG of the optical lens assembly and the image surface IM as shown in  FIG.  40   . Furthermore, please refer to  FIG.  41   , which shows a schematic view of a configuration of two light-folding elements in an optical lens assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. In  FIG.  41   , the optical lens assembly can have, in order from an imaged object (not shown in figure) to an image surface IM along an imaging optical path, a first optical axis OA 1 , a first light-folding element LF 1 , a second optical axis OA 2 , a second light-folding element LF 2  and a third optical axis OA 3 . The first light-folding element LF 1  is disposed between the imaged object and a lens group LG of the optical lens assembly, and the second light-folding element LF 2  is disposed between the lens group LG of the optical lens assembly and the image surface IM. The optical lens assembly can be optionally provided with three or more light-folding elements, and the present disclosure is not limited to the type, amount and position of the light-folding elements of the embodiments disclosed in the aforementioned figures. 
     According to the present disclosure, the optical lens assembly can include at least one stop, such as an aperture stop, a glare stop or a field stop. Said glare stop or said field stop is set for eliminating the stray light and thereby improving image quality thereof. 
     According to the present disclosure, an aperture stop can be configured as a front stop or a middle stop. A front stop disposed between an imaged object and the first lens element can provide a longer distance between an exit pupil of the optical lens assembly and the image surface to produce a telecentric effect, and thereby improves the image-sensing efficiency of an image sensor (for example, CCD or CMOS). A middle stop disposed between the first lens element and the image surface is favorable for enlarging the viewing angle of the optical lens assembly and thereby provides a wider field of view for the same. 
     According to the present disclosure, the optical lens assembly can include an aperture control unit. The aperture control unit may be a mechanical component or a light modulator, which can control the size and shape of the aperture through electricity or electrical signals. The mechanical component can include a movable member, such as a blade assembly or a light shielding sheet. The light modulator can include a shielding element, such as a filter, an electrochromic material or a liquid-crystal layer. The aperture control unit controls the amount of incident light or exposure time to enhance the capability of image quality adjustment. In addition, the aperture control unit can be the aperture stop of the present disclosure, which changes the f-number to obtain different image effects, such as the depth of field or lens speed. 
     According to the above description of the present disclosure, the following specific embodiments are provided for further explanation. 
     1st Embodiment 
       FIG.  1    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  2    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment. In  FIG.  1   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  170 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, a first lens element  110 , an aperture stop  100 , a second lens element  120 , a stop  101 , a third lens element  130 , a fourth lens element  140 , a filter  150  and an image surface  160 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 110 ,  120 ,  130  and  140 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  110  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  111  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  112  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  110  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  111  and the image-side surface  112  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  112  of the first lens element  110  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The second lens element  120  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  121  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  122  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  120  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  121  and the image-side surface  122  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  122  of the second lens element  120  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  130  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  131  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  132  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  130  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  131  and the image-side surface  132  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  132  of the third lens element  130  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  140  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  141  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  142  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  140  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  141  and the image-side surface  142  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  141  of the fourth lens element  140  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  141  of the fourth lens element  140  has at least one convex critical point and at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  150  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  140  and the image surface  160 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  170  is disposed on or near the image surface  160  of the optical lens assembly. 
     The equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements of the 1st embodiment is expressed as follows: 
                 X   ⁡     (   Y   )       =         (       Y   2     ⁢     /     ⁢   R     )     ⁢     /     ⁢     (     1   +     sqrt   ⁡     (     1   -       (     1   +   k     )     ×       (     Y   ⁢     /     ⁢   R     )     2         )         )       +       ∑   i     ⁢       (   Ai   )     ×     (     Y   i     )             ,         
where,
 
     X is the relative distance between a point on the aspheric surface spaced at a distance Y from an optical axis and the tangential plane at the aspheric surface vertex on the optical axis; 
     Y is the vertical distance from the point on the aspheric surface to the optical axis; 
     R is the curvature radius; 
     k is the conic coefficient; and 
     Ai is the i-th aspheric coefficient, and in the embodiments, i may be, but is not limited to, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. 
     In the optical lens assembly of the image capturing unit according to the 1st embodiment, when a focal length of the optical lens assembly at a wavelength of helium d-line is fd, a focal length of the optical lens assembly at a reference wavelength is fr, an entrance pupil diameter of the optical lens assembly is EPD, half of a maximum field of view of the optical lens assembly is HFOV, these parameters have the following values: fd=3.67 millimeters (mm), fr=3.86 mm, EPD=2.66 mm, fd/EPD=1.38, HFOV=35.6 degrees (deg.). In this embodiment, the optical lens assembly is operated within a wavelength range of 920 nm to 960 nm (i.e., a wavelength range infrared light), and the reference wavelength is 940 nm. 
     When an Abbe number of the first lens element is Vd 1 , an Abbe number of the second lens element is Vd 2 , an Abbe number of the third lens element is Vd 3 , and an Abbe number of the fourth lens element is Vd 4 , the following condition is satisfied: Vd 1 +Vd 2 +Vd 3 +Vd 4 =87.2. 
     When a maximum value among Abbe numbers of all lens elements of the optical lens assembly is Vdmax, and a minimum value among Abbe numbers of all lens elements of the optical lens assembly is Vdmin, the following condition is satisfied: Vdmax−Vdmin=5.6. In this embodiment, among the four lens elements ( 110 ,  120 ,  130  and  140 ), the Abbe numbers of the first lens element  110 , the second lens element  120  and the third lens element  130  are the same and all smaller than the Abbe number of the fourth lens element  140 , so Vdmax is equal to the Abbe number of the fourth lens element  140  and Vdmin is equal to the Abbe numbers of the first lens element  110 , the second lens element  120  and the third lens element  130 . 
     When a central thickness of the first lens element  110  is CT 1 , a central thickness of the second lens element  120  is CT 2 , and an axial distance between the first lens element  110  and the second lens element  120  is T 12 , the following condition is satisfied: CT 1 /(T 12 +CT 2 )=1.08. In this embodiment, an axial distance between two adjacent lens elements is an air gap in a paraxial region between two adjacent lens surfaces of the two adjacent lens elements. 
     When the central thickness of the first lens element  110  is CT 1 , and the central thickness of the second lens element  120  is CT 2 , the following condition is satisfied: CT 1 /CT 2 =4.00. 
     When the central thickness of the first lens element  110  is CT 1 , and a central thickness of the third lens element  130  is CT 3 , the following condition is satisfied: CT 1 /CT 3 =1.37. 
     When the central thickness of the first lens element  110  is CT 1 , and a central thickness of the fourth lens element  140  is CT 4 , the following condition is satisfied: CT 1 /CT 4 =1.79. 
     When the central thickness of the first lens element  110  is CT 1 , and a distance in parallel with the optical axis between a maximum effective radius position of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and a maximum effective radius position of the image-side surface  112  of the first lens element  110  is ET 1 , the following condition is satisfied: CT 1 /ET 1 =3.00. 
     When the axial distance between the first lens element  110  and the second lens element  120  is T 12 , and an axial distance between the second lens element  120  and the third lens element  130  is T 23 , the following condition is satisfied: T 12 /T 23 =5.13. 
     When the entrance pupil diameter of the optical lens assembly is EPD, and an axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  is TD, the following condition is satisfied: EPD/TD=0.68. 
     When the axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  is TD, and the central thickness of the first lens element  110  is CT 1 , the following condition is satisfied: TD/CT 1 =3.91. 
     When the axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  is TD, and an axial distance between the image-side surface  142  of the fourth lens element  140  and the image surface  160  is BL, the following condition is satisfied: TD/BL=3.70. 
     When an axial distance between the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the image surface  160  is TL, and a maximum image height of the optical lens assembly is ImgH, the following condition is satisfied: TL/ImgH=1.762. 
     When the focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and a curvature radius of the image-side surface  122  of the second lens element  120  is R 4 , the following condition is satisfied: fd/R 4 =0.09. 
     When the focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and a curvature radius of the object-side surface  141  of the fourth lens element  140  is R 7 , the following condition is satisfied: fd/R 7 =2.07. 
     When the focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and a focal length of the first lens element at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd1, the following condition is satisfied: |fd/fd1|=0.90. 
     When the focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and a focal length of the second lens element at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd2, the following condition is satisfied: |fd/fd2|=0.52. 
     When the focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and a focal length of the third lens element at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd3, the following condition is satisfied: −fd/fd3|=0.74. 
     When the focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and a focal length of the fourth lens element at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd4, the following condition is satisfied: |fd/fd4|=0.29. 
     When the focal length of the optical lens assembly at the wavelength of helium d-line is fd, and the distance in parallel with the optical axis between the maximum effective radius position of the object-side surface  111  of the first lens element  110  and the maximum effective radius position of the image-side surface  112  of the first lens element  110  is ET 1 , the following condition is satisfied: fd/ET 1 =11.02. 
     When a vertical distance between the critical point on the image-side surface  122  of the second lens element  120  and the optical axis is Yc 22 , the following condition is satisfied: Yc 22 =0.18 [mm]. 
     When the vertical distance between the critical point on the image-side surface  122  of the second lens element  120  and the optical axis is Yc 22 , and the entrance pupil diameter of the optical lens assembly is EPD, the following condition is satisfied: 2×Yc 22 /EPD=0.13. 
     The detailed optical data of the 1st embodiment are shown in Table 1 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 2 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 1st Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 3.67 mm, EPD = 2.66 mm, HFOV = 35.6 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
                 Abbe # 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 1.840 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.000 
                 Plastic 
                 1.660  
                 1.634 
                 20.4 
                 4.09  
                 4.27 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 4.540 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.223 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.454 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −5.246 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.250 
                 Plastic 
                 1.660 
                 1.634 
                 20.4 
                 −7.01  
                 −7.29 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 39.786 
                 (ASP) 
                 −0.139 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 6 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.271 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −99.846 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.730 
                 Plastic 
                 1.660 
                 1.634 
                 20.4 
                 4.98  
                 5.19 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −3.192 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.562 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 1.777 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.560 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 1.594 
                 26.0 
                 −12.62  
                 −12.85 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 1.272 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.500 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 11 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 1.508 
                 64.2 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.348 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is 920−960 nm (infrared light), reference wavelength is 940 nm, and d-line wavelength is 587.6 nm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 101 (Surface 6) is 1.190 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 0.0000E+00 
                 −8.7683E+01 
                 0.0000E+00 
                 0.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −1.7627E−02 
                 1.1865E−01 
                 −1.2983E−01 
                 −2.2056E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 7.4016E−02 
                 −1.8129E−01 
                 7.8400E−03 
                 5.1509E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −1.4277E−01 
                 2.9005E−01 
                 4.5976E−01 
                 −1.2163E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 1.5933E−01 
                 −3.5044E−01 
                 −1.8077E+00 
                 1.7955E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −9.9443E−02 
                 2.7227E−01 
                 3.1226E+00 
                 −1.8059E+00 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 3.2582E−02 
                 −1.1838E−01 
                 −2.8141E+00 
                 1.2282E+00 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −4.3392E−03 
                 2.1240E−02 
                 1.2892E+00 
                 −4.9724E−01 
               
               
                 A18 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −2.3586E−01 
                 8.8513E−02 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −8.5116E+01 
                 −4.7800E+01 
                 −1.0000E+00 
                 −1.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −1.4337E−01 
                 −3.3799E−01 
                 −3.5767E−01 
                 −3.1855E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 2.4641E−01 
                 5.4575E−01 
                 1.8957E−01 
                 1.8116E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −7.2664E−01 
                 −8.9671E−01 
                 −9.3121E−02 
                 −8.7239E−02 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 1.8342E+00 
                 1.1510E+00 
                 4.1446E−02 
                 3.0962E−02 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −3.5044E+00 
                 −1.0342E+00 
                 −1.2999E−02 
                 −7.8324E−03 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 4.1810E+00 
                 6.0579E−01 
                 2.6084E−03 
                 1.3733E−03 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −2.8989E+00 
                 −2.1513E−01 
                 −3.1983E−04 
                 −1.5815E−04 
               
