Optical sensor unit provided with radio optical sensor having radio element and radio communication means apart from the radio optical sensor, optical sensor array and method of driving optical sensor

摘要

To provide an optical sensor unit in which the respective optical sensor elements can be easily provided on a curved surface without using wirings, a reduction in image pickup speed due to wiring delay is prevented to improve a photographing speed, and highly sensitive photographing is realized. The optical sensor unit is composed of an image pickup area section in which a large number of radio optical sensors are arranged and a radio communication means located in the vicinity thereof. The radio communication means has an image data signal circuit, a radio transmission circuit connected therewith, and an antenna. Each of the radio optical sensors is composed of an optical sensor element, a radio element, and an antenna.