Abstract: The present technology relates to a light source apparatus that makes it possible to provide a widely applicable light source apparatus. A light source apparatus includes a transmissive board that transmits light emitted by a light-emitting element, a circuit board that drives the light-emitting element and is joined to the transmissive board, and a light-emitting board that has the light-emitting element and is connected to the circuit board via a first bump. Further, in the light source apparatus, the circuit board and an organic board are configured to be connected by sandwiching the light-emitting board via second bumps. The present technology can be applied to a light source apparatus that emits light.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an electronic circuit board, a base member, electronic equipment, an electronic equipment manufacturing method and an electronic circuit board manufacturing method that make it possible to mount an electronic circuit board easily on a curved surface, for example. An electronic circuit board has a deformable wiring board having a plurality of areas that is long in one direction and is formed to be partially continuous with each other, and the plurality of areas of the wiring board is provided with deformable plate-like plate members that are more rigid than the wiring board. For example, the present technology can be applied to an electronic circuit board on which various devices are mounted.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a ranging device and a ranging module that allow a light emitting element and a light receiving element to be integrated with a simple structure. A light emitting substrate having a light emitting element is connected to a circuit substrate through first bumps, and a light receiving substrate having a single light emitting element or light emitting elements that are two-dimensionally disposed is connected to the circuit substrate through second bumps. The optical axis of a lens, the optical axis of the light emitting element, and the center axis of the light receiving element are disposed on substantially the same axis. The present technique can be applied to a ranging device that carries out ranging, and so forth.

Abstract: An optical connector includes a core block, a flexible wiring board, an optical device array, a drive circuit, and a housing. The core block has a plurality of faces. The flexible wiring board has an external connection terminal, a first area arranged on a first face of the core block, and a second area arranged on a second face of the core block. The optical device array is mounted on the first area of the flexible wiring board and includes at least one group of a plurality of optical devices for transmission and a plurality of optical devices for reception arranged. The drive circuit is mounted on the second area of the flexible wiring board and drives the optical device array. The housing stores the core block, the optical device array, and the drive circuit such that the external connection terminal of the flexible wiring board is arranged outside the housing.

Abstract: An optical communication device, reception apparatus, transmission apparatus and transmission and reception system are disclosed. The optical communication device includes a drive circuit substrate. A first through via extends through the drive circuit substrate and is configured to electrically connect an optical element disposed on a first surface side of the drive circuit substrate to a drive circuit disposed on a second surface side of the drive circuit substrate. A positioning element is attached to an interposer substrate and is configured to align optical axes of a first lens that is attached to a lens substrate and that faces a second lens that is disposed on the first surface side of the drive circuit substrate. A second through via extends through the interposer substrate and electrically connects the drive circuit to a signal processing circuit disposed on a signal processing substrate positioned above the interposer substrate.

Abstract: An optical terminator includes a housing, a second optical device array, and a control unit. The housing is configured to be connectable to an optical connector including a first optical device array having a plurality of light emitting devices and a plurality of light receiving devices. The second optical device array has a plurality of light emitting devices and a plurality of light receiving devices and is arranged in the housing. The control unit is arranged in the housing and is connected to the second optical device array.

Abstract: A photoelectric module of the present disclosure includes an optical device including an optical function element array made of a first base material, and a plurality of light emitting/receiving elements made of a second base material, wherein the optical function element array includes an optical substrate and a plurality of optical function elements, the optical substrate having a first surface and a second surface, and the optical function elements being integrated with the optical substrate and being arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, and the light emitting/receiving elements and their respective optical function elements face each other with the optical substrate in between to be located on a same axis in a direction perpendicular to the optical substrate, and the light emitting/receiving elements are disposed on the second surface with a space in between while being separated in units of a smaller number than array number in the optical function element array.

Abstract: An optical communication device, reception apparatus, transmission apparatus and transmission and reception system are disclosed. The optical communication device includes a drive circuit substrate. A first through via extends through the drive circuit substrate and is configured to electrically connect an optical element disposed on a first surface side of the drive circuit substrate to a drive circuit disposed on a second surface side of the drive circuit substrate. A positioning element is attached to an interposer substrate and is configured to align optical axes of a first lens that is attached to a lens substrate and that faces a second lens that is disposed on the first surface side of the drive circuit substrate. A second through via extends through the interposer substrate and electrically connects the drive circuit to a signal processing circuit disposed on a signal processing substrate positioned above the interposer substrate.

Abstract: An optical connector includes a core block, a flexible wiring board, an optical device array, a drive circuit, and a housing. The core block has a plurality of faces. The flexible wiring board has an external connection terminal, a first area arranged on a first face of the core block, and a second area arranged on a second face of the core block. The optical device array is mounted on the first area of the flexible wiring board and includes at least one group of a a plurality of optical devices for transmission and a plurality of optical devices for reception arranged. The drive circuit is mounted on the second area of the flexible wiring board and drives the optical device array. The housing stores the core block, the optical device array, and the drive circuit such that the external connection terminal of the flexible wiring board is arranged outside the housing.

