Optical Component
Applications
Digital Camera for Broadcast/Cinema

Digital Camera for Broadcast/Cinema

Used mainly as a spatial frequency low-pass filter for removing pseudo-signals from a camera.

Optical Component Used

  • Optical Low-pass Filter
Cryatal Quartz

Cryatal Quartz

Lithium Niobate

Lithium Niobate

Use Cases

  • High Resolution Digital Camera (4K, 8K, etc)
  • Digital Camera for Cinema

Lithium niobate can be thinner at equivalent separation widths

Lithium niobate can be thinner at equivalent separation widths
Thickness Can be Reduced by Approximately 77%

Role of Optical Components

High image quality is realized by reducing the occurrence of patterns(moiré*1)and colors(false colors*2)that do not actually exist.

In particular, the multi-point separation design of low-pass filters for broadcasting and movies effectively removes false signals of moving images, etc.

Also, by combining with low reflection coating technology, etc., it is possible to effectively remove image defects caused by false signals as well as ghost/flare caused by multiple reflections.

*1 Moiré = A geometric pattern that occurs when a pattern smaller than the pixel pitch of the image sensor (image element) is captured.

*2 False Color = A phenomenon in which colors (rainbow colors, etc.) that do not exist in the subject appear in the image.

Example of Flse Signal Removal

Without Optical Low-pass Filter
(Color Moiré Occurring Throughout the Entire Image)

Without Optical Low-pass Filter (Color Moiré Occurring Throughout the Entire Image)

With Optical Low-pass Filter
(Color Moiré is Removed)

With Optical Low-pass Filter (Color Moiré is Removed)
With LPF for broadcasting/movies, high frequency component data finer than pixel pitch is removed over a wide bandwidth.
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