               
                 A18 = 
                 1.0775E+00 
                 4.1731E−02 
                 2.1936E−05 
                 1.0713E−05 
               
               
                 A20 = 
                 −1.6738E−01 
                 −3.3905E−03 
                 −6.4778E−07 
                 −3.2155E−07 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In Table 1, the curvature radius, the thickness and the focal length are shown in millimeters (mm). Surface numbers 0-13 represent the surfaces sequentially arranged from the object side to the image side along the optical axis. In Table 2, k represents the conic coefficient of the equation of the aspheric surface profiles. A4-20 represent the aspheric coefficients ranging from the 4th order to the 20th order. The tables presented below for each embodiment are the corresponding schematic parameter and aberration curves, and the definitions of the tables are the same as Table 1 and Table 2 of the 1st embodiment. Therefore, an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     2nd Embodiment 
       FIG.  3    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 2nd embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  4    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 2nd embodiment. In  FIG.  3   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  270 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, an aperture stop  200 , a first lens element  210 , a second lens element  220 , a stop  201 , a third lens element  230 , a fourth lens element  240 , a filter  250  and an image surface  260 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 210 ,  220 ,  230  and  240 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  210  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  211  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  212  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  210  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  211  and the image-side surface  212  being both aspheric. 
     The second lens element  220  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  221  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  222  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  220  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  221  and the image-side surface  222  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  221  of the second lens element  220  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  230  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  231  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  232  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  230  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  231  and the image-side surface  232  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  232  of the third lens element  230  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  240  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  241  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  242  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  240  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  241  and the image-side surface  242  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  241  of the fourth lens element  240  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  242  of the fourth lens element  240  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  241  of the fourth lens element  240  has at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  242  of the fourth lens element  240  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  250  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  240  and the image surface  260 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  270  is disposed on or near the image surface  260  of the optical lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 2nd embodiment are shown in Table 3 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 4 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 2nd Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 2.68 mm, EPD = 1.22 mm, HFOV = 30.6 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 (d-line) 
                 Abbe # 
                 (d-line) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.261 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 0.837 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.473 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 1.97 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 3.043 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.118 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 4.749 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.169 
                 Plastic 
                 1.669 
                 19.4 
                 −5.74  
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 2.093 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.139 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 6 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.171 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −3.700 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.364 
                 Plastic 
                 1.669 
                 19.4 
                 −89.71  
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −4.099 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.306 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 1.152 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.334 
                 Plastic 
                 1.583 
                 30.2 
                 −6.35 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 0.785 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.300 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 11 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.110 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.314 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is a wavelength range of visible light, and reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 201 (Surface 6) is 0.520 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −9.2979E−01 
                 1.0532E+01 
                 −8.9800E+01 
                 −6.9512E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 1.7316E−01 
                 −2.1693E−01 
                 −5.5886E−01 
                 −4.5270E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 4.9374E−01 
                 −2.8913E−01 
                 1.8792E+00 
                 6.5559E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −2.5737E+00 
                 2.7280E+00 
                 −6.3439E+00 
                 −5.8914E+01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 1.2988E+01 
                 6.8648E−01 
                 3.6009E+01 
                 3.5566E+02 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −2.9500E+01 
                 −3.2227E+01 
                 −1.1161E+02 
                 −1.0614E+03 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 2.8477E+01 
                 6.2084E+01 
                 1.3045E+02 
                 1.2752E+03 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                 k = 
                 −9.0000E+01 
                 −8.8966E+00 
                 −1.3278E+01 
                 −7.7916E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −8.3589E−01 
                 −1.1203E+00 
                 −1.6362E+00 
                 −9.4414E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 2.9958E+00 
                 5.4685E+00 
                 3.1311E+00 
                 1.8320E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −1.7977E+01 
                 −2.0177E+01 
                 −3.9884E+00 
                 −3.0269E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 8.1767E+01 
                 5.4077E+01 
                 4.5499E+00 
                 3.8621E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −2.5224E+02 
                 −8.6204E+01 
                 −4.0424E+00 
                 −3.4606E+00 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 4.7725E+02 
                 7.1262E+01 
                 2.2666E+00 
                 1.9848E+00 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −5.1216E+02 
                 −2.3700E+01 
                 −6.8730E−01 
                 −6.4284E−01 
               
               
                 A18 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 8.5756E−02 
                 8.8576E−02 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 2nd embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 2nd embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 3 and Table 4 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 2nd Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 fd [mm] 
                 2.68 
                 T12/T23 
                 0.38 
               
               
                   
                 fr [mm] 
                 2.68 
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.59 
               
               
                   
                 EPD [mm] 
                 1.22 
                 TD/CT1 
                 4.38 
               
               
                   
                 fd/EPD 
                 2.20 
                 TD/BL 
                 2.87 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 30.6 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 1.738 
               
               
                   
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 125.0 
                 fd/R4 
                 1.28 
               
               
                   
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 36.5 
                 fd/R7 
                 2.33 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 1.65 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 1.36 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 2.80 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.47 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 1.30 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 0.03 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 1.42 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.42 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/ET1 
                 1.91 
                 fd/ET1 
                 10.79 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     3rd Embodiment 
       FIG.  5    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 3rd embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  6    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 3rd embodiment. In  FIG.  5   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  370 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, an aperture stop  300 , a first lens element  310 , a second lens element  320 , a stop  301 , a third lens element  330 , a fourth lens element  340 , a filter  350  and an image surface  360 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 310 ,  320 ,  330  and  340 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  310  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  311  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  312  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  310  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  311  and the image-side surface  312  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  312  of the first lens element  310  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The second lens element  320  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  321  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  322  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  320  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  321  and the image-side surface  322  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  321  of the second lens element  320  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  330  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  331  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  332  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  330  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  331  and the image-side surface  332  being both aspheric. 
     The fourth lens element  340  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  341  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  342  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  340  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  341  and the image-side surface  342  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  341  of the fourth lens element  340  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  342  of the fourth lens element  340  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  341  of the fourth lens element  340  has at least one convex critical point and at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  342  of the fourth lens element  340  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  350  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  340  and the image surface  360 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  370  is disposed on or near the image surface  360  of the optical lens assembly. 
     In this embodiment, when a vertical distance between the critical point on the object-side surface  321  of the second lens element  320  and an optical axis is Yc 21 , the following condition is satisfied: Yc 21 =0.040 [mm] and 0.387 [mm]. 
     The detailed optical data of the 3rd embodiment are shown in Table 5 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 6 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 3rd Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 2.51 mm, EPD = 1.14 mm, HFOV = 31.9 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 (d-line) 
                 Abbe # 
                 (d-line) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.195 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 0.884 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.689 
                 Plastic 
                 1.515 
                 56.6 
                 2.06 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 3.878 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.044 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 27.713 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.189 
                 Plastic 
                 1.698 
                 16.3 
                 −8.12 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 5.549 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.088 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 6 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.116 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −64.663 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.355 
                 Plastic 
                 1.705 
                 14.0 
                 84.73  
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −31.131 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.312 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 1.255 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.321 
                 Plastic 
                 1.583 
                 30.2 
                 −5.21 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 0.804 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.300 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 11 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.110 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.274 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is a wavelength range of visible light, and reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 301 (Surface 6) is 0.530 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.2533E+00 
                 1.2293E+01 
                 9.0000E+01 
                 4.6435E+01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 6.0611E−02 
                 −6.7588E−01 
                 −6.0343E−01 
                 −6.7426E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 2.1344E+00 
                 7.4706E+00 
                 8.7404E+00 
                 4.3571E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −1.7523E+01 
                 −1.1200E+02 
                 −1.0540E+02 
                 9.4417E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 7.4477E+01 
                 7.6331E+02 
                 6.8989E+02 
                 −6.9846E+01 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −1.5470E+02 
                 −2.2062E+03 
                 −1.9496E+03 
                 2.8550E+02 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 1.2302E+02 
                 2.2430E+03 
                 1.9447E+03 
                 −4.1528E+02 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 9.0000E+01 
                 9.0000E+01 
                 −1.1204E+01 
                 −5.6577E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −3.8428E−01 
                 −5.9943E−01 
                 −1.5816E+00 
                 −1.0358E+00 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 2.4599E−01 
                 2.6931E+00 
                 4.4594E+00 
                 2.6332E+00 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −9.3317E+00 
                 −1.0321E+01 
                 −1.1602E+01 
                 −5.2942E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 8.3058E+01 
                 2.3301E+01 
                 2.1034E+01 
                 6.9949E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −5.1923E+02 
                 −2.8136E+01 
                 −2.2589E+01 
                 −5.8614E+00 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 1.6596E+03 
                 1.5815E+01 
                 1.3889E+01 
                 3.0007E+00 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −2.1424E+03 
                 −2.9143E+00 
                 −4.5438E+00 
                 −8.4743E−01 
               
               
                 A18 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 6.1349E−01 
                 1.0013E−01 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 3rd embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, except for the Yc 21  mentioned in this embodiment, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment with corresponding values for the 3rd embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 5 and Table 6 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 3rd Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 fd [mm] 
                 2.51 
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.54 
               
               
                 fr [mm] 
                 2.51 
                 TD/CT1 
                 3.07 
               
               
                 EPD [mm] 
                 1.14 
                 TD/BL 
                 3.09 
               
               
                 fd/EPD 
                 2.20 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 1.738 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 31.9 
                 fd/R4 
                 0.45 
               
               
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 117.1 
                 fd/R7 
                 2.00 
               
               
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 42.5 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 1.22 
               
               
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 2.96 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.31 
               
               
                 CT1/CT2 
                 3.65 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 0.03 
               
               
                 CT1/CT3 
                 1.94 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.48 
               
               
                 CT1/CT4 
                 2.15 
                 fd/ET1 
                 5.04 
               
               
                 CT1/ET1 
                 1.38 
                 Yc21  
                 0.040;  
               
               
                   
