Isingeniso: Iqhawe Elifihlekile Lokucacisa Okucacile
Amamojula ekhanda yizinyembezi zezinto zesimanje—kusukela kumafoni aphathekayo kuya ezimotweni ezizimele—kodwa ukusebenza kwawo kuncike kwinto eyodwa evame ukungabhekwa: amafutha optikhi. Lapho ukukhanya kufika kum sensor yekhamera, kuletha "ukuphazamiseka" okungafunwa (isb., ukushisa kwe-infrared, ukukhanya okukhanyayo, ama-ray e-UV) okuphambukisa imibala, kwehlisa ukujula, futhi kuphule imininingwane. Amafutha optikhi asebenza njenge "gadi" yokukhanya, evimba ukuphazamiseka futhi ithuthukisa ama-wavelengths ukuze ilethe izithombe ezicacile, ezinembile ezidingwa abasebenzisi.
Kulesi sihloko, sizophula indlela amafutha okukhanya abhekana nezinkinga ezibalulekile zokuthwebula, ukusebenza kwawo kwezobuchwepheshe, izicelo zomhlaba wangempela, nezitayela zesikhathi esizayo—kukhipha ukuthi kungani engakabi nje izinsiza, kodwa kubalulekile kuikhamera moduleimpumelelo. 1. Izitha Ezingathandeki Zokuthwebula Izithombe zeModuli yeKhamera (Futhi Indlela Amafutha Ahlula Ngazo)
Ama-sensors wekhamera aklanyelwe ukubamba ukukhanya okubonakalayo (400–700nm), kodwa ngokwemvelo azwela kuma-wavelength angabonakali kanye nokuphazamiseka kwemvelo. Nansi indlela amafutha we-optical axazulula ngayo izinkinga eziphezulu ezi-3:
1.1 Ukuphazamiseka kwe-Infrared (IR): Umphambukeli wombala
Iningi le-sensors ye-CMOS ibona ukukhanya kwe-IR (700–1100nm) njengokukhanya okubonakalayo, kuholela ku:
• Izikhumba ezihlanjwe phansi ezithombeni ze-smartphone
• Ithoni ezinsukwini ezimnyama emfanekisweni wekhamera yokuphepha
• Ukungahambisani kahle kwemibala ekuhloleni kwezimboni
Isixazululo: Ama-IR Cut Filters (IRCFs)
IRCFs (ivamise ukwenza ngengilazi yeSchott noma i-resin yokubona) ivimba ama-wavelet e-IR angama-99% ngenkathi idlulisela >95% yokukhanya okuboniswayo. Isibonelo, amamojula wekhamera ye-smartphone asebenzisa "ama-IRCFs amabili" aphinde ahlunga i-near-IR (NIR) ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kokukhanya okuphansi. Ucwaningo olwenziwe yiSony luthole ukuthi ama-IRCFs anciphisa iphutha lombala (ΔE) ngama-32% ekuthwebuleni kwemifanekiso yeselula—okubalulekile kumasayithi wezokuxhumana kanye nezithombe zobungcweti.
1.2 Ukukhanya Nokubonakaliswa: Umphangi Wezinto
Ukukhanya kwelanga ngqo, amalambu e-LED, noma izindawo ezikhanyayo zenza ukuthi kube nokukhanya okungafanele kanye nokukhanya okungafanele, okwenza:
• Izimpawu zomgwaqo ezingacacile kumakhamera ezimoto
• Phula izithombe zemvelo kumakhamera asebenza.
• Phawula umbhalo kumascaner wedokhumenti
Isixazululo: Amafutha e-Anti-Reflective (AR) Coated
AR filters use dielectric coatings (thin film layers of SiO₂ and TiO₂) to minimize light reflection (from 4% to <0.1% per surface). In automotive camera modules, AR-coated filters reduce glare by 60%—a life-saving improvement for autonomous driving systems (ADAS) that rely on clear object detection.
1.3 UV Radiation: Umphumela Wesikhathi Eside
UV light (200–400nm) akukhona nje ukuthi kudala umonakalo kumasensor ngokuhamba kwesikhathi—kubangela futhi:
• Kwehlisa imibala emfanekisweni yangaphandle
• Dala izithombe eziphuphile kumakhamera edroni
• Iphazamisa izilinganiso emifanekisweni yesayensi
Isixazululo: Amafutha Okusika UV
UV filters block 99.9% ye-UV rays ngenkathi igcina ukudluliswa kokukhanya okubonakalayo. Ukuze izithombe ze-drone ezisetshenziselwa ezolimo (ukuhlola impilo yezitshalo), ama-UV cut filters athuthukisa umehluko wezithombe ngama-25%, okwenza kube lula ukubona izifo noma ukucindezeleka kokushoda kwamanzi.
