Abstract: An optical device is provided. The optical device includes a substrate that has a top surface and a bottom surface. The optical device also includes a cover layer disposed on the substrate, and the cover layer has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the cover layer faces the bottom surface of the substrate. The optical device further includes a first meta structure disposed on the bottom surface of the substrate and a second meta structure disposed on the top surface of the cover layer. Moreover, the optical device includes a detector disposed on the bottom surface of the cover layer.

Abstract: An optical device is provided. The optical device includes a substrate, a waveguide layer, a first input grating, a first fold grating, and an isolation layer. The waveguide layer is disposed on the substrate. The first input grating is disposed in the waveguide layer. A first incident light passes through the first input grating to form a first light. The first fold grating is disposed in the waveguide layer. The first light passes through the first fold grating to form a first diffracted light in a first direction and a second diffracted light in a second direction. The isolation layer includes a first well array and is disposed on the waveguide layer. When the first diffracted light in the first direction travels to a first top portion corresponding to the first well array of the waveguide layer, the first diffracted light further passes through the first well array.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a group of sensor units, a color filter layer disposed within the group of sensor units, and a dielectric structure and a metasurface disposed corresponding to the color filter layer. The metasurface includes a plurality of peripheral nanoposts located at corners of the group of sensor units from top view, respectively, a central nanopost enclosed by the plurality of peripheral nanoposts, and a filling material laterally surrounding the plurality of peripheral nanoposts and the central nanopost. The central nanopost is offset from a center point of the group of sensor units by a distance from top view.

Abstract: A manufacturing method includes the following operations. A lens layer is formed above a substrate. A patterned hard mask layer is formed on the lens layer. The lens layer is etched to transfer a pattern of the patterned hard mask layer to the lens layer such that a plurality of lenses are defined, wherein the lens are micro-lenses or meta-surface lenses. A cladding layer is formed to cover the plurality of lenses and the substrate. Portions of the cladding layer are etched to form a first inclined sidewall and a second inclined sidewall, wherein the first inclined sidewall is above the second inclined sidewall, wherein a projection of the first inclined sidewall on the substrate is spaced apart from a projection of the second inclined sidewall on the substrate.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a photodiode array having a plurality of photodiodes, a grid disposed over the photodiode array, and a plurality of optical components disposed over the grid and corresponding to the plurality of apertures, respectively. The grid defines a plurality of apertures corresponding to the plurality of photodiodes, respectively. The optical components includes a first optical component above a first photodiode of the plurality of photodiodes, the first optical component includes at least one lens and provides at least one focus on the first photodiode, in which the focus of the lens of the first optical component misaligns a center of the first photodiode, in a plan view.

Abstract: A waveguide structure is provided. The waveguide structure includes waveguide combiners stacked one upon the other. Each waveguide combiner includes a waveguide plate and an input coupler disposed on the waveguide plate. The input coupler of at least one waveguide combiner includes first grating pillars, and each first grating pillar has a gradually changing refractive index.

Abstract: The optical system includes a projector, a deflector, a polarizer, a first grating coupler structure, and a second grating coupler structure. The projector emits three beams having different wavelengths. The deflector is disposed below the projector and is configured to change incident angles of the three beams and to focus the three beams at the same region of the first grating coupler structure. The first grating coupler structure is below the deflector and is configured to couple the three beams into a light-guide lens such that the three beams travel the same optical path within the light-guide lens. The light-guide lens is connected to the first grating coupler structure and is configured to transmit the three beams. The polarizer is disposed between the projector and the deflector and is configured to filter out transverse electric (TE) modes or transverse magnetic (TM) modes of the three beams.

Abstract: A biosensor is provided. The biosensor includes a substrate, photodiodes, pixelated filters, an excitation light rejection layer and an immobilization layer. The substrate has pixels. The photodiodes are disposed in the substrate and correspond to one of the pixels, respectively. The pixelated filters are disposed on the substrate. The excitation light rejection layer is disposed on the pixelated filter. The immobilization layer is disposed on the excitation light rejection layer.

Abstract: An optical fingerprint sensor is provided. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a substrate, a plurality of light-shielding layers and a plurality of groups of microlenses. The substrate has a plurality of photoelectric conversion units disposed therein. The light-shielding layers are sequentially disposed on the substrate. Each light-shielding layer includes a plurality of apertures formed therein. Each group of microlenses is disposed above the apertures formed in an uppermost light-shielding layer and overlies one photoelectric conversion unit.