                   
                 [mm] 
                 0.387 
               
               
                 T12/T23 
                 0.22 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     4th Embodiment 
       FIG.  7    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  8    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 4th embodiment. In  FIG.  7   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  470 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, an aperture stop  400 , a first lens element  410 , a stop  401 , a second lens element  420 , a stop  402 , a third lens element  430 , a fourth lens element  440 , a filter  450  and an image surface  460 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 410 ,  420 ,  430  and  440 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  410  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  411  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  412  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  410  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  411  and the image-side surface  412  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  411  of the first lens element  410  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  412  of the first lens element  410  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The second lens element  420  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  421  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  422  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  420  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  421  and the image-side surface  422  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  421  of the second lens element  420  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  422  of the second lens element  420  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  421  of the second lens element  420  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  422  of the second lens element  420  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  430  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  431  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  432  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  430  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  431  and the image-side surface  432  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  431  of the third lens element  430  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  432  of the third lens element  430  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  440  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  441  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  442  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  440  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  441  and the image-side surface  442  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  441  of the fourth lens element  440  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  442  of the fourth lens element  440  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  441  of the fourth lens element  440  has at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  442  of the fourth lens element  440  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  450  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  440  and the image surface  460 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  470  is disposed on or near the image surface  460  of the optical lens assembly. 
     In this embodiment, when a vertical distance between the critical point on the object-side surface  421  of the second lens element  420  and an optical axis is Yc 21 , and a vertical distance between the critical point on the image-side surface  422  of the second lens element  420  and the optical axis is Yc 22 , the following condition is satisfied: Yc 21 /Yc 22 =0.73. 
     The optical lens assembly in this embodiment is an infrared system, which can be operated within an infrared wavelength range, and the operating wavelength range thereof is 920-960 nm. The optical lens assembly can further include a VIS-cut filter for blocking wavelengths of visible light of the incoming light. For example, please refer to  FIG.  30   ,  FIG.  31    and  FIG.  32   .  FIG.  30    shows a schematic view of a configuration of a VIS-cut filter disposed on the image-side surface of the filter according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure,  FIG.  31    shows a schematic view of another configuration of a VIS-cut filter disposed on the image-side surface of the first lens element according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure, and  FIG.  32    shows a schematic view of another configuration where the first lens element is made of VIS-cut material according to the 4th embodiment of the present disclosure. In the configuration as shown in  FIG.  30   , a VIS-cut filter  480   a  is disposed on an image-side surface of the filter  450 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In some configurations, the VIS-cut filter can be disposed on an object-side surface of the filter  450  or any of the object-side surfaces and image-side surfaces of the lens elements according to actual requirements. For instance, in the configuration as shown in  FIG.  31   , a VIS-cut filter  480   b  is disposed on the image-side surface  412  of the first lens element  410 . In addition, besides the abovementioned configurations where the optical lens assembly is additionally provided with a VIS-cut filter, the configuration as shown in  FIG.  32    is also provided. As seen in  FIG.  32   , the first lens element  410   c  is made of black plastic material, so the first lens element  410   c  can be configured as a VIS-cut filter of the optical lens assembly as well. Furthermore, in other configurations, it can be one or more of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element and the fourth lens element being made of black plastic material so as to be configured as a VIS-cut filter of the optical lens assembly. The optical lens assembly in this embodiment being provided with a VIS-cut filter as shown in  FIG.  30   ,  FIG.  31    and  FIG.  32    is only exemplary. The optical lens assembly of other embodiments of the present disclosure can also be provided with any one of the VIS-cut filters as described above, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. 
     The detailed optical data of the 4th embodiment are shown in Table 7 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 8 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 4th Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 2.39 mm, EPD = 1.66 mm, HFOV = 39.2 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
                 Abbe # 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.076 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.821 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.925 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 5.67 
                 5.87 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 11.151 
                 (ASP) 
                 −0.049 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.355 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 5 
                 Lens 2 
                 2.066 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.372 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 11.70  
                 12.16 
               
               
                 6 
                   
                 2.655 
                 (ASP) 
                 −0.046 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 7 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.377 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 3.47  
                 3.61 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Lens 3 
                 −1.513 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.570 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 −1.031 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.025 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 −11.46  
                 −11.47 
               
               
                 10 
                 Lens 4 
                 1.029 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.444 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 0.750 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.500 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 1.508 
                 64.2 
                 — 
                 — 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 12 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.460 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 14 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is 920−960 nm (infrared light), reference wavelength is 940 nm, and d-line wavelength is 587.6 nm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 401 (Surface 4) is 1.025 mm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 402 (Surface 7) is 1.237 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 8 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −9.0000E+01 
                 0.0000E+00 
                 0.0000E+00 
                 0.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 4.5739E−01 
                 −1.3957E−01 
                 −1.8954E−01 
                 1.2092E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −2.2316E+00 
                 −2.3018E−01 
                 −1.2826E−01 
                 −4.9615E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 8.3529E+00 
                 8.5363E−01 
                 −1.2274E+00 
                 6.7390E−01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −2.1009E+01 
                 −1.8403E+00 
                 5.3471E+00 
                 −1.4331E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 3.1917E+01 
                 2.3741E+00 
                 −1.4885E+01 
                 2.6981E+00 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −2.6312E+01 
                 −1.6473E+00 
                 2.5441E+01 
                 −3.2378E+00 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 8.9949E+00 
                 4.7612E−01 
                 −2.4502E+01 
                 2.2195E+00 
               
               
                 A18 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 1.2267E+01 
                 −7.9097E−01 
               
               
                 A20 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −2.4889E+00 
                 1.1387E−01 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.4855E+00 
                 −1.0000E+00 
                 −1.0112E+00 
                 −1.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 4.9219E−01 
                 8.7713E−02 
                 −4.2366E−01 
                 −6.6561E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −1.1529E+00 
                 −3.5640E−01 
                 2.1169E−01 
                 6.5493E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 2.6526E+00 
                 1.2725E+00 
                 −6.1561E−02 
                 −5.7574E−01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −4.2271E+00 
                 −2.8927E+00 
                 −6.1103E−04 
                 3.9065E−01 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 4.8228E+00 
                 4.1134E+00 
                 −6.5668E−04 
                 −1.9100E−01 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −4.1241E+00 
                 −3.5247E+00 
                 7.3803E−03 
                 6.3595E−02 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 2.3979E+00 
                 1.7700E+00 
                 −4.3599E−03 
                 −1.3531E−02 
               
               
                 A18 = 
                 −7.9322E−01 
                 −4.7432E−01 
                 1.0238E−03 
                 1.6467E−03 
               
               
                 A20 = 
                 1.0937E−01 
                 5.1562E−02 
                 −8.9490E−05 
                 −8.6705E−05 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 4th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the above embodiments with corresponding values for the 4th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 7 and Table 8 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 4th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 fd [mm] 
                 2.39 
                 TD/CT1 
                 3.21 
               
               
                   
                 fr [mm] 
                 2.49 
                 TD/BL 
                 2.54 
               
               
                   
                 EPD [mm] 
                 1.66 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 2.071 
               
               
                   
                 fd/EPD 
                 1.44 
                 fd/R4 
                 0.90 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 39.2 
                 fd/R7 
                 2.33 
               
               
                   
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 94.0 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 0.42 
               
               
                   
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 0.0 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.20 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 1.36 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 0.69 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 2.49 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.21 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 1.62 
                 fd/ET1 
                 3.37 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 2.08 
                 Yc21 [mm] 
                 0.61 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/ET1 
                 1.30 
                 Yc22 [mm] 
                 0.83 
               
               
                   
                 T12/T23 
                 0.92 
                 2 × Yc22/EPD 
                 1.00 
               
               
                   
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.56 
                 Yc21/Yc22 
                 0.73 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     5th Embodiment 
       FIG.  9    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 5th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  10    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 5th embodiment. In  FIG.  9   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  570 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, an aperture stop  500 , a first lens element  510 , a second lens element  520 , a third lens element  530 , a fourth lens element  540 , a filter  550  and an image surface  560 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 510 ,  520 ,  530  and  540 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  510  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  511  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  512  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  510  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  511  and the image-side surface  512  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  511  of the first lens element  510  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The second lens element  520  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  521  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  522  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  520  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  521  and the image-side surface  522  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  521  of the second lens element  520  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  522  of the second lens element  520  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  521  of the second lens element  520  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  522  of the second lens element  520  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  530  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  531  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  532  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  530  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  531  and the image-side surface  532  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  531  of the third lens element  530  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  532  of the third lens element  530  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  540  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  541  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  542  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  540  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  541  and the image-side surface  542  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  541  of the fourth lens element  540  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  542  of the fourth lens element  540  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  541  of the fourth lens element  540  has at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  542  of the fourth lens element  540  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  550  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  540  and the image surface  560 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  570  is disposed on or near the image surface  560  of the optical lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 5th embodiment are shown in Table 9 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 10 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 9 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 5th Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 1.78 mm, EPD = 0.92 mm, HFOV = 35.0 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
                 Abbe # 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.042 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 3.739 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.600 
                 Plastic 
                 1.545 
                 1.536 
                 56.1 
                 3.14 
                 3.19 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 −2.979 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.142 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 1.214 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.392 
                 Plastic 
                 1.669 
                 1.641 
                 19.5 
                 −6.54  
                 −6.71 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 0.827 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.309 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −1.410 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.676 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 1.19  
                 1.23 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 −0.585 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.030 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 1.350 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.390 
                 Plastic 
                 1.660 
                 1.634 
                 20.4 
                 −2.38  
                 −2.46 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 0.642 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.500 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 10 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 1.508 
                 64.2 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.133 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 12 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is 920−960 nm (infrared light), reference wavelength is 940 nm, and d-line wavelength is 587.6 nm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the object-side surface 521 (Surface 4) is 0.620 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −9.9000E+01 
                 1.8952E+01 
                 −3.2031E+01 
                 −2.8963E−01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −3.3430E−02 
                 −2.0564E+00 
                 −5.8698E−01 
                 −1.0592E+00 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −1.2886E+00 
                 6.3286E+00 
                 −8.5441E+00 
                 −1.1965E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 2.3483E+00 
                 −1.3365E+01 
                 4.8786E+01 
                 5.2840E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −7.7954E+00 
                 1.3120E+01 
                 −1.3391E+02 
                 −1.4433E+01 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 2.0132E+02 
                 1.7027E+01 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −1.2636E+02 
                 −8.2658E+00 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 8.4258E−01 
                 −2.2961E+00 
                 −5.3720E−01 
                 −5.2195E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 5.0770E−01 
                 −3.5068E−01 
                 −7.1456E−01 
                 −5.3751E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −7.5861E−02 
                 2.6282E−01 
                 1.3929E+00 
                 9.9759E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −8.9120E−01 
                 7.1284E−01 
                 −2.1589E+00 
                 −1.4041E+00 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 6.2184E+00 
                 −3.4333E+00 
                 2.2301E+00 
                 1.2903E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −1.6401E+01 
                 6.4016E+00 
                 −1.4194E+00 
                 −7.2436E−01 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 2.0165E+01 
                 −5.1806E+00 
                 4.9114E−01 
                 2.1879E−01 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −1.0001E+01 
                 1.5925E+00 
                 −6.9761E−02 
                 −2.6861E−02 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 5th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the above embodiments with corresponding values for the 5th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 9 and Table 10 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 5th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 fd [mm] 
                 1.78 
                 TD/CT1 
                 4.23 
               
               
                   
                 fr [mm] 
                 1.84 
                 TD/BL 
                 3.01 
               
               
                   
                 EPD [mm] 
                 0.92 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 2.632 
               
               
                   
                 fd/EPD 
                 1.94 
                 fd/R4 
                 2.15 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 35.0 
                 fd/R7 
                 1.32 
               
               
                   
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 119.4 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 0.57 
               
               
                   
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 36.6 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.27 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 1.12 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 1.50 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 1.53 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.75 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 0.89 
                 fd/ET1 
                 4.60 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 1.54 
                 Yc21 [mm] 
                 0.32 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/ET1 
                 1.55 
                 Yc22 [mm] 
                 0.79 
               
               
                   
                 T12/T23 
                 0.46 
                 2 × Yc22/EPD 
                 1.72 
               
               
                   