Abstract: An optical terminator includes a housing, a second optical device array, and a control unit. The housing is configured to be connectable to an optical connector including a first optical device array having a plurality of light emitting devices and a plurality of light receiving devices. The second optical device array has a plurality of light emitting devices and a plurality of light receiving devices and is arranged in the housing. The control unit is arranged in the housing and is connected to the second optical device array.

Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment an imaging system is provided. The system includes a lens tube; a first polarizing filter; and a second polarizing filter; wherein the first polarizing filter and the second polarizing filter are adjacent each other, and wherein a polarizing imparted by the first polarizing filter is different from a polarizing imparted by the second polarizing filter.

Abstract: An optical communication device, reception apparatus, transmission apparatus and transmission and reception system are disclosed. The optical communication device includes a drive circuit substrate. A first through via extends through the drive circuit substrate and is configured to electrically connect an optical element disposed on a first surface side of the drive circuit substrate to a drive circuit disposed on a second surface side of the drive circuit substrate. A positioning element is attached to an interposer substrate and is configured to align optical axes of a first lens that is attached to a lens substrate and that faces a second lens that is disposed on the first surface side of the drive circuit substrate. A second through via extends through the interposer substrate and electrically connects the drive circuit to a signal processing circuit disposed on a signal processing substrate positioned above the interposer substrate.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for splitting light received from at least one subject into at least first and second components of light, converting the first component of light into a first electrical signal representing a base image of the at least one subject, dispersing the second component of light into at least a right component of light and a left component of light; converting the right component of light into a second electrical signal representing a right detection image at a first angle; and converting the left component of light into a third electrical signal representing a left detection image at a second angle different from the first angle. Additionally, the right detection image may be used to transform the base image into a right parallax image, and the left detection image may be used to transform the base image into a left parallax image.

Abstract: A stereoscopic imaging method where a pixel matrix is divided into groups such that parallax information is received by one pixel group and original information is received by another pixel group. The parallax information may, specifically, be based on polarized information received by subgroups of the one pixel, group and by processing all of the information received multiple images are rendered by the method.

Abstract: There is provided an optical communication device including a lens substrate configured to have a first face on which a plurality of lenses corresponding to a plurality of channels of optical communication are two-dimensionally formed, and a ferrule configured to be disposed facing a second face that is the opposite face of the first face of the lens substrate and to be provided with through holes into which optical fibers are inserted in positions corresponding to each of the plurality of lenses.

Abstract: An optical communication device, reception apparatus, transmission apparatus and transmission and reception system are disclosed. The optical communication device includes a drive circuit substrate. A first through via extends through the drive circuit substrate and is configured to electrically connect an optical element disposed on a first surface side of the drive circuit substrate to a drive circuit disposed on a second surface side of the drive circuit substrate. A positioning element is attached to an interposer substrate and is configured to align optical axes of a first lens that is attached to a lens substrate and that faces a second lens that is disposed on the first surface side of the drive circuit substrate. A second through via extends through the interposer substrate and electrically connects the drive circuit to a signal processing circuit disposed on a signal processing substrate positioned above the interposer substrate.

Abstract: A photoelectric module of the present disclosure includes an optical device including an optical function element array made of a first base material, and a plurality of light emitting/receiving elements made of a second base material, wherein the optical function element array includes an optical substrate and a plurality of optical function elements, the optical substrate having a first surface and a second surface, and the optical function elements being integrated with the optical substrate and being arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, and the light emitting/receiving elements and their respective optical function elements face each other with the optical substrate in between to be located on a same axis in a direction perpendicular to the optical substrate, and the light emitting/receiving elements are disposed on the second surface with a space in between while being separated in units of a smaller number than array number in the optical function element array.

Abstract: An optical communication device, reception apparatus, transmission apparatus and transmission and reception system are disclosed. The optical communication device includes a drive circuit substrate. A first through via extends through the drive circuit substrate and is configured to electrically connect an optical element disposed on a first surface side of the drive circuit substrate to a drive circuit disposed on a second surface side of the drive circuit substrate. A positioning element is attached to an interposer substrate and is configured to align optical axes of a first lens that is attached to a lens substrate and that faces a second lens that is disposed on the first surface side of the drive circuit substrate. A second through via extends through the interposer substrate and electrically connects the drive circuit to a signal processing circuit disposed on a signal processing substrate positioned above the interposer substrate.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes first and second polarizers that polarize light from a subject in perpendicular polarization directions. Third and fourth polarizers are alternately disposed in a photodetection plane of an imaging device along a second direction perpendicular to a first direction, along which the first polarizer and the second polarizer are connected to each other, in such a way that the third and fourth polarizers extend in the second direction, and have polarization directions that are parallel to that of the first and second polarizers. An image processor processes image data produced by the imaging device such that image data from light passing through the first and third polarizers are handled as first image data for displaying stereoscopic images and image data from light passing through the second and fourth polarizers are handled as second image data for displaying the stereoscopic images.

Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment an imaging system is provided. The system includes a lens tube; a first polarizing filter; and a second polarizing filter; wherein the first polarizing filter and the second polarizing filter are adjacent each other, and wherein a polarizing imparted by the first polarizing filter is different from a polarizing imparted by the second polarizing filter.