Abstract: A biosensor structure is provided. The biosensor structure includes a substrate, an insulating layer, a semiconductor layer and a gold disc. The insulating layer is disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the insulating layer, and a well is disposed in the semiconductor layer. The gold disc is disposed at bottom of the well.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having photoelectric conversion elements. The semiconductor device also includes a first light-shielding layer disposed on the substrate and having first apertures. The semiconductor device further includes a light-adjusting structure disposed on the first light-shielding layer. Moreover, the semiconductor device includes a second light-shielding layer disposed on the light-adjusting structure and having second apertures. The semiconductor device also includes first light-condensing structures covering the second apertures. The semiconductor device further includes a third light-shielding layer disposed on the first light-condensing structure and having third apertures. Furthermore, the semiconductor device includes second light-condensing structures covering the third apertures.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements and a plurality of second photoelectric conversion elements. The semiconductor device also includes a light-adjusting structure disposed on the substrate. The light-adjusting structure includes a patterned multi-film having a plurality of trenches that correspond to the first photoelectric conversion elements. The first photoelectric conversion elements are used for sensing near infrared light, and the second photoelectric conversion elements are used for sensing visible light.

Abstract: A sensor device is provided. The sensor device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a flow channel and a first reaction group. The second substrate is disposed opposite the first substrate. The flow channel is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the flow channel includes a fluidic boundary. The first reaction group is disposed on the first substrate and includes a first reaction site, a second reaction site and a third reaction site. The first reaction site is closer to the fluidic boundary than the second reaction site, and a size of the first reaction site is greater than or equal to a size of the second reaction site. The second reaction site is closer to the fluidic boundary than the third reaction site, and the size of the second reaction site is greater than a size of the third reaction site.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a photoelectric conversion element, a first light-shielding layer disposed on the substrate and having a first aperture, a light-transmitting layer disposed on the first light-shielding layer, at least one second light-shielding layer disposed in the light-transmitting layer and having a second aperture, and a light-condensing structure disposed on the light-transmitting layer. The orthogonal projection of the second aperture on the bottom surface of the substrate has a long axis of symmetry and a short axis of symmetry perpendicular to the long axis of symmetry.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a photoelectric conversion element, a first light-shielding layer disposed on the substrate and having a first aperture, a light-transmitting layer disposed on the first light-shielding layer, at least one second light-shielding layer disposed in the light-transmitting layer and having a second aperture, and a light-condensing structure disposed on the light-transmitting layer. The orthogonal projection of the second aperture on the bottom surface of the substrate has a long axis of symmetry and a short axis of symmetry perpendicular to the long axis of symmetry.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides an optical imaging device including a first detecting unit. The first detecting unit includes a plurality of first pixels, a first opaque layer and at least one first micro-lens. The plurality of first pixels respectively has a plurality of first optoelectronic elements. The first opaque layer has at least one opening and is disposed over the plurality of first optoelectronic elements. The at least one first micro-lens is disposed over the first opaque layer, and overlaps at least one of the plurality of first pixels.

Abstract: An optical fingerprint sensor is provided. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a substrate, a plurality of light-shielding layers and a plurality of groups of microlenses. The substrate has a plurality of photoelectric conversion units disposed therein. The light-shielding layers are sequentially disposed on the substrate. Each light-shielding layer includes a plurality of apertures formed therein. Each group of microlenses is disposed above the apertures formed in an uppermost light-shielding layer and overlies one photoelectric conversion unit.

Abstract: A biosensor is provided. The biosensor includes a substrate, photodiodes, pixelated filters, an excitation light rejection layer and an immobilization layer. The substrate has pixels. The photodiodes are disposed in the substrate and correspond to one of the pixels, respectively. The pixelated filters are disposed on the substrate. The excitation light rejection layer is disposed on the pixelated filter. The immobilization layer is disposed on the excitation light rejection layer.

Abstract: A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device includes a substrate including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a plurality of subpixels designed to emit light with different colors. The plurality of subpixels includes a first subpixel designed to emit red light, a second subpixel designed to emit green light, and a third subpixel designed to emit blue light. The first subpixel includes a first light source formed on the substrate, a red light-emitting layer covering the first light source, and a first yellow color filter covering the red light-emitting layer. The second subpixel includes a second light source formed on the substrate, a green light-emitting layer covering the second light source, and a second yellow color filter covering the green light-emitting layer. The third subpixel includes a third light source formed on the substrate. A method for fabricating the light-emitting device is also provided.

Abstract: A light filter structure is provided. The light filter structure includes a first filter layer disposed over the substrate. The first filter layer has a transmittance greater than 50% in a first waveband, wherein the first filter layer is an interference-type filter. The light filter structure further includes a second filter layer disposed over the substrate. The second filter layer has a transmittance greater than 50% in a second waveband, wherein the second filter layer is an absorption-type filter. The first waveband partially overlaps the second waveband at the wavelength in a third waveband, and the third waveband is in an IR region. Furthermore, an image sensor used as a time-of-flight image sensor is also provided.