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.36 
                 Yc21/Yc22 
                 0.40 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     6th Embodiment 
       FIG.  11    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 6th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  12    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 6th embodiment. In  FIG.  11   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  670 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, an aperture stop  600 , a first lens element  610 , a second lens element  620 , a stop  601 , a third lens element  630 , a fourth lens element  640 , a filter  650  and an image surface  660 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 610 ,  620 ,  630  and  640 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  610  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  611  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  612  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  610  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  611  and the image-side surface  612  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  611  of the first lens element  610  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  612  of the first lens element  610  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The second lens element  620  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  621  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  622  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  620  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  621  and the image-side surface  622  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  621  of the second lens element  620  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  622  of the second lens element  620  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  630  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  631  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  632  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  630  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  631  and the image-side surface  632  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  632  of the third lens element  630  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  640  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  641  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  642  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  640  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  641  and the image-side surface  642  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  641  of the fourth lens element  640  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  642  of the fourth lens element  640  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  641  of the fourth lens element  640  has at least one convex critical point and at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  642  of the fourth lens element  640  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  650  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  640  and the image surface  660 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  670  is disposed on or near the image surface  660  of the optical lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 6th embodiment are shown in Table 11 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 12 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 11 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 6th Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 3.95 mm, EPD = 3.94 mm, HFOV = 34.1 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
                 Abbe # 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.875 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.294 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.086 
                 Plastic 
                 1.660  
                 1.634 
                 20.4 
                 11.19 
                 11.79 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 2.700 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.277 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 1.737 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.377 
                 Plastic 
                 1.660 
                 1.634 
                 20.4 
                 7.55 
                 7.89 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 2.436 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.429 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 6 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.267 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −20.628 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.587 
                 Plastic 
                 1.660 
                 1.634 
                 20.4 
                 12.86 
                 13.40 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −6.197 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.222 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 1.889 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.701 
                 Plastic 
                 1.660 
                 1.634 
                 20.4 
                 −28.39  
                 −28.27 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 1.463 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.500 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 11 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.300 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 1.508 
                 64.2 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.218 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is 920−960 nm (infrared light), reference wavelength is 940 nm, and d-line wavelength is 587.6 nm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 601 (Surface 6) is 1.430 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.7224E+00 
                 6.4882E−01 
                 −1.8361E+00 
                 1.1972E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 2.1342E−02 
                 −4.0973E−02 
                 6.1946E−03 
                 1.5280E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −1.3507E−02 
                 −1.1611E−02 
                 −3.4356E−02 
                 −4.6947E−02 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 1.3721E−02 
                 1.3662E−02 
                 3.0616E−02 
                 7.6292E−03 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −6.9393E−03 
                 −7.6821E−03 
                 −4.7089E−02 
                 −8.9709E−03 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 1.8835E−03 
                 2.0811E−03 
                 2.9626E−02 
                 1.7539E−03 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −2.4687E−04 
                 −2.6579E−04 
                 −7.6548E−03 
                 3.1117E−03 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 9.9218E−06 
                 1.0391E−05 
                 7.0805E−04 
                 −1.0363E−03 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 8.8407E+01 
                 −1.9039E+01 
                 −1.3413E+01 
                 −1.4493E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 −4.7687E−02 
                 −2.4662E−01 
                 −1.8612E−01 
                 −2.0607E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 2.8385E−01 
                 3.2101E−01 
                 1.1153E−01 
                 1.2070E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −1.0376E+00 
                 −2.9921E−01 
                 −4.3055E−02 
                 −5.1327E−02 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 2.0485E+00 
                 1.9371E−01 
                 1.0472E−02 
                 1.5427E−02 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −2.4330E+00 
                 −8.4965E−02 
                 −1.2301E−03 
                 −3.1964E−03 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 1.7797E+00 
                 2.4540E−02 
                 −1.9921E−05 
                 4.3905E−04 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −7.8523E−01 
                 −4.4050E−03 
                 2.2946E−05 
                 −3.7590E−05 
               
               
                 A18 = 
                 1.9182E−01 
                 4.4013E−04 
                 −2.4015E−06 
                 1.7965E−06 
               
               
                 A20 = 
                 −1.9946E−02 
                 −1.8561E−05 
                 8.2522E−08 
                 −3.6391E−08 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 6th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the above embodiments with corresponding values for the 6th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 11 and Table 12 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 6th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 fd [mm] 
                 3.95 
                 T12/T23 
                 0.40 
               
               
                 fr [mm] 
                 4.14 
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.80 
               
               
                 EPD [mm] 
                 3.94 
                 TD/CT1 
                 4.55 
               
               
                 fd/EPD 
                 1.00 
                 TD/BL 
                 4.86 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 34.1 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 2.049 
               
               
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 81.6 
                 fd/R4 
                 1.62 
               
               
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 0.0 
                 fd/R7 
                 2.09 
               
               
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 1.66 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 0.35 
               
               
                 CT1/CT2 
                 2.88 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.52 
               
               
                 CT1/CT3 
                 0.68 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 0.31 
               
               
                 CT1/CT4 
                 1.55 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.14 
               
               
                 CT1/ET1 
                 2.92 
                 fd/ET1 
                 10.62 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     7th Embodiment 
       FIG.  13    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 7th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  14    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 7th embodiment. In  FIG.  13   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  770 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, an aperture stop  700 , a first lens element  710 , a second lens element  720 , a third lens element  730 , a fourth lens element  740 , a filter  750  and an image surface  760 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 710 ,  720 ,  730  and  740 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  710  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  711  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  712  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  710  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  711  and the image-side surface  712  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  711  of the first lens element  710  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  712  of the first lens element  710  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The second lens element  720  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  721  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  722  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  720  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  721  and the image-side surface  722  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  721  of the second lens element  720  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  722  of the second lens element  720  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  721  of the second lens element  720  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  722  of the second lens element  720  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  730  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  731  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  732  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  730  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  731  and the image-side surface  732  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  731  of the third lens element  730  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  732  of the third lens element  730  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  731  of the third lens element  730  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  732  of the third lens element  730  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  740  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  741  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  742  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  740  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  741  and the image-side surface  742  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  741  of the fourth lens element  740  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  742  of the fourth lens element  740  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  741  of the fourth lens element  740  has at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  742  of the fourth lens element  740  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  750  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  740  and the image surface  760 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  770  is disposed on or near the image surface  760  of the optical lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 7th embodiment are shown in Table 13 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 14 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 13 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 7th Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 2.33 mm, EPD = 2.21 mm, HFOV = 39.1 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
                 Abbe # 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.180 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.307 
                 (ASP) 
                 1.710 
                 Plastic 
                 1.669  
                 1.641 
                 19.4 
                 6.70 
                 7.02 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 4.163 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.237 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 2.881 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.444 
                 Plastic 
                 1.534 
                 1.525 
                 55.9 
                 18.53 
                 18.87 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 3.847 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.392 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 6 
                 Lens 3 
                 −3.027 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.557 
                 Plastic 
                 1.669 
                 1.641 
                 19.4 
                 1.98 
                 2.07 
               
               
                 7 
                   
                 −0.988 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.030 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 8 
                 Lens 4 
                 1.002 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.284 
                 Plastic 
                 1.669 
                 1.641 
                 19.4 
                 −4.15 
                 −4.28 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 0.653 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.700 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 10 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 1.508 
                 64.2 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.400 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 12 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is 920−960 nm (infrared light), reference wavelength is 940 nm, and d-line wavelength is 587.6 nm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 14 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 −1.0723E+01 
                 5.5006E+00 
                 −5.5290E+00 
                 −3.1530E+01 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 9.0456E−02 
                 −1.0708E−01 
                 −1.8077E−01 
                 5.0465E−02 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 −1.2260E−01 
                 −1.7611E−01 
                 8.5599E−02 
                 −3.5996E−02 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 1.6164E−01 
                 5.6662E−01 
                 −7.9517E−01 
                 −5.4881E−01 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 −3.2653E−01 
                 −1.1933E+00 
                 1.4670E+00 
                 1.0040E+00 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 6.2346E−01 
                 1.5372E+00 
                 −1.5582E+00 
                 −9.3447E−01 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 −8.0614E−01 
                 −1.2135E+00 
                 1.2843E+00 
                 5.4003E−01 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 6.0881E−01 
                 5.7584E−01 
                 −7.7512E−01 
                 −1.9667E−01 
               
               
                 A18 = 
                 −2.4293E−01 
                 −1.5258E−01 
                 2.6800E−01 
                 4.1045E−02 
               
               
                 A20 = 
                 3.9020E−02 
                 1.7515E−02 
                 −3.7395E−02 
                 −3.6739E−03 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 6 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k = 
                 1.5023E+00 
                 −2.8257E+00 
                 −5.8916E+00 
                 −4.1376E+00 
               
               
                 A4 = 
                 1.3172E−01 
                 1.9422E−01 
                 2.1168E−01 
                 1.0988E−01 
               
               
                 A6 = 
                 3.3549E−01 
                 −4.6980E−01 
                 −2.9867E−01 
                 −1.1349E−01 
               
               
                 A8 = 
                 −1.2312E+00 
                 8.4539E−01 
                 1.5342E−01 
                 −4.3882E−02 
               
               
                 A10 = 
                 2.0983E+00 
                 −1.1166E+00 
                 −2.7256E−02 
                 1.2172E−01 
               
               
                 A12 = 
                 −2.2914E+00 
                 1.0645E+00 
                 −1.0666E−02 
                 −8.6860E−02 
               
               
                 A14 = 
                 1.5530E+00 
                 −7.2196E−01 
                 7.7164E−03 
                 3.2593E−02 
               
               
                 A16 = 
                 −6.1609E−01 
                 3.1970E−01 
                 −2.0021E−03 
                 −6.9486E−03 
               
               
                 A18 = 
                 1.3054E−01 
                 −7.8486E−02 
                 2.5034E−04 
                 7.9478E−04 
               
               
                 A20 = 
                 −1.1399E−02 
                 7.8712E−03 
                 −1.2478E−05 
                 −3.7802E−05 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 7th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the above embodiments with corresponding values for the 7th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 13 and Table 14 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 7th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 fd [mm] 
                 2.34 
                 TD/CT1 
                 3.74 
               
               
                 fr [mm] 
                 2.44 
                 TD/BL 
                 2.03 
               
               
                 EPD [mm] 
                 2.21 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 2.023 
               
               
                 fd/EPD 
                 1.05 
                 fd/R4 
                 0.61 
               
               
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 39.1 
                 fd/R7 
                 2.33 
               
               
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 114.2 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 0.35 
               
               
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 36.5 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.13 
               
               
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 1.04 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 1.18 
               
               
                 CT1/CT2 
                 1.60 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.56 
               
               
                 CT1/CT3 
                 1.27 
                 fd/ET1 
                 7.04 
               
               
                 CT1/CT4 
                 2.50 
                 Yc21 [mm] 
                 0.59 
               
               
                 CT1/ET1 
                 2.14 
                 Yc22 [mm] 
                 0.75 
               
               
                 T12/T23 
                 0.60 
                 2 × Yc22/EPD 
                 0.68 
               
               
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.83 
                 Yc21/Yc22 
                 0.79 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     8th Embodiment 
       FIG.  15    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 8th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  16    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 8th embodiment. In  FIG.  15   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  870 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, an aperture stop  800 , a first lens element  810 , a second lens element  820 , a stop  801 , a third lens element  830 , a fourth lens element  840 , a filter  850  and an image surface  860 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 810 ,  820 ,  830  and  840 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  810  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  811  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  812  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  810  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  811  and the image-side surface  812  being both aspheric. 
     The second lens element  820  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  821  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  822  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  820  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  821  and the image-side surface  822  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  821  of the second lens element  820  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  830  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  831  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  832  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  830  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  831  and the image-side surface  832  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  832  of the third lens element  830  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  840  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  841  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  842  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  840  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  841  and the image-side surface  842  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  841  of the fourth lens element  840  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  842  of the fourth lens element  840  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  841  of the fourth lens element  840  has at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  842  of the fourth lens element  840  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  850  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  840  and the image surface  860 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  870  is disposed on or near the image surface  860  of the optical lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 8th embodiment are shown in Table 15 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 16 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 15 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 8th Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 2.68 mm, EPD = 1.22 mm, HFOV = 30.6 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 (d-line) 
                 Abbe # 
                 (d-line) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.256 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 0.852 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.421 
                 Plastic 
                 1.544 
                 55.9 
                 1.97 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 3.467 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.144 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 3.203 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.166 
                 Plastic 
                 1.669 
                 19.4 
                 −4.36 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 1.496 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.159 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 6 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.192 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −5.397 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.303 
                 Plastic 
                 1.669 
                 19.4 
                 17.68  
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −3.789 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.344 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 1.308 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.350 
                 Plastic 
                 1.592 
                 29.4 
                 −5.95 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 0.859 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.300 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 11 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.110 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.313 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is a wavelength range of visible light, and reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 801 (Surface 6) is 0.501 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 16 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −9.4288E−01 
                   1.2813E+01 
                 −8.2143E+01 
                 −6.5369E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                   1.7245E−01 
                 −2.1314E−01 
                 −5.2676E−01 
                 −4.8301E−01 
               