2. Indlela Amafutha Okukhanya Asebenza Ngayo: Isayensi Ngemuva Kokuqonda
Izihlungi zokukhanya azivimbi nje kuphela "ukukhanya okubi"—zisebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obunembile ukuphatha ama-wavelengths. Nansi imikhiqizo emithathu eyinhloko:
2.1 Ukufaka I-Filimu Eyincane (Okuvamile)
Izendlalelo ze-dielectric noma izinto zensimbi zifakwa ngaphezulu kwe-glass ye-optical nge-sputtering (inqubo ye-vacuum). Izingqimba ngazinye zisetshenziswa ukuze zifaneleka kumagagasi athile:
• Izihlungi ze-bandpass: Thumela kuphela ibanga elincane (isb., 550nm lokukhanya okuluhlaza kumakhamera ezokuthutha).
• Izihlungi ze-Notch: Vimba ubude besigaba esisodwa (isb. 632nm ukuze uqedele ukukhanya kwe-laser kumakhamera ezimboni).
• Amafutha e-neutral density (ND): Anciphisa ubukhulu bokukhanya ngokulinganayo (asetshenziswa kumamodi wezithombe ze-smartphone ukuze abhalise izizinda ngaphandle kokweqisa).
2.2 Amathuluzi Okumunca
Made of colored glass or plastic that absorbs unwanted wavelengths (e.g., red glass blocks green/blue light). They’re cost-effective for consumer devices (e.g., budget smartphone cameras) but less precise than thin-film filters.
2.3 Izihlungi Zokuphazamiseka
Sebenzisa ukuphazamiseka kwe-wave yokukhanya ukuze uthuthukise noma uvimbe ama-wavelength. Isibonelo, ama-polarization filters (asetshenziswa kumakhamera asebenzayo) avimba ukukhanya oku-polarized ngokuhlanganyela (ukukhanya okukhazimulayo emanzini/ngezindlela) ngenkathi edlulisela ukukhanya oku-polarized ngokuvundlile—thuthukisa umehluko ngaphandle kokuphambuka kwemibala.
3. Umthelela Othile Embonini: Indlela Ama-Filters Ashintsha Ukusebenza Kwe-Module YeKhamera
Izihlungi zokukhanya azihambisani nazo zonke—ukwakheka kwazo kuhloswe ngezidingo zezimboni. Nansi imikhakha emine ebalulekile yokusetshenziswa:
3.1 Amakhamera e-Smartphone: Umshayeli "Ophumelelayo"
Amafoni aphakeme (isb. iPhone 15 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S24) asebenzisa amafutha we-optical angu-3–5 ngomodu ye-khamera:
• IRCF + AR coating yezi camera ezinkulu (ukunemba kwemibala + ukuvimbela ukukhanya).
• Izihlungi ze-ND zama-lensi e-telephoto (ivumela ukujula okungu-3x+ ngaphandle kokweqisa).
• Amafutha e-polarization wezibuko ezibanzi kakhulu (anciphisa umswakama wesibhakabhaka ezithombeni zemvelo).
Ngokocwaningo lwe-Counterpoint, ama-smartphone anama-filters optikhi athuthukile anama-score wokwaneliseka kwabathengi angama-18% aphezulu mayelana nokusebenza kwekhamera—okwandisa ngqo ukuthengiswa.
3.2 Izimoto ADAS: Ukuphepha Ngokucacile
Amakhamera e-ADAS (asetshenziswa ekugcineni emgqeni, ukuhlinzeka ngokuphuthumayo okuzenzakalelayo) athembele ku:
• Amafutha e-IR-pass (okubona ebusuku: athola abantu/izilwane ekukhanyeni okuphansi).
• Amafutha e-AR aphikisana nokushisa (akwamukela izinga lokushisa le-engine bay elingafika ku-125°C).
• Amafutha e-bandpass (avimba ukukhanya kwe-LED okuvela ezimotweni ezisondelayo).
Ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-Continental luthole ukuthi amakhamera e-ADAS anefilitha yokukhanya ethuthukisiwe anciphisa izaziso ezingalungile ngama-40%—okubalulekile ekuvimbeleni izingozi.
3.3 Ukubonakaliswa Kwezokwelapha: Ukunemba Kokuxilongwa
I-endo-scope kanye namakhamera okusebenza asetshenziswa:
• Amafutha avikela UV (avikela isikhumba somgibeli ekulimazeni kwe-UV ngesikhathi sokusebenza).
• Amathuluzi e-bandpass (ahlukanisa ama-wavelength athile ukuze kube nokukhanya kwe-fluorescence—isb., ukuthola amaseli omdlavuza).
• Amafutha e-AR avikela ukufiphala (agcina ukujula ezindaweni zokuhlinza ezimanzi).
Lezi zihluzo zithuthukisa isithombe sokuxazulula ngama-28%, zisiza odokotela ukuba bathole izinkinga ngokushesha.