               
                 A6= 
                   4.4411E−01 
                   3.4514E−02 
                   1.6402E+00 
                   6.2861E+00 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −2.2665E+00 
                   1.2996E+00 
                 −7.0001E+00 
                 −5.6951E+01 
               
               
                 A10= 
                   1.2308E+01 
                   3.1044E+00 
                   4.0904E+01 
                   3.6354E+02 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −3.0302E+01 
                 −3.2444E+01 
                 −1.2940E+02 
                 −1.1781E+03 
               
               
                 A14= 
                   3.2641E+01 
                   6.1845E+01 
                   1.6207E+02 
                   1.5328E+03 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −4.9819E+01 
                 −6.6259E+00 
                 −1.0135E+01 
                 −7.1654E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −7.8174E−01 
                 −1.1490E+00 
                 −1.6448E+00 
                 −9.3988E−01 
               
               
                 A6= 
                   3.3425E+00 
                   5.4504E+00 
                   3.1184E+00 
                   1.8102E+00 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −1.8535E+01 
                 −1.9975E+01 
                 −3.9865E+00 
                 −3.0154E+00 
               
               
                 A10= 
                   8.0868E+01 
                   5.4070E+01 
                   4.5533E+00 
                   3.8655E+00 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −2.5179E+02 
                 −8.6555E+01 
                 −4.0407E+00 
                 −3.4624E+00 
               
               
                 A14= 
                   4.8281E+02 
                   7.0847E+01 
                   2.2663E+00 
                   1.9833E+00 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 −4.5762E+02 
                 −2.3037E+01 
                 −6.8774E−01 
                 −6.4325E−01 
               
               
                 A18= 
                 — 
                 — 
                   8.5796E−02 
                   8.9132E−02 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 8th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the above embodiments with corresponding values for the 8th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 15 and Table 16 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 8th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 fd [mm] 
                 2.68 
                 T12/T23 
                 0.41 
               
               
                   
                 fr [mm] 
                 2.68 
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.59 
               
               
                   
                 EPD [mm] 
                 1.22 
                 TD/CT1 
                 4.94 
               
               
                   
                 fd/EPD 
                 2.20 
                 TD/BL 
                 2.88 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 30.6 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 1.740 
               
               
                   
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 124.2 
                 fd/R4 
                 1.79 
               
               
                   
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 36.5 
                 fd/R7 
                 2.05 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 1.36 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 1.36 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 2.54 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.61 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 1.39 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 0.15 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 1.20 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.45 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/ET1 
                 2.13 
                 fd/ET1 
                 13.59 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     9th Embodiment 
       FIG.  17    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 9th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  18    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 9th embodiment. In  FIG.  17   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  970 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, an aperture stop  900 , a first lens element  910 , a stop  901 , a second lens element  920 , a third lens element  930 , a fourth lens element  940 , a filter  950  and an image surface  960 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 910 ,  920 ,  930  and  940 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  910  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  911  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  912  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  910  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  911  and the image-side surface  912  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  911  of the first lens element  910  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  912  of the first lens element  910  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The second lens element  920  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  921  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  922  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  920  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  921  and the image-side surface  922  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  921  of the second lens element  920  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  922  of the second lens element  920  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  921  of the second lens element  920  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  922  of the second lens element  920  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  930  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  931  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  932  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  930  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  931  and the image-side surface  932  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  931  of the third lens element  930  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  932  of the third lens element  930  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  931  of the third lens element  930  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  932  of the third lens element  930  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  940  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  941  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  942  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  940  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  941  and the image-side surface  942  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  941  of the fourth lens element  940  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  942  of the fourth lens element  940  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  941  of the fourth lens element  940  has at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  942  of the fourth lens element  940  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  950  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  940  and the image surface  960 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  970  is disposed on or near the image surface  960  of the optical lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 9th embodiment are shown in Table 17 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 18 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 17 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 9th Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 2.41 mm, EPD = 1.67 mm, HFOV = 39.1 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
                 Abbe # 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.074 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.877 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.990 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639  
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 5.32 
                 5.51 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 16.263 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.037 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.278 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 5 
                 Lens 2 
                 1.882 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.308 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639  
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 16.01 
                 16.67 
               
               
                 6 
                   
                 2.159 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.362 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −1.693 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.561 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639  
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 3.12 
                 3.25 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −1.034 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.025 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 1.102 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.455 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639  
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 −8.26  
                 −8.35 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 0.765 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.700 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 11 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 1.508 
                 64.2 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.230 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is 920−960 nm (infrared light), reference wavelength is 940 nm, and d-line wavelength is 587.6 nm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 901 (Surface 4) is 0.995 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 18 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −9.0000E+01 
                   0.0000E+00 
                   0.0000E+00 
                   0.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                   4.0583E−01 
                 −1.5843E−01 
                 −2.2043E−01 
                   5.4948E−02 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 −1.7338E+00 
                 −1.1178E−02 
                 −1.2233E−01 
                 −4.5173E−01 
               
               
                 A8= 
                   5.7624E+00 
                   5.5219E−02 
                 −1.7282E+00 
                   4.6281E−02 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −1.3296E+01 
                 −9.5718E−02 
                   8.8233E+00 
                   1.2246E+00 
               
               
                 A12= 
                   1.8965E+01 
                   2.3511E−01 
                 −2.5672E+01 
                 −2.9423E+00 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −1.4894E+01 
                 −2.9093E−01 
                   4.4158E+01 
                   3.5126E+00 
               
               
                 A16= 
                   4.8942E+00 
                   1.3105E−01 
                 −4.3036E+01 
                 −2.3623E+00 
               
               
                 A18= 
                 — 
                 — 
                   2.1989E+01 
                   8.4933E−01 
               
               
                 A20= 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −4.5766E+00 
                 −1.2560E−01 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −9.6517E−01 
                 −1.0000E+00 
                 −1.0000E+00 
                 −1.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                   4.0683E−01 
                   1.0402E−01 
                 −3.9442E−01 
                 −6.5853E−01 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 −6.7892E−01 
                 −4.4571E−01 
                   1.6296E−01 
                   6.5064E−01 
               
               
                 A8= 
                   8.6181E−01 
                   1.8552E+00 
                 −1.1473E−02 
                 −5.7940E−01 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −1.7179E−01 
                 −4.9037E+00 
                 −2.8894E−02 
                   3.9954E−01 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −7.7729E−01 
                   7.9281E+00 
                   3.9280E−03 
                 −1.9869E−01 
               
               
                 A14= 
                   5.3285E−01 
                 −7.6605E+00 
                   1.1314E−02 
                   6.7168E−02 
               
               
                 A16= 
                   1.5092E−01 
                   4.2986E+00 
                 −6.7672E−03 
                 −1.4468E−02 
               
               
                 A18= 
                 −2.1950E−01 
                 −1.2811E+00 
                   1.5374E−03 
                   1.7788E−03 
               
               
                 A20= 
                   5.0276E−02 
                   1.5574E−01 
                 −1.2885E−04 
                 −9.4549E−05 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 9th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the above embodiments with corresponding values for the 9th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 17 and Table 18 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 9th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 fd [mm] 
                 2.41 
                 TD/CT1 
                 3.05 
               
               
                   
                 fr [mm] 
                 2.50 
                 TD/BL 
                 2.65 
               
               
                   
                 EPD [mm] 
                 1.67 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 2.078 
               
               
                   
                 fd/EPD 
                 1.44 
                 fd/R4 
                 1.11 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 39.1 
                 fd/R7 
                 2.18 
               
               
                   
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 94.0 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 0.45 
               
               
                   
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 0.0 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.15 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 1.59 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 0.77 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 3.21 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.29 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 1.76 
                 fd/ET1 
                 3.05 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 2.18 
                 Yc21 [mm] 
                 0.61 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/ET1 
                 1.26 
                 Yc22 [mm] 
                 0.80 
               
               
                   
                 T12/T23 
                 0.87 
                 2 × Yc22/EPD 
                 0.96 
               
               
                   
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.55 
                 Yc21/Yc22 
                 0.77 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     10th Embodiment 
       FIG.  19    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 10th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  20    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 10th embodiment. In  FIG.  19   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  1070 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperture stop  1000 , a first lens element  1010 , a second lens element  1020 , a stop  1001 , a third lens element  1030 , a fourth lens element  1040 , a filter  1050  and an image surface  1060 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 1010 ,  1020 ,  1030  and  1040 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  1010  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  1011  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1012  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  1010  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1011  and the image-side surface  1012  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  1012  of the first lens element  1010  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The second lens element  1020  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  1021  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1022  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  1020  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1021  and the image-side surface  1022  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1021  of the second lens element  1020  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  1030  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  1031  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1032  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  1030  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1031  and the image-side surface  1032  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  1032  of the third lens element  1030  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  1040  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  1041  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1042  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  1040  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1041  and the image-side surface  1042  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1041  of the fourth lens element  1040  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1042  of the fourth lens element  1040  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  1041  of the fourth lens element  1040  has at least one convex critical point and at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1042  of the fourth lens element  1040  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  1050  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  1040  and the image surface  1060 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  1070  is disposed on or near the image surface  1060  of the optical lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 10th embodiment are shown in Table 19 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 20 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 19 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 10th Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 2.50 mm, EPD = 1.14 mm, HFOV = 32.1 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 (d-line) 
                 Abbe # 
                 (d-line) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.217 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 0.834 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.528 
                 Plastic 
                 1.515  
                 56.6 
                 2.06 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 3.044 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.073 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 5.533 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.190 
                 Plastic 
                 1.705 
                 14.0 
                 −7.66 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 2.695 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.103 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 6 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.122 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −64.663 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.352 
                 Plastic 
                 1.698 
                 16.3 
                 −16.74 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 14.290 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.280 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 1.410 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.472 
                 Plastic 
                 1.559 
                 40.4 
                 −14.29 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 1.055 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.300 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 11 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.110 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 64.2 
                 — 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.266 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is a wavelength range of visible light, and reference wavelength is 587.6 nm (d-line). 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 1001 (Surface 6) is 0.530 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 20 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −9.7323E−01 
                   2.3658E+01 
                   6.5424E+01 
                   9.1170E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                   1.0672E−01 
                 −3.0258E−01 
                 −3.4332E−01 
                 −1.3472E−01 
               
               
                 A6= 
                   1.3641E+00 
                   2.1364E+00 
                   3.4012E+00 
                   9.9311E−01 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −8.6971E+00 
                 −2.1697E+01 
                 −2.4619E+01 
                   4.0601E+00 
               
               
                 A10= 
                   3.0697E+01 
                   9.7932E+01 
                   1.0303E+02 
                 −4.2578E+01 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −4.7696E+01 
                 −1.5268E+02 
                 −1.4802E+02 
                   1.6582E+02 
               
               
                 A14= 
                   2.3746E+01 
                 −2.9026E+01 
                 −3.3107E+01 
                 −1.9638E+02 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −9.0000E+01 
                 −7.9074E+01 
                 −7.2111E+00 
                 −2.8691E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −6.8277E−01 
                 −9.7471E−01 
                 −1.3787E+00 
                 −9.4160E−01 
               
               
                 A6= 
                   3.3801E+00 
                   4.0196E+00 
                   3.2470E+00 
                   1.7795E+00 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −3.6384E+01 
                 −1.3257E+01 
                 −7.9143E+00 
                 −2.7886E+00 
               
               
                 A10= 
                   2.7893E+02 
                   2.9285E+01 
                   1.4694E+01 
                   2.9366E+00 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −1.3982E+03 
                 −3.6853E+01 
                 −1.6222E+01 
                 −1.9434E+00 
               
               
                 A14= 
                   3.7798E+03 
                   2.2691E+01 
                   1.0158E+01 
                   7.5315E−01 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 −4.2606E+03 
                 −4.9970E+00 
                 −3.3564E+00 
                 −1.4683E−01 
               
               
                 A18= 
                 — 
                 — 
                   4.5468E−01 
                   9.5841E−03 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 10th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the above embodiments with corresponding values for the 10th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 19 and Table 20 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 10th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 fd [mm] 
                 2.50 
                 T12/T23 
                 0.32 
               
               
                   
                 fr [mm] 
                 2.50 
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.54 
               
               
                   
                 EPD [mm] 
                 1.14 
                 TD/CT1 
                 4.02 
               
               
                   
                 fd/EPD 
                 2.20 
                 TD/BL 
                 3.14 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 32.1 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 1.737 
               
               
                   
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 127.3 
                 fd/R4 
                 0.93 
               
               
                   
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 42.5 
                 fd/R7 
                 1.77 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 2.01 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 1.21 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 2.78 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.33 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 1.50 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 0.15 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 1.12 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.18 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/ET1 
                 1.51 
                 fd/ET1 
                 7.15 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     11th Embodiment 
       FIG.  21    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 11th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  22    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 11th embodiment. In  FIG.  21   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  1170 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, a stop  1101 , an aperture stop  1100 , a first lens element  1110 , a second lens element  1120 , a stop  1102 , a third lens element  1130 , a fourth lens element  1140 , a filter  1150  and an image surface  1160 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 1110 ,  1120 ,  1130  and  1140 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  1110  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  1111  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1112  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  1110  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1111  and the image-side surface  1112  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1111  of the first lens element  1110  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1112  of the first lens element  1110  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The second lens element  1120  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  1121  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1122  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  1120  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1121  and the image-side surface  1122  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1121  of the second lens element  1120  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1122  of the second lens element  1120  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  1121  of the second lens element  1120  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1122  of the second lens element  1120  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  1130  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  1131  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1132  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  1130  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1131  and the image-side surface  1132  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1131  of the third lens element  1130  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1132  of the third lens element  1130  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  1131  of the third lens element  1130  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1132  of the third lens element  1130  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  1140  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  1141  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1142  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  1140  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1141  and the image-side surface  1142  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1141  of the fourth lens element  1140  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1142  of the fourth lens element  1140  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  1141  of the fourth lens element  1140  has at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1142  of the fourth lens element  1140  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  1150  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  1140  and the image surface  1160 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  1170  is disposed on or near the image surface  1160  of the optical lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 11th embodiment are shown in Table 21 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 22 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 21 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 11th Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 2.42 mm, EPD = 1.61 mm, HFOV = 39.1 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 d−line 
                 940 nm 
                 Abbe # 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.228 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 2 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.084 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.753 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.985 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 5.01 
                 5.19 
               
               
                 4 
                   
                 16.970 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.242 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 5 
                 Lens 2 
                 2.279 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.425 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 −80.94  
                 −80.64 
               
               
                 6 
                   
                 2.024 
                 (ASP) 
                 −0.042 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 7 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.298 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 8 
                 Lens 3 
                 −2.208 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.707 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 2.33 
                 2.42 
               
               
                 9 
                   
                 −1.000 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.025 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 10 
                 Lens 4 
                 0.885 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.364 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639 
                 1.617 
                 23.5 
                 −6.52  
                 −6.60 
               
               
                 11 
                   
                 0.613 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.500 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 12 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 1.508 
                 64.2 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 13 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.461 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 14 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is 920−960 nm (infrared light), reference wavelength is 940 nm, and d-line wavelength is 587.6 nm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 1101 (Surface 1) is 0.895 mm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 1102 (Surface 7) is 1.237 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 22 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −9.0000E+01 
                   0.0000E+00 
                   0.0000E+00 
                   0.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                   4.8382E−01 
                 −2.4217E−01 
                 −4.6794E−01 
                   8.5934E−03 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 −2.3425E+00 
                 −8.7664E−02 
                   4.9288E−01 
                 −6.0770E−01 
               
               
                 A8= 
                   9.0716E+00 
                   7.4431E−01 
                 −5.0324E+00 
                   1.3577E+00 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −2.4117E+01 
                 −2.3052E+00 
                   2.0331E+01 
                 −2.5393E+00 
               
               
                 A12= 
                   3.9143E+01 
                   3.7989E+00 
                 −5.3942E+01 
                   3.6152E+00 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −3.4622E+01 
                 −3.1783E+00 
                   9.3336E+01 
                 −3.4311E+00 
               
               
                 A16= 
                   1.2693E+01 
                   1.0627E+00 
                 −9.6947E+01 
                   1.9126E+00 
               
               
                 A18= 
                 — 
                 — 
                   5.4136E+01 
                 −5.5664E−01 
               
               
                 A20= 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −1.2413E+01 
                   6.5208E−02 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
                 11 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −1.3375E+00 
                 −1.0000E+00 
                 −1.1446E+00 
                 −1.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                   4.5704E−01 
                   2.1805E−02 
                 −4.8268E−01 
                 −9.3113E−01 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 −1.0633E+00 
                   1.8551E−01 
                   1.7206E−01 
                   9.6307E−01 
               
               
                 A8= 
                   2.6577E+00 
                 −1.0533E+00 
                   9.8051E−02 
                 −8.3737E−01 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −4.2629E+00 
                   2.9234E+00 
                 −1.3740E−01 
                   5.5233E−01 
               
               
                 A12= 
                   3.9566E+00 
                 −4.7022E+00 
                   1.5263E−02 
                 −2.6805E−01 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −1.8929E+00 
                   4.6598E+00 
                   4.8949E−02 
                   9.1253E−02 
               
               
                 A16= 
                   2.1065E−01 
                 −2.7433E+00 
                 −3.1245E−02 
                 −2.0289E−02 
               
               
                 A18= 
                   1.6799E−01 
                   8.7299E−01 
                   7.7768E−03 
                   2.6143E−03 
               
               
                 A20= 
                 −4.9083E−02 
                 −1.1521E−01 
                 −7.2120E−04 
                 −1.4688E−04 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 11th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the above embodiments with corresponding values for the 11th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 21 and Table 22 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 11th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 fd [mm] 
                 2.33 
                 TD/CT1 
                 3.05 
               
               
                   
                 fr [mm] 
                 2.42 
                 TD/BL 
                 2.56 
               
               
                   
                 EPD [mm] 
                 1.61 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 2.088 
               
               
                   
                 fd/EPD 
                 1.44 
                 fd/R4 
                 1.15 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 39.1 
                 fd/R7 
                 2.63 
               
               
                   
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 94.0 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 0.46 
               
               
                   
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 0.0 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.03 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 1.48 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 1.00 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 2.32 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.36 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 1.39 
                 fd/ET1 
                 3.27 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 2.71 
                 Yc21 [mm] 
                 0.47 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/ET1 
                 1.39 
                 Yc22 [mm] 
                 0.86 
               
               
                   
                 T12/T23 
                 0.95 
                 2 × Yc22/EPD 
                 1.07 
               
               
                   
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.54 
                 Yc21/Yc22 
                 0.55 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     12th Embodiment 
       FIG.  23    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 12th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  24    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 12th embodiment. In  FIG.  23   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  1270 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, an aperture stop  1200 , a first lens element  1210 , a stop  1201 , a second lens element  1220 , a third lens element  1230 , a fourth lens element  1240 , a filter  1250  and an image surface  1260 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 1210 ,  1220 ,  1230  and  1240 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  1210  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  1211  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1212  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  1210  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1211  and the image-side surface  1212  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1211  of the first lens element  1210  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1212  of the first lens element  1210  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The second lens element  1220  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  1221  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1222  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  1220  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1221  and the image-side surface  1222  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1221  of the second lens element  1220  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1222  of the second lens element  1220  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  1221  of the second lens element  1220  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1222  of the second lens element  1220  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  1230  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  1231  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1232  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  1230  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1231  and the image-side surface  1232  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1231  of the third lens element  1230  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1232  of the third lens element  1230  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  1240  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  1241  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1242  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  1240  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1241  and the image-side surface  1242  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1241  of the fourth lens element  1240  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1242  of the fourth lens element  1240  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  1241  of the fourth lens element  1240  has at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1242  of the fourth lens element  1240  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  1250  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  1240  and the image surface  1260 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  1270  is disposed on or near the image surface  1260  of the optical lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 12th embodiment are shown in Table 23 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 24 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 23 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 12th Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 2.34 mm, EPD = 1.63 mm, HFOV = 39.1 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 d−line 
                 940 nm 
                 Abbe # 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.084 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.694 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.956 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639  
                 1.620 
                 23.5 
                 5.70 
                 5.88 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 8.930 
                 (ASP) 
                 −0.069 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.305 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 5 
                 Lens 2 
                 1.483 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.299 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639  
                 1.620 
                 23.5 
                 7.55 
                 7.80 
               
               
                 6 
                   
                 1.974 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.367 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −1.205 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.531 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639  
                 1.620 
                 23.5 
                 5.99 
                 6.23 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −1.074 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.025 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 0.981 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.479 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639  
                 1.620 
                 23.5 
                 64.88 
                 80.62 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 0.814 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.700 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 11 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 1.510 
                 64.2 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.174 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is 820−870 nm (infrared light), reference wavelength is 850 nm, and d-line wavelength is 587.6 nm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 901 (Surface 4) is 1.025 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 24 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 5 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −9.0000E+01 
                   0.0000E+00 
                   0.0000E+00 
                   0.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                   4.9954E−01 
                 −2.4225E−01 
                 −2.4083E−01 
                   1.8888E−01 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 −2.4496E+00 
                 −1.6115E−01 
                 −2.5721E−01 
                 −8.4217E−01 
               
               
                 A8= 
                   9.2981E+00 
                   9.9775E−01 
                 −1.2573E+00 
                   1.1428E+00 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −2.4095E+01 
                 −2.4531E+00 
                   5.4059E+00 
                 −2.1601E+00 
               
               
                 A12= 
                   3.8024E+01 
                   3.3328E+00 
                 −1.6311E+01 
                   4.1170E+00 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −3.2692E+01 
                 −2.3311E+00 
                   3.0885E+01 
                 −4.6313E+00 
               
               
                 A16= 
                   1.1675E+01 
                   6.6337E−01 
                 −3.1588E+01 
                   2.7257E+00 
               
               
                 A18= 
                 — 
                 — 
                   1.6195E+01 
                 −7.7751E−01 
               
               
                 A20= 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −3.2859E+00 
                   8.3794E−02 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −1.9618E+00 
                 −1.0000E+00 
                 −1.1286E+00 
                 −1.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                   5.0961E−01 
                 −1.7437E−01 
                 −6.3617E−01 
                 −6.3431E−01 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 −1.4618E+00 
                   5.8118E−01 
                   8.6517E−01 
                   6.2532E−01 
               