3.4 Ukuhlola Imboni: Ukunembileku Ekukhiqizeni
Amakhamera e-vision yomshini (asetshenziswa ekuhlanganiseni kwezinto zikagesi, ukuhlukaniswa kokudla) adinga:
• Amafutha aphezulu (99% yokudlulisela ukukhanya okuboniswayo ukuze kutholakale izilinganiso ezicacile).
• Izihlungi ezikhethekile ze-bandpass (isb., 850nm zokuhlola amakhodi e-barcode ekukhanyeni okuphansi).
• Ukufakwa kwepende okuvimbela uthuli (kuhlala ezindaweni zokukhiqiza).
Amafutha we-optical anciphisa amaphutha wokuhlola ngama-35%—kugcina abakhiqizi izigidi ezindleleni zokuphinda.
4. Iziqondiso Zesikhathi Esizayo: Ama-Optical Filters Ahlakaniphile Wokusebenza Kwamamojula WeKhamera
Njengoba amamojula ekhamera eba mancane, eqinile, futhi ehlanganiswe kumadivayisi amasha (isb. ama-glasses e-AR, ama-smart wearables), amafutha nawo ayaguquka:
4.1 Amafutha Aphucuziwe nge-AI
Izinhlelo zokufunda ngomshini zizokwenza ukuthi ukusebenza kwefilitha kuhlangabezane nezimo (isb., ikhamera yeselula ibona ukushona kwelanga futhi izilungise ngokuzenzakalelayo ifilitha ukuze ithuthukise imibala efudumele).
4.2 Ukuhlelwa Okuncane Kakhulu, Okukhanyayo
Izindlela zokwakha ezincane (isb., i-nano-imprint lithography) zenza amafutha anobubanzi obuncane njenge-0.1mm—afaneleka kahle kumafoni aphindwayo kanye nezinto ezincane zokugqoka.
4.3 Amafutha Asebenza Ngaphezu Kwezinto Ezingaphezu Kwezinto
Izihlungi ezihlanganisa ukusika kwe-IR, ukumboza kwe-AR, nokuphazamiseka kweyodwa—kunciphisa usayizi we-module yekhamera nezindleko ngenkathi kuthuthukisa ukusebenza.
4.4 Ukumelana Nokungcoliswa
Amathuluzi anama-coating anama-hydrophobic (okuphuma kwamanzi) kanye nama-oleophobic (okumelana namafutha) — abalulekile kumadivayisi angaphandle afana nezindiza ezizenzakalelayo namakhamera okwenziwa.
5. Izinto Eziyinhloko Okufanele Ucabange Ngazo Uma Ukhetha Amafutha E-Optical Wokusebenzisa Kuma-Module Wezithombe
Ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kokuthwebula, abakhiqizi kufanele bagxile ku:
• Ukuphumelela kwe-wavelength: Qinisekisa ukuthi ifilitha igxile kumawavelength afanele (isb., 850nm IR-pass yokubona ebusuku).
• Izinga lokudlulisa: Hlosisa >95% yokudluliswa kokukhanya okufunwayo (ukudluliswa okuphansi = izithombe ezimnyama).
• Ukuhlala isikhathi eside: Amafilitha kumele akwazi ukumelana nezinguquko zeshisa, umswakama, nokucindezelwa komzimba (isb., amafilitha ezimoto adinga isitifiketi se-ISO 16750).
• Ukuhambisana: Hlanganisa ifilitha nosayizi wesensori kanye nohlobo lwezibuko (isb., izinsensori eziphelele zidinga amafilitha amakhulu anokumboza okujwayelekile).
Isiphetho: Amafutha Okukhanya—I-Ghero Engaziwa Yokuphumelela Kwe-Module Yekhamera
Ubuchwepheshe be-module yekhamera buhamba phambili ngesivinini esisheshayo, kodwa ngaphandle kwezihlungi ze-optical ezisezingeni eliphezulu, noma izinzwa nezibuko ezihamba phambili ngeke zikwazi ukuhlinzeka. Kusukela ekususeni ukungahambi kahle kwe-IR ezithombeni zokuzithatha kuya ekuvimbeleni izingozi ezimotweni ezizimele, izihlungi ze-optical zixazulula izinselelo ezibalulekile zokuthwebula ezithinta ngqo isipiliyoni somsebenzisi, ukuphepha, kanye nempumelelo yebhizinisi.
Njengoba amadivayisi eqhubeka nokuthembela kakhulu kumamojula wekhamera (isb., amadolobha akhanyayo, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okude), isidingo samafutha akhethekile sokukhanya sizokhula kuphela. Ngokutshalwa kwezimali kumafutha afanele—ahlelwe ukuze ahambisane nezimboni zakho kanye nezimo zokusetshenziswa—ungahlukanisa imikhiqizo yakho emakethe egcwele futhi uhlinzeke ngemicibisholo ecacile, ethembekile abayisebenzisayo bayilindele.