               
                 A8= 
                   3.4624E+00 
                 −1.3322E+00 
                 −1.1973E+00 
                 −5.5813E−01 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −4.2105E+00 
                   2.4488E+00 
                   1.2556E+00 
                   3.8112E−01 
               
               
                 A12= 
                   1.6314E+00 
                 −3.5787E+00 
                 −9.0551E−01 
                 −1.8641E−01 
               
               
                 A14= 
                   2.0773E+00 
                   3.8429E+00 
                   4.2681E−01 
                   6.1787E−02 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 −3.1191E+00 
                 −2.5947E+00 
                 −1.2427E−01 
                 −1.3023E−02 
               
               
                 A18= 
                   1.6064E+00 
                   9.6193E−01 
                   2.0213E−02 
                   1.5658E−03 
               
               
                 A20= 
                 −3.0129E−01 
                 −1.4892E−01 
                 −1.4039E−03 
                 −8.1471E−05 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 12th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the above embodiments with corresponding values for the 12th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 23 and Table 24 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 12th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 fd [mm] 
                 2.34 
                 TD/CT1 
                 3.03 
               
               
                   
                 fr [mm] 
                 2.41 
                 TD/BL 
                 2.67 
               
               
                   
                 EPD [mm] 
                 1.63 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 1.989 
               
               
                   
                 fd/EPD 
                 1.43 
                 fd/R4 
                 1.18 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 39.1 
                 fd/R7 
                 2.38 
               
               
                   
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 94.0 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 0.41 
               
               
                   
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 0.0 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.31 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 1.79 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 0.39 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 3.20 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.04 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 1.80 
                 fd/ET1 
                 3.28 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 2.00 
                 Yc21 [mm] 
                 0.62 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/ET1 
                 1.34 
                 Yc22 [mm] 
                 0.89 
               
               
                   
                 T12/T23 
                 0.64 
                 2 × Yc22/EPD 
                 1.09 
               
               
                   
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.56 
                 Yc21/Yc22 
                 0.70 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     13th Embodiment 
       FIG.  25    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 13th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  26    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 13th embodiment. In  FIG.  25   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  1370 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, an aperture stop  1300 , a first lens element  1310 , a second lens element  1320 , a stop  1301 , a third lens element  1330 , a fourth lens element  1340 , a filter  1350  and an image surface  1360 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 1310 ,  1320 ,  1330  and  1340 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  1310  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  1311  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1312  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  1310  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1311  and the image-side surface  1312  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1311  of the first lens element  1310  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1312  of the first lens element  1310  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The second lens element  1320  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  1321  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1322  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  1320  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1321  and the image-side surface  1322  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1321  of the second lens element  1320  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1322  of the second lens element  1320  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  1321  of the second lens element  1320  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1322  of the second lens element  1320  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  1330  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  1331  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1332  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  1330  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1331  and the image-side surface  1332  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1331  of the third lens element  1330  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1332  of the third lens element  1330  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  1331  of the third lens element  1330  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1332  of the third lens element  1330  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  1340  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  1341  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1342  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  1340  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1341  and the image-side surface  1342  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1341  of the fourth lens element  1340  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1342  of the fourth lens element  1340  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  1341  of the fourth lens element  1340  has at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1342  of the fourth lens element  1340  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  1350  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  1340  and the image surface  1360 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  1370  is disposed on or near the image surface  1360  of the optical lens assembly. 
     The detailed optical data of the 13th embodiment are shown in Table 25 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 26 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 25 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 13th Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 2.30 mm, EPD = 1.76 mm, HFOV = 39.1 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 d−line 
                 940 nm 
                 Abbe # 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 −0.077 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 2 
                 Lens 1 
                 2.885 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.941 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639  
                 1.620 
                 23.5 
                 7.31 
                 7.54 
               
               
                 3 
                   
                 6.592 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.227 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 1.110 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.240 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639  
                 1.620 
                 23.5 
                 6.45 
                 6.67 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 1.391 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.149 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 6 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.292 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 −1.641 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.594 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639  
                 1.620 
                 23.5 
                 2.70 
                 2.80 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −0.960 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.025 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 1.171 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.421 
                 Plastic 
                 1.639  
                 1.620 
                 23.5 
                 −5.88 
                 −5.98 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 0.768 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.500 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 11 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 1.510 
                 64.2 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.375 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is 820−870 nm (infrared light), reference wavelength is 850 nm, and d-line wavelength is 587.6 nm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 1301 (Surface 4) is 1.100 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 26 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 2 
                 3 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −9.0000E+01 
                 0.0000E+00 
                   0.0000E+00 
                   0.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                   4.4267E−01 
                 −2.9181E−01 
                 −2.9253E−01 
                   2.1555E−01 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 −2.1593E+00 
                 1.8166E−03 
                   3.4066E−01 
                 −8.0070E−01 
               
               
                 A8= 
                   7.7369E+00 
                 6.1810E−01 
                 −6.7219E+00 
                 −1.3542E+00 
               
               
                 A10= 
                 −1.8121E+01 
                 −1.5611E+00 
                   2.6023E+01 
                   6.1767E+00 
               
               
                 A12= 
                   2.5214E+01 
                 1.9832E+00 
                 −6.1569E+01 
                 −9.6871E+00 
               
               
                 A14= 
                 −1.8869E+01 
                 −1.3104E+00 
                   9.1688E+01 
                   8.4526E+00 
               
               
                 A16= 
                   5.8258E+00 
                   3.6346E−01 
                 −8.1397E+01 
                 −4.4194E+00 
               
               
                 A18= 
                 — 
                 — 
                   3.9135E+01 
                   1.3081E+00 
               
               
                 A20= 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −7.8492E+00 
                 −1.6782E−01 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                 −2.2569E+00 
                 −1.0000E+00 
                 −9.5685E−01 
                 −1.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                   2.7742E−01 
                   2.5187E−01 
                 −2.9633E−01 
                 −7.3286E−01 
               
               
                 A6= 
                 −8.4258E−02 
                 −6.1894E−01 
                 −1.9506E−01 
                   8.4000E−01 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −1.0119E+00 
                 7.8350E−01 
                   7.9593E−01 
                 −8.8777E−01 
               
               
                 A10= 
                   4.3433E+00 
                   9.0423E−01 
                 −1.1966E+00 
                   7.0844E−01 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −7.7697E+00 
                 −4.7763E+00 
                   1.0567E+00 
                 −3.9903E−01 
               
               
                 A14= 
                   7.3840E+00 
                   7.4693E+00 
                 −5.7315E−01 
                   1.5156E−01 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 −3.8263E+00 
                 −5.7560E+00 
                   1.8534E−01 
                 −3.6716E−02 
               
               
                 A18= 
                   9.6695E−01 
                   2.1950E+00 
                 −3.2375E−02 
                   5.1003E−03 
               
               
                 A20= 
                 −8.0741E−02 
                 −3.3027E−01 
                   2.3224E−03 
                 −3.0762E−04 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 13th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the above embodiments with corresponding values for the 13th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 25 and Table 26 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 13th Embodiment 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 fd [mm] 
                 2.30 
                 TD/CT1 
                 3.07 
               
               
                   
                 fr [mm] 
                 2.38 
                 TD/BL 
                 2.66 
               
               
                   
                 EPD [mm] 
                 1.76 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 1.987 
               
               
                   
                 fd/EPD 
                 1.31 
                 fd/R4 
                 1.66 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 39.1 
                 fd/R7 
                 1.97 
               
               
                   
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 94.0 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 0.32 
               
               
                   
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 0.0 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.36 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 2.01 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 0.85 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 3.92 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.39 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 1.58 
                 fd/ET1 
                 3.21 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 2.24 
                 Yc21 [mm] 
                 0.68 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/ET1 
                 1.31 
                 Yc22 [mm] 
                 0.86 
               
               
                   
                 T12/T23 
                 0.51 
                 2 × Yc22/EPD 
                 0.97 
               
               
                   
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.61 
                 Yc21/Yc22 
                 0.79 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     14th Embodiment 
       FIG.  27    is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the 14th embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG.  28    shows, in order from left to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and a distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 14th embodiment. In  FIG.  27   , the image capturing unit includes the optical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the present disclosure and an image sensor  1470 . The optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side along an imaging optical path, a first lens element  1410 , an aperture stop  1400 , a second lens element  1420 , a stop  1401 , a third lens element  1430 , a fourth lens element  1440 , a filter  1450  and an image surface  1460 . The optical lens assembly includes four lens elements ( 1410 ,  1420 ,  1430  and  1440 ) with no additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements. 
     The first lens element  1410  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  1411  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1412  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The first lens element  1410  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1411  and the image-side surface  1412  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1411  of the first lens element  1410  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1412  of the first lens element  1410  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The second lens element  1420  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  1421  being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1422  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element  1420  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1421  and the image-side surface  1422  being both aspheric. The image-side surface  1422  of the second lens element  1420  has at least one inflection point and at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof. 
     The third lens element  1430  with positive refractive power has an object-side surface  1431  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1432  being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element  1430  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1431  and the image-side surface  1432  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1431  of the third lens element  1430  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1432  of the third lens element  1430  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  1431  of the third lens element  1430  has at least one critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The fourth lens element  1440  with negative refractive power has an object-side surface  1441  being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface  1442  being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element  1440  is made of plastic material and has the object-side surface  1441  and the image-side surface  1442  being both aspheric. The object-side surface  1441  of the fourth lens element  1440  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1442  of the fourth lens element  1440  has at least one inflection point in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface  1441  of the fourth lens element  1440  has at least one convex critical point and at least one concave critical point in the off-axis region thereof. The image-side surface  1442  of the fourth lens element  1440  has at least one convex critical point in the off-axis region thereof. 
     The filter  1450  is made of glass material and located between the fourth lens element  1440  and the image surface  1460 , and will not affect the focal length of the optical lens assembly. The image sensor  1470  is disposed on or near the image surface  1460  of the optical lens assembly. 
     The optical lens assembly of this embodiment is operated within a wavelength range of 850 nm to 960 nm, and the filter  1450  is configured to allow light in the wavelength range to pass and block light of other wavelengths. For example, please refer to  FIG.  33    and  FIG.  34   .  FIG.  33    is a comparison graph of light transmission rates at different wavelengths before and after the optical lens assembly disclosed in the 14th embodiment is provided with a filter, and  FIG.  34    is a comparison graph of light transmission rates at different wavelengths before and after the optical lens assembly disclosed in the 14th embodiment is provided with another filter. 
     In the configuration as shown in  FIG.  33   , the filter  1450  can allow light of 940 nm wavelength to pass and block light of other wavelengths.  FIG.  33    shows the transmission rates of light at different wavelengths passing through the filter  1450 , the transmission rates of light at different wavelengths passing through the optical lens assembly without a filter, and the transmission rates of light at different wavelengths passing through the optical lens assembly provided with the filter  1450 . In the configuration as shown in  FIG.  34   , the filter  1450  can allow light of 850 nm wavelength to pass and block light of other wavelengths.  FIG.  34    shows the transmission rates of light at different wavelengths passing through the filter  1450 , the transmission rates of light at different wavelengths passing through the optical lens assembly without a filter, and the transmission rates of light at different wavelengths passing through the optical lens assembly provided with the filter  1450 . The filters in this embodiment being configured to allow light of a certain wavelength to pass and block light of other wavelengths as shown in  FIG.  33    and  FIG.  34    are only exemplary. The filter of other embodiments of the present disclosure can also be configured to allow light in the operating wavelength range of the optical lens assembly to pass and block light of other wavelengths. 
     The detailed optical data of the 14th embodiment are shown in Table 27 and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 28 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 27 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 14th Embodiment 
               
               
                 fd = 3.67 mm, EPD = 2.66 mm, HFOV = 35.6 deg. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Index 
                   
                 Focal Length 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                   
                 Curvature Radius 
                 Thickness 
                 Material 
                 d−line 
                 940 nm 
                 Abbe # 
                 d-line 
                 940 nm 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 Object 
                 Plano 
                 Infinity 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 Lens 1 
                 1.843 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.971 
                 Plastic 
                 1.660  
                 1.634 
                 20.4 
                 4.08  
                 4.26 
               
               
                 2 
                   
                 4.628 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.220 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 3 
                 Ape. Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.453 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 4 
                 Lens 2 
                 −5.279 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.260 
                 Plastic 
                 1.660 
                 1.634 
                 20.4 
                 −6.89 
                 −7.17 
               
               
                 5 
                   
                 33.444 
                 (ASP) 
                 −0.142 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 6 
                 Stop 
                 Plano 
                 0.285 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 7 
                 Lens 3 
                 124.931 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.735 
                 Plastic 
                 1.660 
                 1.634 
                 20.4 
                 5.17  
                 5.38 
               
               
                 8 
                   
                 −3.499 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.547 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 9 
                 Lens 4 
                 1.696 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.560 
                 Plastic 
                 1.614 
                 1.594 
                 26.0 
                 −14.76  
                 −14.98 
               
               
                 10 
                   
                 1.249 
                 (ASP) 
                 0.500 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 11 
                 Filter 
                 Plano 
                 0.210 
                 Glass 
                 1.517 
                 1.508 
                 64.2 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 12 
                   
                 Plano 
                 0.369 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 13 
                 Image 
                 Plano 
                 0.000 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 Operating wavelength range is 850−960 nm (infrared light), reference wavelength is 940 nm, and d-line wavelength is 587.6 nm. 
               
               
                 An effective radius of the stop 1401 (Surface 6) is 1.190 mm. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 28 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Aspheric Coefficients 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface # 
                 1 
                 2 
                 4 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                   0.0000E+00 
                 −9.8985E+01 
                   0.0000E+00 
                   0.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −1.6993E−02 
                   1.2279E−01 
                 −1.2780E−01 
                 −2.2156E−01 
               
               
                 A6= 
                   7.1556E−02 
                 −1.9279E−01 
                 −4.4407E−03 
                   5.0114E−01 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −1.3981E−01 
                   3.0551E−01 
                   5.0629E−01 
                 −1.2204E+00 
               
               
                 A10= 
                   1.5950E−01 
                 −3.6446E−01 
                 −1.8511E+00 
                   1.8988E+00 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −1.0183E−01 
                   2.8046E−01 
                   3.0883E+00 
                 −1.9996E+00 
               
               
                 A14= 
                   3.4098E−02 
                 −1.2091E−01 
                 −2.7241E+00 
                   1.3858E+00 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 −4.6358E−03 
                   2.1526E−02 
                   1.2335E+00 
                 −5.5537E−01 
               
               
                 A18= 
                 — 
                 — 
                 −2.2514E−01 
                   9.6090E−02 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Surface # 
                 7 
                 8 
                 9 
                 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 k= 
                   9.0000E+01 
                 −5.5499E+01 
                 −1.0000E+00 
                 −1.0000E+00 
               
               
                 A4= 
                 −1.4712E−01 
                 −3.4011E−01 
                 −3.6379E−01 
                 −3.2123E−01 
               
               
                 A6= 
                   2.3579E−01 
                   5.7713E−01 
                   1.9036E−01 
                   1.8009E−01 
               
               
                 A8= 
                 −6.9822E−01 
                 −9.9035E−01 
                 −9.1889E−02 
                 −8.4807E−02 
               
               
                 A10= 
                   1.7431E+00 
                   1.2989E+00 
                   4.0400E−02 
                   2.9238E−02 
               
               
                 A12= 
                 −3.2610E+00 
                 −1.1742E+00 
                 −1.2562E−02 
                 −7.1024E−03 
               
               
                 A14= 
                   3.8101E+00 
                   6.8732E−01 
                   2.5008E−03 
                   1.1829E−03 
               
               
                 A16= 
                 −2.5919E+00 
                 −2.4379E−01 
                 −3.0410E−04 
                 −1.2878E−04 
               
               
                 A18= 
                   9.4793E−01 
                   4.7331E−02 
                   2.0665E−05 
                   8.2821E−06 
               
               
                 A20= 
                 −1.4531E−01 
                 −3.8599E−03 
                 −6.0384E−07 
                 −2.3877E−07 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In the 14th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1st embodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in the following table are the same as those stated in the above embodiments with corresponding values for the 14th embodiment, so an explanation in this regard will not be provided again. 
     Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 27 and Table 28 as the following values and satisfy the following conditions: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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                 fd [mm] 
                 3.67 
                 EPD/TD 
                 0.68 
               
               
                   
                 fr [mm] 
                 3.85 
                 TD/CT1 
                 4.01 
               
               
                   
                 EPD [mm] 
                 2.66 
                 TD/BL 
                 3.60 
               
               
                   
                 fd/EPD 
                 1.38 
                 TL/ImgH 
                 1.762 
               
               
                   
                 HFOV [deg.] 
                 35.6 
                 fd/R4 
                 0.11 
               
               
                   
                 Vd1 + Vd2 + Vd3 + Vd4 
                 87.2 
                 fd/R7 
                 2.17 
               
               
                   
                 Vdmax − Vdmin 
                 5.6 
                 |fd/fd1| 
                 0.90 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/(T12 + CT2) 
                 1.04 
                 |fd/fd2| 
                 0.53 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT2 
                 3.73 
                 |fd/fd3| 
                 0.71 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT3 
                 1.32 
                 |fd/fd4| 
                 0.25 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/CT4 
                 1.73 
                 fd/ET1 
                 11.53 
               
               
                   
                 CT1/ET1 
                 3.05 
                 Yc22 [mm] 
                 0.20 
               
               
                   
                 T12/T23 
                 4.71 
                 2 × Yc22/EPD 
                 0.15 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     15th Embodiment 
       FIG.  35    is a perspective view of an image capturing unit according to the 15th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, an image capturing unit  10  is a camera module including a lens unit  11 , a driving device  12 , an image sensor  13  and an image stabilizer  14 . The lens unit  11  includes the optical lens assembly disclosed in the 3rd embodiment, a barrel and a holder member (their reference numerals are omitted) for holding the optical lens assembly. The imaging light converges in the lens unit  11  of the image capturing unit  10  to generate an image with the driving device  12  utilized for image focusing on the image sensor  13 , and the generated image is then digitally transmitted to other electronic component for further processing. 
     The driving device  12  can have auto focusing functionality, and different driving configurations can be obtained through the usages of voice coil motors (VCM), micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), piezoelectric systems, or shape memory alloy materials. The driving device  12  is favorable for obtaining a better imaging position of the lens unit  11 , so that a clear image of the imaged object can be captured by the lens unit  11  with different object distances. The image sensor  13  (for example, CCD or CMOS), which can feature high photosensitivity and low noise, is disposed on the image surface of the optical lens assembly to provide higher image quality. 
     The image stabilizer  14 , such as an accelerometer, a gyro sensor and a Hall Effect sensor, is configured to work with the driving device  12  to provide optical image stabilization (OIS). The driving device  12  working with the image stabilizer  14  is favorable for compensating for pan and tilt of the lens unit  11  to reduce blurring associated with motion during exposure. In some cases, the compensation can be provided by electronic image stabilization (EIS) with image processing software, thereby improving image quality while in motion or low-light conditions. 
     16th Embodiment 
       FIG.  36    is a perspective view of an electronic device according to the 16th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, an electronic device  20  is a smartphone including the image capturing unit  10  disclosed in the 15th embodiment and a display unit  21 . 
     The image capturing unit  10 , which includes the optical lens assembly disclosed in the 3rd embodiment, is operated within the wavelength range of visible light for taking regular images. The image capturing unit  10  and the display unit  21  are disposed on the same side of the electronic device  20 , such that the image capturing unit  10  can be a front-facing camera of the electronic device  20  for taking selfies, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. 
     The smartphone in this embodiment is only exemplary for showing the image capturing unit  10  of the present disclosure installed in an electronic device, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The image capturing unit  10  can be optionally applied to optical systems with a movable focus. Furthermore, the optical lens assembly of the image capturing unit  10  features good capability in aberration corrections and high image quality, and can be applied to 3D (three-dimensional) image capturing applications, in products such as digital cameras, mobile devices, digital tablets, smart televisions, network surveillance devices, dashboard cameras, vehicle backup cameras, multi-camera devices, image recognition systems, motion sensing input devices, wearable devices and other electronic imaging devices. 
     17th Embodiment 
       FIG.  37    is a schematic view of a detecting module according to the 17th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, a detecting module  30  includes a receiving device  31 , an infrared light source  32  and a processor  33 . The receiving device  31  includes the optical lens assembly and the image sensor  470  disclosed in the 4th embodiment. 
     The infrared light source  32  can be a laser, a superluminescent diode (SLED), a micro LED, a resonant cavity light emitting diode (RCLED), a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) and the like. The infrared light source  32  can be a single light source or multiple light sources. The infrared light source  32  projects an infrared light onto a detected object O. The detected object O reflects the infrared light, and the reflected infrared light travels into the receiving device  31 . The infrared light traveling into the receiving device  31  passes through the optical lens assembly and then is imaged on the image sensor  470 . 
     The processor  33  is configured to analyze information of the image to obtain a relative distance between different parts of the detected object O, thereby determining a 3D profile of the detected object O. 
     The present disclosure is not limited to the detecting module  30  in  FIG.  37   . For example, the detecting module can further include a focus tunable component or a reflector. The focus tunable component is configured to adjust the focal length of the optical lens assembly of the receiving device  31  according to different photographing conditions so as to provide high image resolution. The reflector is configured to improve the space utilization. 
     According to the present disclosure, the detecting module can be operated with light having a wavelength range of 920 nm to 960 nm, such that the detecting module is applicable to applications such as augmented reality, face recognition and motion capturing. 
     18th Embodiment 
       FIG.  38    is a front view of an electronic device according to the 18th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, an electronic device  40  is a smartphone including the image capturing unit  10  disclosed in the 15th embodiment, a display unit  41  and the detecting module  30  disclosed in the 17th embodiment. 
     The image capturing unit  10  is operated within the wavelength range of visible light as a regular image capturing unit for imaging and photography. 
     The optical lens assembly of the receiving device  31  of the detecting module  30  receives the light reflected off the subject&#39;s face, and projected on the image sensor  470  to generate a corresponding image. The processor  33  is configured to analyze information of the image to obtain a relative distance between different parts of the subject&#39;s face, thereby determining a 3D profile of the subject&#39;s face. Moreover, after the information of the image is analyzed by the processor  33 , an analyzed human facial image can be displayed on a screen  41  of the electronic device  40 . 
     The image capturing unit  10  including the optical lens assembly disclosed in the 3rd embodiment and the receiving device  31  including the optical lens assembly disclosed in the 4th embodiment are only exemplary, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The image capturing unit and the receiving device may include the optical lens assembly disclosed in other embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     The foregoing description, for the purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific embodiments. It is to be noted that TABLES 1-28 show different data of the different embodiments; however, the data of the different embodiments are obtained from experiments. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the disclosure and its practical applications, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the disclosure and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. The embodiments depicted above and the appended drawings are exemplary and are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of the present disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings.